Play Eight Off Solitaire Online

Eight Off deals 48 face-up cards across eight columns and puts the last four into its eight free cells. Four cells begin empty. This older relative of FreeCell builds tableau columns downward in the same suit, while each foundation grows upward from Ace to King. With every card visible, you can plan a sequence instead of waiting for a lucky stock turn. Select a free card and start making space.

1. Deal eight columns of six cards face up. Put the remaining four cards into four of eight single-card cells, leaving four cells empty.
2. Select the exposed card at the bottom of any column or a card in a cell. Place it on a column card one rank higher of the same suit, or place it in an empty cell.
3. Move an Ace to its suit foundation. Add the Two, Three, and later ranks in sequence, ending with the King.
4. An empty column accepts a King. Only one exposed card moves per action, so use cells to take apart or rebuild sequences.
5. Win by building all four foundations through King. Watch the empty cells before committing a move that fills the last one.

• The tableau starts with eight six-card columns, all visible. Four cards start in cells.
• A free cell holds one card and may accept an exposed tableau card or another free-cell card.
• Tableau columns build downward by suit and rank. Only Kings enter empty columns.
• Only the last card of a column moves at a time; a long run requires temporary storage to transfer card by card.
• Foundations build upward by suit from Ace to King.

• Count empty cells before rearranging a run. Each occupied cell removes one temporary stopping point.
• Free an Ace near the bottom of a column before loading cells with unrelated high cards.
• Use an empty column for a King that exposes several lower cards, not merely the first King you spot.
• Avoid burying a low card under a high same-suit chain when its foundation needs it next.
• A legal move can still be costly. Before placing a card in the last free cell, check whether any card can leave that cell soon.

• FreeCell: FreeCell starts with four empty cells and builds tableau columns in alternating colors.
• Streets and Alleys: Streets and Alleys removes cells and builds tableau piles without regard to suit.

• All 52 cards are visible from the start, so a patient player can work backward from a blocked Ace and identify which exposed card needs to move.
• Cells provide a clear measure of maneuvering room. Four begin empty, and filling them makes even simple transfers harder.
• Same-suit tableau rules reward deliberate planning. An available card cannot always move onto a convenient card of the other suit.
• An empty column has a strong effect on the board because it gives a King and the cards beneath it somewhere new to go.
• You can trace a win without drawing from a stock. The uncertainty comes from the order of your own moves rather than hidden information.

Play Eight Off free with eight open columns, eight cells, and four suit foundations. Select one exposed card at a time and plan how to free the next card you need.

Eight Off gives you the whole problem up front. Use cells sparingly, clear a column for a King when it helps, and move suited cards onto foundations as their turn arrives. Begin a fresh deal whenever you want a different open puzzle.

• Eight Off rules and history
• Rules for Eight Off, Semicolon