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I5008
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82389300 Rev.C
Addicting and perplexing!
So you think you’re good at Solitaire, huh? If so, then you’ve never played FreeCell. This game takes the basic principals of Solitaire to the next level and beyond! Simply separate a deck of cards into its four suits, lowest to highest. Sound simple enough? Well, after a few rounds of FreeCell, you’ll wish you had more than just four Free Cells to work with!
BUTTONS AND FEATURES
Home
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NEW GAME - Press and hold this button to begin a new game before and during a run- ning game.
SOUND - This adjusts the game’s sound. This mutes the sound on and off
WIN % - Press this button to display the per- centage of wins in a session of play.
REPLAY - Press and hold this button to replay the game just played (dealt in the same lay- out).
RESET - When a blunt point is inserted, this button resets the game to its original settings and erases the current game and percent- ages. A paperclip is recommended for this procedure
ON / DEAL – This turns the game on or wakes it from “sleep mode.” This also deals the cards after NEW GAME or REPLAY is pressed. During a game, press this button to instantly scroll to the bottom of the screen.
UP and DOWN ARROWS - Use these to scroll up and down the cards.
CARD BUTTONS - Press one of these but- tons to select a card or cards in the column directly above it.
HOME CELLS BUTTON - Press to send a selected card directly to a Home Cell
FREE CELLS BUTTON - Press to send a selected card directly to a Free Cell
HOME CELLS - These four cells are where you will place each suit in order of Ace to King.
FREE CELLS - These are placeholders to where you can temporarily move cards.
SLEEP MODE - After 120 seconds of inactivi- ty, the game will automatically shut down, going into “sleep mode”. To turn it on again, simply press the ON / DEAL button.
AUTO BACK LIGHT - Your Solitaire game is equipped with an
BATTERY INSTALLATION
This game is powered by two (2) AA (LR6) bat- teries.
•Using a screwdriver, loosen the screw until the battery compartment door can be removed.
•Insert two (2) AA (LR6) batteries. (we recom- mend alkaline) as indicated inside the bat- tery compartment.
•Replace the battery compartment door and tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES.
CAUTION
•As with all small batteries, the batteries used with this device should be kept away from small children who might still put things in their mouths. If a battery is swallowed, consult a physician immedi- ately.
•Be sure you insert the battery correctly and always follow the device and battery manufacturer’s instructions.
•Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
•Batteries might leak if improperly installed, or explode if recharged, disas- sembled or heated.
FREECELL RULES
FreeCell is a Solitaire type game played with all 52 playing cards dealt face up. The object of the game is to divide all the cards into their four suits: Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, and Spades. The four suits should be “stacked” onto the Home Cells in order from Ace (being the lowest) to King (being the highest).
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The four Free Cells on the top left are used for placeholders.
EXAMPLE: The Ace of Spades is in a Home Cell. At the bottom of one of the columns is a 3 of Spades with a 2 of Spades right behind it. You may move the 3 of Spades to a Free Cell in order to free up the 2 of Spades. Once the 2 of Spades is placed on the Ace of Spades, you can then place the 3 of Spades on top of the 2 of Spades.
Remember, the object of the game is to move all cards to the Home Cells using one of the three legal moves. The game is lost when there are no more legal moves left to play.
HINT: Before making your first move, keep an eye open for trouble areas such as aces at the tops of columns or low cards stacked behind high cards.
If the game is lost, it can be replayed without affecting your win percentage by pressing the REPLAY button then the ON / DEAL button.
The cards will be dealt in exactly the same order as before.
LEGAL MOVES
1.You can move any card from the bottom of a column to an empty Free Cell.
HINT: Keep your Free Cells empty as much as possible; you’ll always need them. Empty columns are very useful as well.
2.You can move any card from a Free Cell or from the bottom of a column to a home cell if it is the next highest card than the card found in that home cell and it’s in the same suit.
EXAMPLE: You can move an 9 of diamonds onto a 8 of diamonds in a home cell.
At the end of each move, the game will auto- matically transfer all unneeded cards into home cells (Unneeded cards are determined if there are no lower ranking cards of the oppo- site color left in the playing area).
Aces can always be moved into an empty home cell. Aces and 2’s are automatically moved to the Home Cells if they are at the bottom of a column
3.You can move a card from a Free Cell or
from the bottom of a column to the bottom of another column as long as the rank of the card is one less than the rank of the card you will place it on and its color is different.