Goal of the game
Move all 52 cards onto the four foundations, in ascending order and by suit (Spades on Spades, Hearts on Hearts, Diamonds on Diamonds, Clubs on Clubs), from Ace to King. The game is won the moment each foundation holds the 13 cards of its suit.
Setup
Shuffle a standard 52-card deck. Deal the cards face-up into 8 columns: the first four hold 7 cards each, the next four hold 6 cards — totalling 28 + 24 = 52 cards. Above the tableau, reserve four free cells (empty at the start) and four foundations (empty at the start, one per suit). Every card is visible from the very first move; there is no stock pile, no waste pile, and no redeal.
Правила FreeCell
- Все 52 карты открыты и раздаются в 8 колонок: четыре по 7, четыре по 6.
- В четыре свободные ячейки можно временно поместить по одной карте.
- Стройте колонки по убыванию с чередованием цвета.
- Стройте фундаменты по масти от Туза до Короля.
- Перемещение группы зависит от числа свободных ячеек и пустых колонок.
Win and loss conditions
You win the moment all 52 cards have been built up onto the four foundations, Ace-2-3-…-King for each suit. You lose if no legal moves remain — every tableau card is blocked and the free cells are full. Solitaire Royal's undo button rewinds bad moves; you can also restart the deal or shuffle a new one. Deals are randomly shuffled and guaranteed solvable.
Стратегия и советы
- Планируйте от цели назад: найдите Тузы и двойки, затем рассчитайте путь к их освобождению.
- Относитесь к свободным ячейкам как к неприкосновенному запасу: запаркованная карта ограничивает ваши ходы.
- Пустые колонки многократно умножают возможность перемещений - берегите их.
FreeCell was invented by Paul Alfille in 1978 on the PLATO computer system at the University of Illinois — a methodical rewrite of an older patience called "Baker's Game," switching from same-suit building to alternating-colour building. The game stayed obscure until Microsoft bundled it with Windows 95 (deals numbered 1 through 32,000), where it became a worldwide hit. Deal #11,982 is famously infamous: one of the very few official deals proven unsolvable.
