FreeCell Game #11,982 — Proven impossible

Deal #11982 is one of only eight confirmed unsolvable FreeCell deals out of the first 1,000,000 numbered games. No legal sequence of moves can solve this board. It has been verified through exhaustive computer search, meaning every possible path has been explored and none lead to a completed foundation.

Game #11982 is the most famous of the unsolvable deals. It was the only impossible game found in the original 32,000 Microsoft FreeCell deals and has become a reference point for the entire solvability discussion. Read the full story of Deal #11982.

Despite being unsolvable, many players attempt it as a challenge or to see the board layout for themselves. The other confirmed impossible deals are listed on our famous deals page.