Game #11982 is dealt with the same algorithm Microsoft FreeCell has used since 1991, so this is the exact layout you would get by typing 11982 into the original game. Every card is face up from the start. Anyone who opens this link gets the same cascades, which makes it a fair race on time or on moves. This is the famous deal: the only one of the original 32,000 that nobody has ever solved, and no computer search has found a solution either.
No ace is at the bottom of a cascade, so the first job is digging one out. The hardest ace to reach is the Ace of Hearts, buried under 6 cards in column 1.
| Column | Bottom card | Cards above it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | King of Clubs (K♣) | 6 |
| 2 | Eight of Diamonds (8♦) | 6 |
| 3 | Two of Spades (2♠) | 6 |
| 4 | Three of Spades (3♠) | 6 |
| 5 | Two of Hearts (2♥) | 5 |
| 6 | Queen of Diamonds (Q♦) | 5 |
| 7 | Four of Clubs (4♣) | 5 |
| 8 | Five of Hearts (5♥) | 5 |
Want a famous one? Try game #11982, the deal that has never been solved, or go back to a random FreeCell game.
New to the game? Read the full FreeCell rules and strategy, or play the daily deal that everyone gets today.