Free Cell Talk

The object is to move all the cards to the home cells. To win, make four stacks of cards on the home cells, one for each suit, stacked in order of rank, from lowest (ace) to highest (king).

Note: It is believed (although not proven) that every game is winnable.

'Been playing this game for seven years, three months and eight days now. Still I am not contented with my wins. It's not enough. I know it would never be enough -- nothing is enough for me.

Have I not thought this game as an easy game? Have I not tried to prove that every set is winnable? Have I not bragged that I was born a winner?

I was wrong ... very, very wrong!

Perhaps I forgot to look for trouble spots during my first move ... forgot to consider that aside from my aces, I should also need to consider other aces which are partially and wickedly hidden behind cards. I was blinded with the sequences of the lucky cards at the bottom of the column -- thinking that I can move it towards home cell with just a snap of my fingers and two clicks of the left mouse button.

The I was wrong ... very, very wrong!

I have already tried to keep some of my free cells unoccupied upon knowing that they are also valuable -- but still, something happened -- I don't know how it started. I thought everything is going as planned. I thought I can win this time.

But then again I was wrong -- very, very wrong!

Now I am again staring at the stock of cards in front of me. I wanted to lay them down to draw new ones. But, the fact that I already stacked several precious cards for a period of time, I hesitated. Perhaps, I still have to exert my gambling prowess a lit bit more.  Perhaps, I could just half-close my eyes and pretend that everything is still fine ... that the cards in front of me are the lucky ones ... and the players watching me are "real" players ... players who really know the rules of the game, not mere counterfeits, not tricky JOKERS.

I hope this time, I won't be wrong!

What if I am, once again, wrong? A single click of the button can do the trick for me.  I will just play solitaire ... or backgammon ... or checkers ... or minesweeper for a change! Anyway Microsoft and the Internet offers a lot of virtual games more challenging and more rewarding than Freecell.

This time I will never be wrong!

Besides, all games are winnable and a cool change doesn't hurt. Don't you think?

(09.08.2003)