To play FreeCell: starting the game

  1. The FreeCell game area consists of the four home cells, four free cells, and the deck of cards, which is dealt face-up in eight columns at the beginning of the game.
  2. To move a card, click the card you want to move, and then click the area you want to move the card to.
    Move to a free cell: any card from the bottom of a column. Move to a home cell: any card from a free cell or from the bottom of a column. Moves to a home cell must be made in order of lowest to highest, same suit. Aces can always be moved to an empty home cell. Move to the bottom of a column: any card from a free cell or from the bottom of another column. Moves to a column must be made in order of highest to lowest, alternating suit colors.
  3. Home cells are the four card locations in the top right corner of the play field. Aces can be moved to home cells immediately, and other cards of the same suit can be moved on top of them in ascending order. You win the game by moving all the cards to the home cells.
  4. Free cells are the four card locations in the top left corner of the play field. Each cell can hold only one card.
  5. You can only move as many cards for which you have room.
    ie, Each empy collumn and free cell can hold one card, so if you have three open free cells and one open collumn, you may move four cards to another collumn, or three cards to the the empty collumn.