FreeCell

How to play

All 52 cards are dealt face up into eight columns. Build each foundation up by suit from Ace to King to win. In the columns, place a card on one that is one rank higher and the opposite color (a red 6 on a black 7). The four free cells in the top corner each hold one card. You can move a whole ordered run at once when there are enough free cells and empty columns to make room. Safe cards go to the foundations automatically, and the clock starts with your first move.

Tips

• Free the Aces and Twos early — they are often buried near the top of a column.
• Treat free cells as precious: every card parked there makes long runs harder to move.
• An empty column is worth more than a free cell, because it doubles how many cards you can move at once.
• Undo is unlimited, so try a line of play and back out if it leads nowhere.