A standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled and dealt face up across 8 columns known as the tableau. Above the tableau there are four "free" calls that can each hold one card, and four columns to hold ace to king of the same suit called the foundation.

The goal of the game is to move all the cards to the foundation. A card or series of cards in decending order of alternating colors may be moved between tableau columns. The top card of the tableua column receiving the card or cards must be of opposite color and one face higher. An empty tableau column can hold any card and not just a king like other games. The amount of cards that can be moved is determined by the number of empty free cells and empty tableau columns. Once a card is moved to the foundation it cannot be moved back to the tableau.

Additional info about Free Cell

This version is designed as solitaire and the goal is to complete in the shortest time.