Radica Games Big Screen FreeCell I5008 Instruction Manual

Addicting and perplexing!

So you think you’re good at Solitaire, huh? If

so, then you’ve never played FreeCell. This

game takes the basic principals of Solitaire to

the next level and beyond! Simply separate a

deck of cards into its four suits, lowest to

highest. Sound simple enough? Well, after a

few rounds of FreeCell, you’ll wish you had

more than just four Free Cells to work with!

BUTTONS AND FEATURES

NEW GAME - Press and hold this button to

begin a new game before and during a run-

ning game. 

SOUND - This adjusts the game’s sound. This

mutes the sound on and off

WIN % - Press this button to display the per-

centage of wins in a session of play.

REPLAY - Press and hold this button to replay

the game just played (dealt in the same lay-

out).

RESET - When a blunt point is inserted, this

button resets the game to its original settings

and erases the current game and percent-

ages. A paperclip is recommended for this

procedure

ON / DEAL – This turns the game on or

wakes it from “sleep mode.” This also deals

the cards after NEW GAME or REPLAY is

pressed. During a game, press this button to

instantly scroll to the bottom of the screen.

UP and DOWN ARROWS - Use these to

scroll up and down the cards.

CARD BUTTONS - Press one of these but-

tons to select a card or cards in the column

directly above it.

HOME CELLS BUTTON - Press to send a

selected card directly to a Home Cell

FREE CELLS BUTTON - Press to send a

selected card directly to a Free Cell

HOME CELLS - These four cells are where

you will place each suit in order of Ace to

King.

FREE CELLS - These are placeholders to

where you can temporarily move cards.

SLEEP MODE - After 120 seconds of inactivi-

ty, the game will automatically shut down,

going into “sleep mode”.  To turn it on again,

simply press the ON / DEAL button.

AUTO BACK LIGHT - Your Solitaire game is

equipped with an auto-backlight feature. This

allows you to play your favorite game in the

dark! After you turn your game on, or at any-

time while you are playing your game, if your

lighting conditions become dim, your screen

will automatically illuminate!  Don't worry if

you set the game down, when the game goes

to sleep - the light will also automatically turn

off.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

This game is powered by two (2) AA (LR6) bat-

teries.

• Using a screwdriver, loosen the screw until

the battery compartment door can be

removed. 

• Insert two (2) AA (LR6) batteries. (we recom-

mend alkaline) as indicated inside the bat-

tery compartment.

• Replace the battery compartment door and

tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not

over-tighten.

ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED

WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES.

CAUTION

• As with all small batteries, the batteries

used with this device should be kept

away from small children who might still

put things in their mouths.  If a battery is

swallowed, consult a physician immedi-

ately.

• Be sure you insert the battery correctly

and always follow the device and battery

manufacturer’s instructions.

• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.

• Batteries might leak if improperly

installed, or explode if recharged, disas-

sembled or heated.

FREECELL RULES

FreeCell is a Solitaire type game played with

all 52 playing cards dealt face up. The object

of the game is to divide all the cards into their

four suits: Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, and

Spades. The four suits should be “stacked”

onto the Home Cells in order from Ace (being

the lowest) to King (being the highest).

The four Free Cells on the top left are used for

placeholders. 

EXAMPLE: The Ace of Spades is in a Home

Cell. At the bottom of one of the columns is a

3 of Spades with a 2 of Spades right behind it.

You may move the 3 of Spades to a Free Cell

in order to free up the 2 of Spades. Once the

2 of Spades is placed on the Ace of Spades,

you can then place the 3 of Spades on top of

the 2 of Spades.

Remember, the object of the game is to move

all cards to the Home Cells using one of the

three legal moves. The game is lost when

there are no more legal moves left to play.

HINT: Before making your first move, keep an

eye open for trouble areas such as aces at the

tops of columns or low cards stacked behind

high cards.

If the game is lost, it can be replayed without

affecting your win percentage by pressing the

REPLAY button then the ON / DEAL button.

The cards will be dealt in exactly the same

order as before.

LEGAL MOVES

1. You can move any card from the bottom of

a column to an empty Free Cell.

HINT: Keep your Free Cells empty as much as

possible; you’ll always need them. Empty

columns are very useful as well.

2. You can move any card from a Free Cell or

from the bottom of a column to a home cell if

it is the next highest card than the card found

in that home cell and it’s in the same suit. 

EXAMPLE: You can move an 9 of diamonds

onto a 8 of diamonds in a home cell. 

At the end of each move, the game will auto-

matically transfer all unneeded cards into

home cells (Unneeded cards are determined if

there are no lower ranking cards of the oppo-

site color left in the playing area).

Aces can always be moved into an empty

home cell. Aces and 2’s are automatically

moved to the Home Cells if they are at the

bottom of a column 

3. You can move a card from a Free Cell or

from the bottom of a column to the bottom of

another column as long as the rank of the

card is one less than the rank of the card you

will place it on and its color is different. 

Heat

Clubs

Spades

Diamonds

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I5008 

For 1 player / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82389300   Rev.C

New Game

Sound

Free

On

Reset

Down Buttons

Replay

Deal

8 Card

Buttons

Up Buttons

Home

Win %

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