This is FreeCell deal #11982, using thesame numbering as Windows FreeCell — so it's the exact game #11982 you'd get in the classic, on identical cards every time. That makes it handy for retrying a tough deal, comparing a line of play, or challenging a friend on the same game.
Deal #11982 is the single standard deal proven unsolvable — a perfect curiosity, but it cannot be won no matter how you play.
Deal #11982 is a genuine curiosity: it's the one deal in the classic set withno winning line at all. It's worth opening just to see a FreeCell board that truly can't be cleared — then move on to a deal you can beat. For the wider story of which games are and aren't winnable, seeare solitaire games winnable?
More numbered deals
- Deal #1 — The very first numbered deal — the classic place to start, and comfortably winnable.
- Deal #2 — The second standard deal: a gentle, winnable opener.
- Deal #3 — An easy early deal, good for warming up.
- Deal #5 — A frequently looked-up low number — solvable with steady play.
- Deal #10 — Round, low and winnable: a good practice deal.
- Deal #617 — Solvable, but long documented as one of the hardest of the standard deals — a real test of planning.
- Browse all FreeCell deal numbers → (or jump to any number from 1 to 1,000,000).