Bastard Free Cell
ever get tired of free cell taking up tHE WhOLE GODDAMN TABLE?
So do I, so I'm trying to make a version of free cell that is still roughly as winnable. Here's the idea (assuming you already know how to play free cell):
Instead of starting with 4 stacks of 7 cards and 4 stacks of 6 cards, you start with the deck facedown and no cards on the board
Free cells are now your hand (though I guess they always could have been)
You still have the 4 suits and 4 free cells, but now you only got 4 stacks directly in front of you
In addition to taking cards off the board and putting them in your free cells, you can also draw from the deck into your free cells
In addition to laying cards of alternating colors onto the stacks in descending order, you can also stack the same number onto itself
The main thing I need help play testing right now is the fairness of further limitations.
Should colors still be alternated in the stacks? I've been playing that they should, but would it still be sufficiently challenging and strategic if each next card only needs to be a separate suit?
When stacking the same card, should colors alternate still? I haven't been doing that, but maybe it would make things more balanced.
When playing a new card on a stack with two or more of the same card, do the alternating colors only apply to the original card or does the order in which you place duplicates matter? I think order should matter, because it can back you into a corner that needs to be undone with free cells
