No hidden cards, no stock pile to flip through. Every card is visible from the start, which turns this solitaire into a planning puzzle more than a game of luck. If you want FreeCell Solitaire unblocked on a school or work laptop, this one loads fast and needs no account.
The version here is part of Christopher Müller's PaperGames set. It keeps the classic rules and adds a handy button that sweeps finished cards home for you.
How to play FreeCell Solitaire
The deal spreads all 52 cards across eight columns. The left four hold seven cards each, and the right four hold six. Inside the columns you build downward with alternating colors, so a black 8 can sit on a red 9.
Above the columns are four free cells and four foundations. A free cell holds any single card for as long as you need. Foundations start with an Ace and climb by suit to the King. Tap a card to select it, then tap where it should go.
You can move a whole run at once if you have enough empty space to shuffle it. Each open free cell and each empty column raises the size limit. The game counts your moves and shows a Cleared message once all four Kings are on the foundations.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a card, run or free-cell card | Tab to the card, then Enter or Space | Click the card | Tap the card |
| Move the selection | Tab to the target, then Enter | Click a column, an empty free cell or the matching foundation | Tap a column, an empty free cell or the matching foundation |
| Send every playable card home | — | Click "Collect to foundations" | Tap "Collect to foundations" |
| Undo | — | Click "Undo" | Tap "Undo" |
| Start a new deal | — | Click "New game" (under "Menu" if hidden) | Tap "New game" (under "Menu" if hidden) |
Tips
- Scan before your first move. Spot every Ace and 2, then plan how to dig the lowest ones out.
- Treat free cells as a loan. Each filled cell shrinks the runs you can move, so pay it back quickly.
- Value an empty column highly. It holds an entire run and doubles your moving power, so don't fill it with a single stray card.
- Break ties toward short columns. Emptying a column with three cards is often worth more than half-clearing one with seven.
- Lean on Undo. If a line of play gets stuck, step back a few moves and try a different order.
FreeCell Solitaire questions
How many cards can I move in one go?
It depends on your free space. Start with one, add one for each empty free cell, then double the total for every empty column that is not the target. Two open cells and no empty columns let you move three cards.
What does Collect to foundations do?
It sends every card that can legally go home right now, and keeps going as new ones become playable. A single Undo takes back the whole batch.
Can every deal be won?
Deals are random shuffles, so a win is not promised. Almost all of them can be solved, though, so a stuck game usually means a better move order exists.
Will my game survive a page reload?
Yes. Your browser keeps the current deal and move count on that device. The undo history starts fresh after a reload.
