NUMBERED DEAL REFERENCE

FreeCell deal #11982 and other unsolvable games

FreeCell deal #11982 is the first unsolvable deal in the Microsoft numbering. Two reviewed references identify eight unsolvable layouts within the first million: #11982, #146692, #186216, #455889, #495505, #512118, #517776 and #781948.

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FIRST UNSOLVABLE DEAL#11982original 32,000

8source-identified deals in the first million

OPEN AN EXACT LAYOUT

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Enter a Microsoft-compatible number from 1 to 1,000,000. The game opens that exact layout; the query URL remains canonical to the main FreeCell game.

THE REVIEWED LIST

Eight unsolvable FreeCell deals

“Unsolvable” is a layout property, not a player completion statistic. These numbers come from the cited Microsoft-compatible deal catalogs.

01
FIRST UNSOLVABLE DEAL#11982
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02
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#146692
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03
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#186216
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04
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#455889
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05
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#495505
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06
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#512118
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07
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#517776
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08
UNSOLVABLE CATALOG DEAL#781948
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SOURCE-RECOMMENDED CHALLENGES

Difficult deals with a different evidence label

FreeCell.org recommends these five numbered layouts as difficult challenges. They are not part of the eight source-identified unsolvable deals, and PlaySolitaire does not rank them.

#178 Open deal
#617 Open deal
#1941 Open deal
#10692 Open deal
#18872 Open deal

EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

What this list does—and does not—claim

PlaySolitaire reproduces the numbered layouts. The unsolvability classification is attributed to the reviewed external catalogs rather than presented as a new local solver result.

Numbered layout

A deal number deterministically identifies the same Microsoft-compatible card layout.

Source classification

Both reviewed sources publish the same eight numbers as not winnable within the first million.

No invented ranking

The five challenge labels are attributed to FreeCell.org. This page does not rank them or turn solver budgets into unsupported difficulty claims.

REVIEWED SOURCEMobilityWare FreeCell Help CenterA current player-facing reference that lists the same eight numbered deals as not winnable. REVIEWED SOURCEFreeCell.org catalog notesRecords the unsolvable catalog and separately recommends five numbered deals as difficult challenges.

Reference ledger: freecell-unsolvable-microsoft-first-million-v1 · reviewed 2026-08-10.

DIRECT ANSWERS

FreeCell deal questions

Is every FreeCell deal winnable?

No, but almost every Microsoft-numbered deal is. The two reviewed references identify eight unsolvable layouts among the first 1,000,000 deal numbers.

What is special about FreeCell deal #11982?

Deal #11982 is the first unsolvable layout in the standard Microsoft numbering and the only unsolvable deal in the original 1–32,000 set.

Is an unsolvable deal the same as a hard deal?

No. A hard deal has a winning line that may be difficult to find. An unsolvable deal has no legal sequence that reaches a win under the stated rules.

How do I open a numbered FreeCell deal?

Enter a number from 1 to 1,000,000 in the deal opener or use one of the eight links below. The game route reproduces the matching Microsoft-compatible layout.