How to play FreeCellGUI.com Freecell

1. Browser App for Mobile & Desktop

   • JSFreecell is a browser implementation of FreeCell Solitaire that supports mobil and desktop. It is optimized for tablets (Apple IPad and Android based tablets).
   • To play JSFreecell click or touch the JSPlay tab, above.
   • Offline Play
     Once you have accessed JSPlay tab while online you can then play offline by enteriating the URL http://freecellgui.com/jsfreecell/jsplay.php on the same device with the same browser used in the online play. To facilitate Offline Play, after page opens create a browser bookmark. In addition on Chrome, go to the Chrome Store and install the Freecellgui App by clicking "+ ADD TO CHROME" button. On Desktop you may drag JSPlay to your desk top. Once the bookmark/shortcut is created, selecting it will launch offline play of JSFreecell.

   Run JSFreecell

   • Rules
     See FreeCell Solitaire.
   • Actions
     To move cards left click or touch, no need to drag.

     To identify card relations, move the mouse or finger over the cards and observe the color of some of the cards change. Green cards are the targets of the card the mouse pointer, or the blue ball for touch devices, is over (MOC) and yellow cards are the cards that can be moved to MOC.

     To move a card left click/tap and it will move to a valid target. If the click or taped card does not have a valid target it will not be moved. If there are multiple valid locations, the MOC can move to, then right click or shift + left click or touch card and do not move for .3 seconds, then click or tap the valid target you want to move the selected (blue) cards to. Click here to see a complete explanation of the Graphical User Interface.

   • Browser
     JSFreecell is implemented using Javascript and HTML5. Therefore, it will potentially run on any device that has a HTML5 compliant browser with Javascript.
   • Smart Phones
     JSFreecell does work on some smart phones, though screen size is marginal. Try it you may like it.
   • Multiple Devices and Browsers
     The state of Challenges and deals in progress are saved in the cloud (freecellgui.com) and facilitates playing on multiple Desktop and Mobile devices. While online you can exit JSFreecell on one device and continue seamlessly on another device. If device with a game in progress (not yet won or lost) is offline you can force the switching to a different online device but the moves of the in progress deal will be lost.
   • The FreeCellGUI Terms of Use will be ACCEPTED when you click JSPlay.

   Internet Browser Requirements

   To play the JSFreecell you must be using a browser that supports HTML5. The following are HTML5 capable browsers. If your current browser does not support HTML5, please install one of them. Then try FreecellGUI.com again.

   • Google Chrome
     Note Supports JSFreecell as a Google App.
   • Safari
     Note Best choice if you also play JSFreecell on a IPad.
   • FireFox
   • Opera
   • Edge or Internet Explorer
     Note if using Windows XP you must select one of the other listed browsers.

2. FreeCell Hints & Tips

   Strategy

   On every logical move the position of the board should be improved.

   Guide Lines:

   1. Make a logical move that improves position without reducing number of free elements. Any logical move that meets this guide line is good. Any logical move that does not, is potentially bad.

      The preceeding assummes that it is possible to visuallize all logical moves which is not possible but logical moves should be visulized to completion where possible. If not possible then you must use your sense on what is a good path to pursue and yield on the guideline to not increase number of free elements and make the moves along the chosen path and repeat.

   2. Move to home
      As soon as possible (eg no other cards refer to a card, a sure thing and will be done automatically, but can be moved safely when it is observed that the card(s) that may move to the card that could be moved to home is likely to be able to be moved to home before it would need to be moved to the subject card (eg. 3 clubs eligible to be moved to home and the 2 of hearts is higher in the same column that contains the Ace of hearts). Should consider moving when another card of same color and value is still in play. Also as last resort when you can see that it will improve position or there seem to be no logical moves left.

      Always check source card for Home Exchange opportunities after moving cards to home.

   3. When possible, avoid using more free cells than you have home slots filled (ie look for a better logical move).
   4. Empty a column as soon as possible. OK to use one or more free cells as long as you end up with a higher or equal max cards that can be moved.
   5. Create runs when possible.
      Runs starting with King have a higher value. Even when the King is not at the head of a column (this King high sequences are only one move from final position).
   6. When looking for next move check the cards preceeding, up to max moves, the cards at the bottom of the columns for moves that improves position.
   7. Finding first move
      Not in strict priority order.
      
