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Press Play for a random deal, pick a deal number, or try the Daily Deal.
🃏 Drag a neat run, or tap a card and then tap its new home • Double-click sends a card home • An empty free cell is power: keep one spare
The freecell solitaire game for players who like to think. In FreeCell, all 52 cards start face up. You get eight cascades, four free cells, and one honest puzzle: stack every suit from Ace to King. No download. No sign-up. It works on your phone and your PC.
Pick from 32,000 numbered deals, chase a win streak, and tick deals off your completed list. Full undo, smart hints, safe autoplay and a Daily Deal are all built in.
Genre
Card · Puzzle
Players
1 Player
Platform
Browser · Mobile · PC
Price
Free
In this guide
- How to play
- The full rules
- The supermove formula
- 32,000 numbered deals
- Scoring
- 7 tips that win deals
- FreeCell FAQ
How to play FreeCell
The goal is the same as in Klondike: move all 52 cards onto the four foundations, one pile per suit, in order from Ace to King. The road there is very different. Here is how a deal runs.
- Press Play, type a deal number, or pick the Daily Deal. The game deals all 52 cards face up into eight cascades. The first four cascades hold seven cards each, the last four hold six.
- Build the cascades down. A card can land on a cascade card that is one rank higher and the opposite colour. A red 6 goes on a black 7. A black Queen goes on a red King.
- Use the free cells. The four slots at the top left each hold one card. Park a card there to free the card under it.
- Move runs, not just single cards. Any run that already builds down in alternating colours can move as one stack, if you have room. The supermove section explains how much room you need.
- Send cards home. When a card can start or build on its foundation, send it up. Double-click a card to send it home if it fits. Aces first, then 2s, all the way to the Kings.
- Empty a cascade if you can. An empty cascade is the strongest tool in the game: it doubles your moving power and accepts any card or run that fits.
You win when all four foundations reach their Kings. When cards are safe to send home, the Autoplay button appears and plays them for you. When the whole deal can finish itself, it becomes Auto-Finish and plays the endgame out.
Controls for phone and PC
| Action | Phone / tablet | PC / laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Move a card or a run | Drag it, or tap it and then tap its new home | Drag it with the mouse, or click it and then click its new home |
| Send a card to a foundation | Double-tap the card | Double-click the card |
| Park a card in a free cell | Drag it up, or tap it and then tap a free cell | Drag it up, or click it and then click a free cell |
| Undo, hints, new deal | Tap the buttons above the board | Click the buttons above the board |
The full rules
- Every card starts face up. There is no stock and no hidden card.
- Cascades build down in alternating colours. Red on black, black on red, always one rank lower. A 9 of hearts lands on a 10 of clubs or a 10 of spades, never on a 10 of diamonds.
- Foundations build up by suit. Each foundation starts with an Ace and climbs in order to the King. A card can only join its own suit.
- A free cell holds one card. Only the top card of a cascade, or a card already in a free cell, can move on its own.
- Runs move as one stack, if they fit. A run that builds down in alternating colours can move together, but its length is limited by your free cells and empty cascades.
- Foundation cards can come back down. If a card you sent home would unlock a run, you may bring it back down to a cascade. It costs 10 points, so do it only when it opens something real.
One honest truth about FreeCell: almost every deal can be won, but that does not make it easy. A careless first minute can bury a low card under a long cascade. Think of it as a puzzle first and a card game second.
The supermove formula: how long a run can you move?
Free cells and empty cascades are your moving power. The rule is simple:
Cards you can move = (1 + empty free cells) x 2 for every empty cascade. So with no free cells and no empty cascades you can move 1 card. With two free cells empty and one cascade empty, you can move (1 + 2) x 2 = 6 cards.
There is one catch, and it catches everyone once: an empty cascade cannot count itself. If you are moving a run INTO that empty cascade, it is busy being the landing spot, so the same position only moves (1 + 2) x 1 = 3 cards. The game checks this for you: free a cell or empty another cascade, and the same run will move.
32,000 numbered deals
Every deal in this game has a number, from 1 to 32,000, dealt by the classic FreeCell generator. The same number always deals the same cards. Type any number into the Deal box and press Play Deal to play that exact deal, or type the same number again to restart it.
That turns the game into a long campaign: finish a deal and its number joins your completed list above the board. In the classic set, solvers have beaten 31,999 of the 32,000 deals — only deal 11,982 has never been solved. The Daily button deals one number picked by the date, the same for every player all day.
