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A Winning Strategy For The Game Of FreeCell Solitaire
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Author: Boris Sandberg
Freecell Solitaire is an extremely addictive Solitaire card game invented by Paul Alfille. It is fun and very skill-dependent. Nearly every game of Freecell Solitaire can be won with perfect play. Only several Freecell deals are known to be unsolvable. This makes Freecell card game much more interesting and popular than Solitaire variations like Klondike, where luck is a large factor in the game. With Freecell, winning depends mostly on skill.
You have a better chance of winning if you plan your strategy carefully. Below you will find several simple rules that can help you to win Freecell Solitaire on more regular basis.
1. Examine the tableau carefully before making any moves. It is very important to plan several moves ahead. The obvious moves are not always the best.
2. Make it a priority to free up all the Aces, especially if they are deeply buried behind the higher cards. Move them to the home cells as early as possible.
3. Try to keep as many free cells empty as possible. Be cautious! Once all free cells are filled, you have almost no space to maneuver. And your ability to maneuver is the key to this game. Make sure you have no alternative before placing any cards in the free cells.
4. Try to create an empty tableau pile as soon as possible. Empty tableau piles are more important than free cells. Each empty tableau can be used to store an entire sequence instead of a single card. And it doubles the length of an ordered sequence of cards that can be moved from one tableau to another. (If the long sequence move involves both empty tableaus and free cells, it is often called supermove.)
5. If it is possible, fill an empty tableau space with a long descending sequence that begins with a King.
6. Do not to move cards to the home cells too quickly. You may need these cards later to maneuver lower cards of other suits.
Some Freecell Solitaire deals are solvable very quickly, while others take more time to solve. Replaying the same shuffles in a number of different ways will allow completing the most difficult ones. The more you play the more games you are able to complete. Continue to practice using the strategy above and soon you will find yourself achieving better results and enhancing your enjoyment of playing Freecell Solitaire.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – A Winning Strategy For The game Of FreeCell Solitaire
Spider Solitaire – a winning strategy
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Author: Boris Sandberg
Spider Solitaire is one of the most popular Solitaire card games in the world. It is often named Classic Solitaire game and “the King of all Solitaires”.
Spider Solitaire is a lot of fun and has to be learned like any other game. At first glance, this challenging and time-consuming game seems to be too complicated. But spider Solitaire is a very easy game to play once you get the hang of it.
Not every game of Spider Solitaire can be won, but you have a better chance of winning if you plan your strategy carefully. Below you will find some simple rules that can increase your chances of winning Spider Solitaire.
1. Build sequences of cards by following suit
Whenever you have a choice, prefer builds in suite (“natural builds”). Natural build may be moved as a unit to be built elsewhere. This allows you to expose a hidden face down card, which you may now turn over, or expose an empty pile.
2. Try to expose hidden cards whenever possible
Uncovering hidden cards leads to a new set of possible moves. Besides, it is a way to get empty pile.
3.Try to make empty piles as early as possible
Move cards from tableaus that have fewer cards. Use empty piles as temporary storage when rearranging cards sequences into “natural” builds as far as possible. Move cards to empty spaces to turn over more cards.
4. Build on higher cards first
Among the “out of suit” builds, start with those of highest rank. The reason for this is apparent. You can not move “out of suit” build as a unit to another pile. So this build is of no use except as a temporary storage for cards from other piles. If we start with low card, the build will be finished with an Ace very quickly and then it will be useless. Starting from higher cards allows us to get maximum advantage from it.
5. Get as many cards exposed and arranged in suit order as possible before dealing the next 10 cards from the stock
Otherwise your chances of winning are significantly reduced.
6. As soon as you remove a suit, arrange the remaining cards into “natural builds”
Use empty piles as temporary storage when rearranging cards.
Spend some time practicing this strategy and soon you will find yourself beating Spider Solitaire faster and more often.
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Flower Garden Solitaire
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Object of the game: To build up four columns in suit ending in the King card. With Flower Garden solitaire only one card can be moved at a time. This version of solitaire relies heavily on skill.
When you first begin Flower Garden solitaire your screen may look like this:
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Spider Solitaire
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The object of spider solitaire is to arrange all card suits in order. The goal is to empty all the columns while adding more cards to each column. Sometimes it feels like this game is unwinnable but if you keep at it you can ace it. You want to ascend from King all the way to the Ace card. When you start the game your screen will look like this:
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Classic Solitaire
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The object of this card game is start from the Ace card and end with the King card while alternating between the red and black cards. By double clicking the appropriate card you will start to stack the cards up in the empty slots above. There are four slots that you will need to fill up. Once you have clicked on a card and sent it up to the open and available slot another card will take its place. You can also click and drag one card to another within the stack as long as it follows with the guidelines of the game. When you first start your game the screen will look like this:
You are dealt seven cards horizontally with the card to the far left facing up you will want to find an Ace card to put up in the first empty slot. The next card you want to find will have to be the opposite color and be a 2 card, following that card will be 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, and then K. You will still have the other stacks that you can use to hold cards while you search or what you need. Try to find all the Ace cards first. Once you have found a few Aces the screen will look like this:
Once a column has been cleared you can click and drag a stack to an empty column. It can only be a King card though. If you are unable to make a move with the cards in the stacks you can flip a card from the stack in the upper left corner. You will get 1 cards at a time.
Continue to flip through the cards until you find a card you can use to build from the Aces. Remember you may not find any cards you can use which means you can no longer continue with the game. Once you start to stack the cards your screen should start to look like this:
Once you start to start to uncover the cards you need your game will become easier to play. Once you’ve found all the cards you need you will no longer get any cards from the deck to choose from and you’re pretty sure to win at this point. But remember, you may need that one card that you are unable to get to!
