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Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1496
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 1:13 pm: | |
Anybody playing this new game?
How about #1873175679?
My best score so far is 60. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1340
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 1:29 pm: | |
I've won 1 game and I've lost one. I'll try the above number and see what I get. It's not a bad game. I just became obsessed with trying to win at least one game of Arsenal and haven't done so yet. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1341
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 1:39 pm: | |
I did worse than you, Ken. I only got 56 points. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1497
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 9:17 pm: | |
Thanks for trying, Kathy! |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1595
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 7:27 am: | |
Ken, in 3 tries so far 57 best. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 506
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 9:24 am: | |
Ken
Dont do that to me... I had things to do this morning and saw there were new games. I downloaded them and tried your game!! I knew it looked winnable. Three hours later and now I have to try and catch up my work.
It is winnable, Ill post it if you need... |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 507
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 9:25 am: | |
It was a Great game BTW... |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1498
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 5:52 pm: | |
Ken, don't do that to ME! I thought 60 was about as good as I can get and was about ready to move on. If you haven't heard from me in a week:
1. Send out a search party and
2. Post the solution
but give me a while to figure out how you did it. Thanks! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1499
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 6:28 pm: | |
WOOOHOOOOO!!!
I DID IT!!!!
Thanks, Ken! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1500
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 12:57 am: | |
Ken, got another one for you.
How about #649686208?
My max score so far is 58. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 510
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 7:16 am: | |
Yeah!! When you win one of those it feels great huh. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 511
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 7:45 am: | |
I got 57. Looks hard with getting cards in play so late. Ill try again later. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1355
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 2:04 pm: | |
I got 57 also, Ken. Sorry. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1501
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 4:04 am: | |
Ken, Here's another one for you.
Try #1868928127 |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1359
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 8:08 am: | |
If you mean is #1868928127 winnable? Yes it is. It was a good strategic game. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 512
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 10:54 am: | |
Nice one Ken. Took me quite a few tries. As you say I kept at it knowing it could be won. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1502
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 5:41 pm: | |
Kathy, I'm impressed! I posted this for Ken to see if he could win it because I couldn't. Now that I know you both won it, I'll have to try harder! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1360
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 10:29 pm: | |
I'm pretty impressed myself. Usually you guys are much better at these games than me, except for my favorites which you don't usually play. And I didn't have Richard this time to help me. Maybe I'm getting better as I'm getting older. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1504
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 3:20 am: | |
Richard, why don't you try the # that I posted on Monday. Both Ken and Kathy seemed to have solved it in short order but I'm still working on it! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1363
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 3:54 am: | |
Ken, just a hint. Don't try the obvious moves that come up right away. Later on in the game, the cards come up in pretty good order and you just have to switch them around and put the right ones in the empty columns. I don't know if that made sense or not. I haven't been able to sleep all night. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5733
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 4:41 am: | |
It gave me a bit of trouble Ken. I won it on the third attempt. Don't forget that you can worry back.
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Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1505
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 7:34 am: | |
That made sense, Kathy, but I still can't seem to get this one. I assume that you get the open column right away but is there a card or cards that you need to spring to win this game? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5734
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 7:56 am: | |
Ken, See if this helps. Position 9/50/9.
4D into space then assemble 4,5,6D. Leave space open until next 5D appears. Previous efforts with "better" positioning of the spades ended in failure. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5735
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 8:01 am: | |
Games 6 and 13 are winners. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1365
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 8:02 am: | |
I seem to remember the hearts being the key to win. I remember emptying columns and then switching cards as they came up. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1506
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 9:37 am: | |
Thanks, Richard and Kathy! Those were the hints I needed. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1877
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 1:25 pm: | |
Here is a question for those of you who play this type of game. How is this one different from the others? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5738
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 1:44 pm: | |
There are quite a few similar ones Mike. Just subtle differences in the rules and tableaux separate them. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1507
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 4:29 pm: | |
Got 6 and 13. My best score on 14 is 49. How did you do? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5739
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 4:40 pm: | |
Ken, I have 47 recorded on my stats but it may not have been my best score, just the one I decided to concede with. I'll give it another go just now. Won't be long. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5740
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 5:00 pm: | |
I doubt if it's winnable though Ken. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1508
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 5:14 pm: | |
I agree. What about 15? I got 57 but since an open space doesn't occur until late in the game, I'm thinking it's unwinnable also. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5741
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 5:36 pm: | |
I got 63 with 15 Ken. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5742
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 5:47 pm: | |
Drat!
