Free cells and foundations
A free cell holds any one card for later, and aces start the foundations. Learn to use a free cell to dig out an ace. How FreeCell works · lesson 3 of 4.
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Each free cell holds one card. Any top card can go there, and come back to a column later.
The ace of hearts is buried under the 4 of spades, and the 4 can’t be built anywhere.
Park the 4 in a free cell.
Try it: Move the 4 of spades to a free cell.
Aces start the foundations.
Try it: Move the ace to a foundation.
Foundations build up by suit: ace, 2, 3…
Try it: Send a card to its foundation.
Cells are parking spaces; foundations are where cards finish. Next: moving runs.