      • Look for logical moves that create runs that do not increase the length of columns that contain Aces and do not decrease the number of FreeCells. Be leary of making runs > than max moves to early. They can create blocks. Favor creating more shorter runs, if possible, that can be joined later.
      • Examin columns which contain Aces, looking for logical moves that will empty a column. Especially any column that contains more than one Ace.
      • Try to identify columns that contain double or triple cards of same value (ie two 3's in same column), or same value cards of the same color at, or near, the head of columns, should give higher priority to these cards if of lower values (block movement of higher cards to home).
      • If reach a positon where you have no more logical moves, try to identify the card(s) that is/are needed to make progress. Then UnDo back to a position where you have max move of > than one (usualy three or four is required) and you can viulize a logical move that moves the card(s) or makes them last card in a column.

        If reach no move condition again, repeat preceeding, trying a different first move after UnDoing or UnDoing farther back.

• logical move – one or more planned physical moves.
• Sequence (Runs)- descending order (King high), and alternating red and black.
• Free element – Empty free cell or empty column
• Maximum cards possible to move - with out reducing number free elements. Where 'f' is number of FreeCells, 'c' is number of empty columns, and 'm' is max cards that can be moved. 'mf' is the maximum cards movable based on number of free cells.
1. max for freecells only mf = f * 1 + 1
2. As long as target is not an empty column. max for empty columns ( if target is an empty column, reduce number of empty columns by 1).
3. Javascript function to calculate max cards that can be selected and moved.

    
   function calcMaxMove(c,f){ 
      var m = 0; 
      for (var j = 1; j <= c; j++) {  
          m += j + f;  
      } 
      m += f + 1; 
      return m; 
   }

4. Table of maximum cards that can be selected and moved . Values > than 12 are limited to 13 (the longest sequence that can exist). Where 'f' is number of FreeCells, 'c' is number of empty columns.
   
   

   c	f=0	f=1	f=2	f=3	f=4
   0	1	2	3	4	5
   1	2	4	6	8	10
   2	4	7	10	13	16
   3	7	11	15	19	23
   4	11	16	21	26	31

   Having greater than 4 empty colums, maxcards is always > 12.
   
   
• Cards in play - Any card that is not in:
1. Home Cell.
2. In sequence in a column headed by a King.
   While cards in this column can be moved, moving will only create a poorer position and thusly should not be moved, with the exception of the Home Exchange.
Reducing the number of cards in play increases the probility that there will be more moves that will improve position and at some point the probibility reaches one and all cards auto move to home, game won.
• Improved position.
  The arrangement of the cards after the completion of the logical move should have one or more of these attributes:
1. Less cards in play.
   (e.g. one or more cards moved to home, or King headed sequence).
2. More empty columns.
   Empty columns facilitate the moverment of more cards than the same number of free cells.
3. More empty free cells.
4. Longer sequences.
   As long as the length of the sequence is less than or equal to the maximum cards it is possible to move. If the sequence is > than max cards, it may be a position that has no further possible moves and should not be made unless it can be determined that there is at least one logical move remaining. Note that it is recognized that these possible moves could be considered to be part of the logical move that is creating the sequence, but this isn't helpful since an individual can only visualize so many physical moves at a time. And thus haveing a sense that another move will be probable, has to be acceptable.
5. Therefore one has to give on reducing the number of FreeCells and/or Empty Columns.
• OffLine, when device is not connected to the internet.
• Home Exchange
  Exchanging one or more cards in 1st sequence to a 2nd sequence so the remaing last card in the 1st sequence may be moved to home (ie 1 free cell and 1st column is 4 of clubs, 3 of hearts, 2 of clubs. 2nd column ends with 3 of diamonds. Home has Ace of hearts and 2 of hearts. Move 2 of clubs to 3 of diamnds, 3 of hearts to home, 3 diamonds sequence to 1st sequence ending 4 of clubs).

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