 |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5743
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 6:00 pm: | |
Game #15.....Space at 33/18/20
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1366
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 10:11 pm: | |
Even though I know game #13 is winnable, I've played it four times today and still can't win it. Yet the one that almost everyone had trouble with, I won at the first attempt. I can't figure it out. Suffice to say, of the new games, I haven't found one I like to play yet. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1509
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 8:13 pm: | |
Richard, I am SOOOOO close on #16. But the problem is the sixes of spades at the beginning. If you move the one on the far left to accept the 7D early in the game, then you can't accept the second 2D if you had moved the 6S in the middle. My best score is 65 so it HAS to be winnable! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1370
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 10:18 pm: | |
I guess no one is going to give me any hints for #13. Thanks guys. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5747
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 3:09 am: | |
Kathy, you didn't ask for any hints for #13. "Ask and ye shall receive".
It's practically impossible with #13 anyway as there are loads of cards in the waste before the game really gets started. Try this partial.
Ken, you have done much better than me with #16. I'll work on it some more now. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5748
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 3:31 am: | |
You are going to kick yourself Ken. I'd do it for you but I'm too far away. This early position is 5/51/7. It needed a fair bit of worrying back later in the game before it could be won.
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Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1510
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 5:42 pm: | |
I just had the weirdest experience! I was trying to duplicate your starting position and I am POSITIVE that I was playing #16 and the inital tableau was exactly the same but when I was going thru the stock, the aces that came up were the Aces of spades, not clubs, and the 7S never came up so I couldn't move the 6S. I hit replay and the stock was TOTALLY different, but of course I can't replicate the glitch now. Has this ever happened to you, Richard? (And I'm not counting the times you played PGS after coming back from the pub!) |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5751
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 6:01 pm: | |
I can honestly say that I've never experienced anything like that Ken. I can barely believe that it's possible! You say you are certain so I believe it must have. Let's hope Thomas or Gregg spot your post. You could always email them at "support". |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5752
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 6:10 pm: | |
BTW Ken, the 7S is the 4th card in the stock. Don't cover the 8S prior to this. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1511
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 6:28 pm: | |
I finally got it! (Gremlins notwithstanding!)
Kathy, how are you doing on #13? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5753
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 6:34 pm: | |
Well done Ken. What was that song that Joe Cocker sang? |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1512
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 7:23 pm: | |
"You Are So Beautiful"?
(And I didn't think you cared!)
BTW, have a go at #20. My max score is 66. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1879
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 03, 2010 - 10:17 pm: | |
He doesn't. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5754
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 3:57 am: | |
You know perfectly well which Joe Cocker song I was referring to. It's not the one that Debbie texts to Mike every day....."Darling be home soon", nor is it the Scottish National Anthem, "I think it's going to rain today".
Which #20 are you playing Ken? My stats have it recorded as 33. Does it look like this?
If it does then I'll have to replay it.
Kathy is conspicuous by her absence! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1371
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 4:02 am: | |
I've got bronchitis. Let's hope it doesn't get worse. I can't afford to go to the doctor.
I'm getting nowhere with #13, Ken. Usually if I know a game is winnable, I can solve it, but not this time. Maybe it's because I'm sick. But I couldn't get it the other day when I was feeling okay.
Richard, at least you noticed my absence. That means you all haven't forgotten me. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5755
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 4:13 am: | |
Hope your illness improves soon Kathy. BTW Ken asked about you "September 03, 2010 - 6:28 pm".
