Eight Off Solitaire
Eight free cells give you maximum flexibility — but same-suit stacking demands careful planning.
How to play
Eight Off is a close relative of FreeCell invented in the 1960s. The key twist: instead of 4 free cells you get 8, and tableau stacking must follow suit rather than alternate color. The extra free cells open up many more possibilities, but the same-suit restriction makes deep sequences harder to form. Four cards are pre-dealt to 4 of the free cells, leaving 8 tableau columns of 6 cards each.
The setup
Eight tableau columns of 6 cards each (48 cards), all face-up. Four of the eight free cells start pre-loaded with one card each (the remaining 4 cards of the deck).
Moving to foundations
Move aces to the foundations first, then build each pile up in suit from Ace to King. Double-click a card to auto-send it to the correct foundation.
Tableau sequences
Stack cards in descending rank and same suit (a 6♠ on a 7♠). Click a card or the start of a valid same-suit sequence to select it, then click the destination.
Free cells
Each of the 8 free cells holds exactly one card. Use them to temporarily park cards. Cards in free cells can move to any valid tableau column or foundation.
Supermove
Move a multi-card sequence in one action as long as you have enough free cells and empty columns available. The limit is (freeCells + 1) × 2^(emptyColumns).
Strategy tip
Same-suit stacking means Kings of one suit won't help you unbury cards of another suit. Try to keep free cells available and plan your suit sequences carefully from the start.