Scoring: how your points add up
| Move | Points |
|---|---|
| Card to a foundation | +10 |
| Foundation card back down to a cascade | -10 |
| Card to a free cell, or a run to a cascade | 0 |
| Undo | 0 |
So your score is simply 10 points for every card home, and a perfect finished deal scores 520. It can never drop below zero. Your record saves in your browser: deals played, deals won, your win streak and best streak, your fastest win, and your completed deal list (up to 500 deals).
7 tips that win deals
- Read the whole board first. Every card is face up, so the first minute is free planning. Find the Aces, the low cards buried under them, and the cascades that free them.
- Keep a free cell empty. A free cell is not storage, it is a tool. The moment all four are full, you can only move single cards, and most deals die.
- Build long sequences. A neat alternating run is money in the bank: it moves as one stack and stacks further cards safely.
- Free the Aces, then the 2s. Low cards unlock everything above them. If an Ace is buried, plan backwards from it: which cards must move, and where can they wait?
- An empty cascade is a promise, not a hole. It doubles your moving power and takes any run that fits. Do not spend it on a single card unless that card unlocks something big.
- Move runs, not cards. Shuffling single cards between cascades burns free cells for nothing. If a move does not grow a sequence, free a low card, or empty a cascade, think twice before you make it.
- Bring a foundation card back down when it counts. It costs 10 points, but a home card sitting on a cascade can complete a run that frees three more cards. Points are cheap. Buried Aces are not.
The Daily Deal and your record
Press Daily and the game deals a number set by the date. Every player who visits today gets exactly the same cards. It is the fairest test of pure skill the game offers, and a fresh one lands every morning. Normal games deal a fresh random number every time.
Your record lives in your own browser: deals played, deals won, your win streak and best streak, your fastest win and your completed deals. Your streak grows with every deal you finish. Starting a different deal before you finish the current one resets the streak to zero, so protect it. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed.
Is FreeCell Solitaire free and safe to play?
Yes. The game is free. It runs fully inside this page. It asks for no name, no email and no account, and it installs nothing on your device. This is the classic FreeCell game, rebuilt by GameOLL as an original browser version with numbered deals, full undo, hints, safe autoplay and a win-streak record.
More games and guides on GameOLL
- Want every game in one place? Visit our Play Games page.
- Like your solitaire with a little luck mixed in? Play Klondike Solitaire, our classic solitaire game.
- Love number puzzles with the same calm feel? Play Tile Merge 2048, our 2048 game.
- Prefer decoding to dealing? Play Code Breaker, our mastermind game.
FreeCell FAQ
Is FreeCell Solitaire free to play?
Yes. This freecell game is 100% free. You play the full game right on this page, with all 32,000 numbered deals. There is no download, no sign-up and no payment.
What is the difference between FreeCell and Klondike Solitaire?
In Klondike, most cards start face down and luck plays a big part. In FreeCell, all 52 cards start face up, and you get four free cells to park cards in. Almost every FreeCell deal can be won with good play, so it is a game of skill far more than luck.
Can every FreeCell deal be won?
Almost. In the classic set of 32,000 deals, solvers have beaten 31,999 of them. Only deal 11,982 has never been solved. If a deal feels stuck, undo a few moves, bring a foundation card back down, or try a different line before you give up on it.
How does the scoring work?
You earn 10 points for every card you move to a foundation, and bringing a foundation card back down costs 10 points. Every other move is free, and undo costs nothing. A perfect game scores 520 points, and your score can never drop below zero.
What are the numbered deals and the completed list?
Every deal has a number from 1 to 32,000, and the same number always deals the same cards. Type a number in the Deal box to play that exact deal. When you finish a deal, its number joins your completed list above the board. The list holds up to 500 finished deals.
Can I play FreeCell on my phone?
Yes. The game is built for touch screens. Drag a card or a run with your finger, or tap a card and then tap where it should go. It also works with a mouse on laptops and desktop PCs.
Final verdict: should you play FreeCell Solitaire?
Yes — if you like a card game that plays fair. FreeCell hides nothing: every card is on the table, and almost every deal can be won by thinking, not by hoping. The 32,000 numbered deals give you a campaign that lasts for years, your win streak gives you something to protect, and the Daily Deal gives you one fair fight every morning. Pick a number and start your streak.
▶ Play FreeCell Solitaire 🎮 See All Free GamesLast updated: November 4, 2026. FreeCell Solitaire v1.0 — the first release of our original freecell game, with 32,000 numbered deals, full undo, hints, safe autoplay, a daily deal and a win-streak record. An original GameOLL browser game. Found a bug? Tell us in the comments and we will fix it soon.