I'll dig #13 out later and post you a more advanced partial. I'm struggling with #20.......unless Ken is having me on. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1374
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 4:16 am: | |
Was that yesterday? That's when my symptoms started, so I am probably delirious by now. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5757
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 5:03 am: | |
Here is a more advanced "partial" for you Kathy. You will have to do a lot of worrying back and rearranging things yet.
Ken, I've made progress with #20 but my best score is only 48. A partial would be appreciated as my PGS time is limited at the moment. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5758
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 5:16 am: | |
Grrrrr! 53! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1513
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 8:02 am: | |
I'm proud of myself that I got this far, but I think this may be the limit.
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5759
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 8:31 am: | |
Superb effort Ken! I'd got as far as 57 myself, and I'd been dodging around many similar strategies to yours to little avail. If we could either introduce a JH or dispose of a 9S it would probably come out. I'll potter with it some more but I'm pretty sure it's a loser. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1514
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 9:14 am: | |
Jax Ken or Trisha, do you guys want to give it a try? |
Patricia Traynier (Trisha)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Trisha
Post Number: 172
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 10:49 am: | |
My best effort is 53 so far, but I have only had a few tries. I will keep trying for a bit longer. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1515
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 1:53 pm: | |
Richard, I didn't have any winners between 16-27 (except #16 and #27). Hopefully, you had the same? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5762
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 2:55 pm: | |
23 is winnable Ken. Revenge is sweet. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1516
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 1:13 am: | |
Richard, what's your best score for #31?
I've got 56 so far... |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5765
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 4:07 am: | |
Re #31.....I've made a modest improvement on your score Ken. I beat it by four. Four dozen that is. CIV. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5766
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 4:08 am: | |
BTW....did you win #29? |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1517
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 7:59 am: | |
AAARRRGGHHH!!!!!!
I was afraid you were going to say that. How is that possible since BOTH 5C are buried in the stock?
BTW, #29 was EASY! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5769
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 8:31 am: | |
See if you can find your way to these screenshots Ken.
Position 16/20/24
Position 47/6/20 |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5770
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 8:42 am: | |
BTW Ken....at 25/9/29 you will have the opportunity to tuck the 9C under the 8,7,6C. Don't! I put it into the tableau at 44/8/28. Soon after the 10C appears and you can sort out some clubs then. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 515
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 9:17 am: | |
#31 is winnable...trust me this time... |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 516
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 9:21 am: | |
Ahhh.. just got the four dozen with CIV so I guess you got 104 also. To cryptic. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5771
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 9:33 am: | |
Well spotted Sherlock! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1518
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 10:14 am: | |
Richard, you're the man!!!
BTW, how many winners did you have between 1-50?
I don't want to know which ones (because that would spoil all my fun), just the # of winners. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5772
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 10:53 am: | |
I've got as far as 44. I have three winners that you've still to find. I also have a 50, a 57 and a 58 which could possibly be improved on. I'll play up to #50 and then go back to those. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5773
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 12:24 pm: | |
In #45-50 inclusive I have 2 winners and a 50 and a 56. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1519
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 2:22 pm: | |
Thanks! I'll let you know how I do. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5774
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 3:08 pm: | |
Ken, I now have 3 winners in #45-50 inclusive. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5775
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 3:58 pm: | |
I have another winner between 31 and 44 now Ken. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1520
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 11:55 pm: | |
Maybe I'm not as good as I thought I was at this game since I'm having problems with #31 already and this should be an easy win, right? |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1521
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 12:33 am: | |
Can't get better than 62... |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5776
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 4:47 am: | |
Here is my solution for #31 Ken. Have a look at it and then see if you can spot where the decisive moves were made. These games are NOT easy. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 517
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 1:16 pm: | |
#56 was quite good. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5781
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 1:34 pm: | |
Ken, it looks like you've overlooked the following post from your namesake.
Posted on Monday, September 06, 2010 - 10:14 am:.....
"BTW, how many winners did you have between 1-50?"
"I don't want to know which ones (because that would spoil all my fun), just the # of winners".
