FreeCell Solitaire is an extremely addictive solitaire card game invented by Paul Alfille. It is fun and very skill-dependent. Nearly every game of FreeCell Solitaire can be won with perfect play. Only several FreeCell deals are known to be unsolvable. This makes FreeCell card game much more interesting and popular than solitaire variations like Klondike which are free online, where luck is a large factor in the game. With FreeCell, winning depends mostly on skill.
USING FREECELLS WISELY
The key to finishing Freecell is
judicious use of the freecells. They should be used as temporary
storage- only storing cards in them for a short time to help you move
longer sequences around.
SAFE MOVES
There are certain
moves you can make at any time in Freecell and know it wont "trap" you
later on in the game. You can move the Aces (and the twos when they can
be played), at any time, as no other cards depend on them. For the other
cards, you can safely move them to the foundation if the cards one less
in rank, of the opposite color, are already in the foundation. For
example, you can safely move the 5 of Diamonds, if the black 4s have
already been moved to the foundation.
Better Freecell games will
automatically do these safe moves for your, so you can concentrate on
the moves that matter, rather than having to manually make
inconsequential moves.
THE NEED TO EMPTY COLUMNS
Your first goal in Freecell is to empty a column.
Why is this?
Because
an empty column allows you to move longer sequences around. The size of
the sequence you can move in Freecell is based on the number of
available freecells and empty columns. The more empty freecells and
columns you have, the longer the sequence is that you can move.
You have a better chance of winning if you plan your strategy carefully. Below you will find several simple rules that can help you to win FreeCell Solitaire on more regular basis.
1. Examine the table carefully before making any moves. It is very important to plan several moves ahead. The obvious moves are not always the best.
2. Make it a priority to free up all the Aces, especially if they are deeply buried behind the higher cards. Move them to the home cells as early as possible.
3. Try to keep as many free cells empty as possible. Be cautious! Once all free cells are filled, you have almost no space to maneuver. And your ability to maneuver is the key to this game. Make sure you have no alternative before placing any cards in the free cells.
4. Try to create an empty tableau pile as soon as possible. Empty table piles are more important than free cells. Each empty tableau can be used to store an entire sequence instead of a single card. And it doubles the length of an ordered sequence of cards that can be moved from one tableau to another. (If the long sequence move involves both empty tables and free cells, it is often called super move.)
5. If it is possible, fill an empty tableau space with a long descending sequence that begins with a King.
6. Do not to move cards to the home cells too quickly. You may need these cards later to maneuver lower cards of other suits.
Some FreeCell Solitaire deals are solvable very quickly, while others take more time to solve. Replaying the same shuffles in a number of different ways will allow completing the most difficult ones. The more you play the more games you are able to complete. Continue to practice using the strategy above and soon you will find yourself achieving better results and enhancing your enjoyment of playing FreeCell Solitaire.
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