Now that you’ve used all the cards in your deck all you need to do is double click on the appropriate card and start stacking all the cards up in the columns in the upper right part of your screen:
You WIN!
You are dealt seven cards horizontally with the card to the far left facing up you will want to find an Ace card to put up in the first empty slot. The next card you want to find will have to be the opposite color and be a 2 card, following that card will be 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, and then K. You will still have the other stacks that you can use to hold cards while you search or what you need. Try to find all the Ace cards first. Once you have found a few Aces the screen will look like this:
Once a column has been cleared you can click and drag a stack to an empty column. It can only be a King card though. If you are unable to make a move with the cards in the stacks you can flip a card from the stack in the upper left corner. You will get 1 cards at a time.
Continue to flip through the cards until you find a card you can use to build from the Aces. Remember you may not find any cards you can use which means you can no longer continue with the game. Once you start to stack the cards your screen should start to look like this:
Once you start to start to uncover the cards you need your game will become easier to play. Once you’ve found all the cards you need you will no longer get any cards from the deck to choose from and you’re pretty sure to win at this point. But remember, you may need that one card that you are unable to get to!
Now that you’ve used all the cards in your deck all you need to do is double click on the appropriate card and start stacking all the cards up in the columns in the upper right part of your screen:
You WIN!
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Cruel
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The objective is to move all the cards to their foundations built up rank and suit from Ace to King.
When you begin your screen may look like this. You want to start building foundations in order of suit and rank but you can only move one card at a time. This game requires skill and patience. It is not easily won.
When moving a suited card you can only move it the same suited card. You must move the same colored suited card as well. If you can no longer make any plays you can re-deal your cards into sets of 4. You will find that you will use the stock to reshuffle your cards very often. You can reshuffle the cards by clicking on the stack in the stop left corner.
When you find a card that you are able to move you may find that there is a card underneath that can be used BUT cannot be moved due to you can only move one card at a time. For instance, you could have 3 movable cards: a 3, 4 and 5 but when you move the 3 you find a 6 card that you can no longer use since you have moved your cards to cover the 5 suit. At that point you can try and continue to play if you have some other cards to move or you will have to re-shuffle your cards again.
Continue to uncover the cards and you will soon be able to move suited cards up to their foundations.
You will soon build your foundations and there will be empty spaces within your columns. You may not place cards there which makes the game a little bit harder to play but that is where the skill comes in to play.
At this point you have pretty much aced the game. Continue to uncover your cards and before you know it you have won!
When moving a suited card you can only move it the same suited card. You must move the same colored suited card as well. If you can no longer make any plays you can re-deal your cards into sets of 4. You will find that you will use the stock to reshuffle your cards very often. You can reshuffle the cards by clicking on the stack in the stop left corner.
When you find a card that you are able to move you may find that there is a card underneath that can be used BUT cannot be moved due to you can only move one card at a time. For instance, you could have 3 movable cards: a 3, 4 and 5 but when you move the 3 you find a 6 card that you can no longer use since you have moved your cards to cover the 5 suit. At that point you can try and continue to play if you have some other cards to move or you will have to re-shuffle your cards again.
Continue to uncover the cards and you will soon be able to move suited cards up to their foundations.
You will soon build your foundations and there will be empty spaces within your columns. You may not place cards there which makes the game a little bit harder to play but that is where the skill comes in to play.
At this point you have pretty much aced the game. Continue to uncover your cards and before you know it you have won!
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Baker’s Solitaire
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The objective is to move all your suited cards to the right starting from Ace and ending with King.
In this version of solitaire you can place the same color card on top of another. For example you may place a red Queen on top of a red King. You may only move one card at a time rather than moving a column as you would in traditional solitaire. (Use caution when choosing which cards to move as after you have moved you are unable to move that card back.)
When you start the screen will look like this:
Try and find all your Aces and move them to the right hand columns. As you come upon cards that you can move to their respective foundations on the right, you can simply click that card and it will automatically be moved to the correct pile on the right hand side.
Remember you can move a black suited card to another black suited card as same color suited cards are not an issue with this game. Keep in mind that you can only move one card at a time rather than a column of cards. Take time to look at your deck. You want to make sure any card you move to get to an Ace or a card you need will not end the game for you. If there is an empty column you are unable to move any cards there, such as in the original solitaire game.
Even though you have all your Aces moved and cards are available to move you still may be stuck:
If you run out of suits to move you may have to start over again until you can get all the cards moved. Try and build up each column as much as possible using the King card. As you dwindle down your cards you will be able to get through the game quicker and all the moves will become easier. This game takes some skill and a lot of patience. Congratulations, you’ve won!
Try and find all your Aces and move them to the right hand columns. As you come upon cards that you can move to their respective foundations on the right, you can simply click that card and it will automatically be moved to the correct pile on the right hand side.
Remember you can move a black suited card to another black suited card as same color suited cards are not an issue with this game. Keep in mind that you can only move one card at a time rather than a column of cards. Take time to look at your deck. You want to make sure any card you move to get to an Ace or a card you need will not end the game for you. If there is an empty column you are unable to move any cards there, such as in the original solitaire game.
Even though you have all your Aces moved and cards are available to move you still may be stuck:
If you run out of suits to move you may have to start over again until you can get all the cards moved. Try and build up each column as much as possible using the King card. As you dwindle down your cards you will be able to get through the game quicker and all the moves will become easier. This game takes some skill and a lot of patience. Congratulations, you’ve won!
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Aces Up
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009The objective of Aces Up is to move all suited cards EXCEPT the Ace to the foundation stack. Check for any cards of the same suit, for example the 3 of diamonds and the 8 of diamonds. You can move the lower of these two suits to the foundation stack by double clicking the card you want to move.