That's why I'm keeping mine under wraps meantime. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1522
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 7:07 pm: | |
Richard, after trying #'s 45-50 and not getting anywhere CLOSE to solving ANY of them, I think I've changed my tune! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5782
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 7:23 pm: | |
45,45 and 50 are winnable Ken. It's 1.23 here. Time to hit the sack. Will post a partial or two for you in a few hours. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5783
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 7:27 pm: | |
Typo.....45,46 and 50. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1524
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 2:21 am: | |
Richard, don't post any partials yet. Let me work on them and I'll get back to you. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 518
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 5:04 pm: | |
How did you do on 49. Im so close but not quite? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5785
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 5:49 pm: | |
I've only played it once Ken. A mediocre score of 50. I'll give it another go tomorrow. (It's almost midnight).
Got your other one. Ta.
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Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1525
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 - 7:11 pm: | |
Richard, time to put me out to pasture! When I posted on Monday night that I couldn't win #31, I MEANT #32. I had won #31 previously that evening. Hopefully #32 is not winnable because I have been working on it for the last 5 days! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5794
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 - 7:22 pm: | |
Sorry Ken, it IS winnable.
Position 14/37/20
Now take the 3C and the JC beneath it into the tableau.
It's 1.21............I thought it was just about midnight! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1526
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 - 7:56 pm: | |
It's easy when you know what you're doing.
Thanks, Richard! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1527
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 1:04 am: | |
As for #33, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it is unwinnable since the 3C is buried in the stock. (I think it is the 2nd card to come out.) What say you?
BTW, my best score is 59. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5795
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 5:00 am: | |
I have only 43 recorded for #39 Ken. I'll give it another go but I must have been pretty sure it was unwinnable before I abandoned it with a low score like this. Please post your partial if you kept it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5797
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 5:12 am: | |
Error above......For #33 I have 57 of a score. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1380
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010 - 8:27 am: | |
I still can't get #13 not even using Richard's partial solution. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5810
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010 - 9:39 am: | |
There is a lot of strategy and tactics involved with games of this ilk Kathy. Run through this more advanced "partial" and watch how cards are constantly being taken back into the tableau to reassemble columns.
I'm glad that you are feeling better enough to start replaying PGS again. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1381
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010 - 1:24 pm: | |
I still can't get it. Am I supposed to be able to win after your more advanced partial or am I supposed to see something else, because I can't win it after I opened the partial. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5811
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010 - 1:49 pm: | |
Kathy, when I post a "partial" for Ken, he saves it and then tries to win it from there by playing the rest of the game himself. If he fails to win it from there he just reopens the partial and starts the game again from there. They are intended to be a kind of base camp. You can go back there as often as you want and then try different permutations with the stock that remains. I left you just 5 cards in stock. The game is practically won. All you have to do is use the remaining cards wisely. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1382
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 4:16 am: | |
Ok. I got it. I just wasn't thinking. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1383
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 4:45 am: | |
Struggling with #56 right now. Any hints? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5812
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 8:08 am: | |
You will probably struggle with most of the Rough Rider games Kathy. They are rated as "10% Hard,Mostly skill" for good reason. You have to be able to identify positions where "worrying back" is essential. You need to do it a lot to win the majority of them.
A fair bit of the work has been done prior to the following "partial". Think about your first move very carefully.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1384
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 12:44 pm: | |
Ok. I'll try harder. BTW, are you going to be there when the Pope arrives on Thursday? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5813
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 1:34 pm: | |
No Kathy. The traffic restrictions and security arrangements are going to be a nightmare from what the TV folk have been saying. Gales are forecast too! You'll get better views on the telly anyway. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1528
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 12:38 am: | |
Kathy, don't give up! These games are hard. Knowing that #46 was winnable, I have been working on it for a week and I FINALLY got it! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5814
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 4:32 am: | |
Well done Ken! Your determination is admirable.
Here are some more winning numbers for anyone who wants.
50,56,58,61,71,72,74,87 and 93. There may be an odd winnable number that I've failed with, but I doubt it. I've replayed some of them a few times to try and avoid that.
Missing you already.
