Wild West Freecell is FreeCell with one addition, and if you know the original the rules will be immediately familiar: the whole deck is dealt face up into eight columns, you build down in alternating colours, and four free cells at the top left hold one card each as temporary parking. Because nothing is hidden, FreeCell is famously a game of calculation rather than luck - the overwhelming majority of deals are winnable, and a loss is nearly always a planning error. The addition here is the pistol cards. Collecting one earns a bonus action that moves any card on the tableau straight to the top of a column, which cuts through a blockage that would otherwise cost several moves or be impossible outright. You start each game with one or more already banked. They change the calculation more than they might appear to, because a position that would be dead in standard FreeCell can be rescued if you have kept one in reserve.
How to Play Wild West Freecell
Drag cards to build down the columns in alternating colours - red on black, black on red. Use the four free cells at the top left to park a single card each while you rearrange. Build the four foundations up by suit from Ace to King. Spend a pistol bonus action to move any tableau card to the first position in a column.
Tips and Tricks
Keep free cells empty. Every occupied cell reduces how many cards you can move as a sequence, and a full set of cells is how most FreeCell games are lost.
Empty a whole column early if you can. An empty column is worth considerably more than a free cell because it holds a sequence rather than one card.
Plan the whole move before you start dragging. Look for the buried Aces and Twos and work out what has to shift to reach them.
Save a pistol action for a genuine blockage rather than a convenience. A position with no legal moves and one pistol in hand is still winnable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from standard FreeCell?
The card rules are identical. The addition is pistol cards, which grant a bonus action that moves any tableau card to the top of a column.
Are all deals winnable?
In standard FreeCell nearly all are, and the pistol actions here make a losing position recoverable more often than in the original.
What are the free cells for?
Parking a single card each while you rearrange the columns. They are the main resource in the game, and using them carelessly is the usual cause of a loss.
Is it luck or skill?
Skill. The whole deck is face up from the first move, so nothing is unknown and a lost game is a sequencing error rather than a bad deal.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Wild West Freecell runs in the browser on GN Math and works with a mouse or by tapping on a phone or tablet.
Tags
freecell, solitaire, card game, patience, western, classic card game, single player, browser game, no download, logic game
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