# I can't beat this stupid free cell game.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 4, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943 "2005-06-04T23:33:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/1 "2005-06-04T23:33:57Z")
AAAAARRRRRRUUUUUUUUGGGggggghhhhhhhhhh
Ok I was playing some free cell just to kill time and I hit this game and I can’t find a solution for it.
Game #9182
Little help here?
:smack: :smack: :smack:
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### Author:  [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/2 "2005-06-05T00:06:46Z")
According to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=279934) there is one freecell game that is unbeatable – # 11982. I wonder if this is the same game you’re playing.
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### Author:  [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/3 "2005-06-05T00:50:35Z")
Clear out the left side first is about the best advice I can give. The (2) 7’s in the second to left (I think?) column are crucial, you’ll have a lot of columns stuck at 6-5-4- until you get those 7’s out.
I took a screen shot of the game after I was done, not much help solving it…
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### Author:  [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/4 "2005-06-05T01:09:34Z")
This website:
[http://www.daveirwin.com/freecell.html](http://www.daveirwin.com/freecell.html)
says that it is one of the difficult ones (such as 617, 1941, etc) but it does have links to the solutions.
As FatBaldGuy stated, onlyy 11982 is unsolvable.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/5 "2005-06-05T01:36:21Z")
Solved it.
My trick was to approach the fifth column first. You’ve got plenty of places to put those queens.
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### Author:  [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/6 "2005-06-05T01:51:28Z")
I played FreeCell once. In the 60’s, for about 30 seconds…
I hate games too smart for me. I prefer my mindless single-deck Spider, where I can confidently kick it’s ass instead of it kicking mine.
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### Author:  [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/7 "2005-06-05T02:05:10Z")
I hadn’t played Freecell for years until I saw this (and of course it was a challenge). I did get it out, but it took me over an hour. As with GuanoLad, the fifth column needs clearing. Even after that, it needs a lot of thought.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-this-stupid-free-cell-game/306943/8 "2005-06-05T03:08:12Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#):
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> onlyy 11982 is unsolvable.
Sorry, that’s incorrect.
Try solving game #s -1 or -2.