There is some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I'll not be playing PGS for a while. The good news,for me, is that we have to go down to Edinburgh for a week. We're leaving tomorrow. (One of those last minute decisions). |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1385
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 5:01 am: | |
Does for a while mean more than a week? Say it isn't so. I'm just starting to get better; don't let me have a relapse.
I won't give up, Ken, although I'm not doing well at all. At least I know some winning numbers now. I'll have more time to play too because I'm still feeling weak and so I'll be staying home from the senior center more in the next couple of weeks. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5815
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 6:07 am: | |
Liz has a brother in the Edinburgh area. Circumstances (including the weather) will dictate the duration of our visit. A week-ish. We are both in our 60's so we intend making the most of our mobility whilst we still have it.
To a fair degree, tactics dictate how much success you will have with Rough Rider. EVERY time you get a column clear you must look and see if there is something to be gained by "worrying back".
You have just cleared a column. The top card of the waste pile is the KH. In the tableau you have a column of hearts headed by the QH. Let's say QH-4H. You have an entire suit of hearts already on the foundations.From there you take the KH down into the empty column, together with the QH etc down to the 4H. The hearts in the foundations are now just the A,2,3. Now you can put the 4H-QH up onto them together with the KH that was on the top of the waste.
Another example would be if you had two columns of clubs. One 3-8, the other 9-K. You get an empty column. You have clubs on the foundation right up to the king. You move them off of the foundations right down to the 3C. Now you can now put up both of the broken columns of clubs. So instead of having one cleared column, you now have two. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1529
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 7:31 am: | |
Richard, before you go, can you post the ones you won between 1-50 to make sure I got them all? Thanks (and have a good trip!) |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1386
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 7:49 am: | |
I still haven't quite gotten the "gist" of what you're saying, Richard. Right now, I'm struggling with #50. I can almost make it and then no. But I'll keep trying. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1387
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:13 am: | |
Yeah! I just won #50. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5816
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:14 am: | |
Kathy....if you open the partial I uploaded called "Tactics", you will see similar moves to the ones I explained to you above. In a nutshell you take cards down off of the foundations into an empty column so that you can instantly put up a superior but very similar selection. That's about as clear as I can make it.
Ken, 13,15,16,23,27,29,31,32,35,38,41,45,46 and 50 are ALL I have won. (apart from the higher numbers I have mentioned above). I'll need to pull my socks up. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5817
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:53 am: | |
Sorry Ken....add #6 to the list. |
Patricia Traynier (Trisha)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Trisha
Post Number: 173
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 9:35 am: | |
#2 is also winnable. |
Patricia Traynier (Trisha)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Trisha
Post Number: 174
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 1:36 pm: | |
#7 is winnable too. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 521
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 6:20 pm: | |
I would have had no idea #2 was winnable. Very nice one Trisha. Was all about getting that 5h into play. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1388
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 6:29 pm: | |
Anybody else having problems with #2? I've been working on it all afternoon. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1530
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 12:18 am: | |
No offense, Kathy, but if even Richard hadn't won that one, then mere mortals like you and me don't stand a chance!
(I didn't get anywhere close.) |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5818
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 3:57 am: | |
Looks like Trisha and Ken may not post a partial for you "mere mortals", so here is my parting gift for you.
BTW Trisha.......Beautiful solve!!!! Like KenB I'd given up on it too quickly.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1389
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 4:09 am: | |
Have a good trip, Richard. Even though it will only be a week, we'll miss you. Don't make it more than a week. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1390
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 4:36 am: | |
I'm going back to bed. I'll give #2 one more try later today. I take it the 5H has something to do with it, but I still can't figure it out. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1531
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 12:32 am: | |
Trisha, what's your best score for #8? I've got 58 so far and it seems like it should be winnable. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1532
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 12:40 am: | |
SUCCESS!!!!!! |
Patricia Traynier (Trisha)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Trisha
Post Number: 175
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 2:46 am: | |
Great job Ken.I had given up on #8 with a score of 51. Now that I know it is winnable I will try again.I have not played any # above #8 though. |
Patricia Traynier (Trisha)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Trisha
Post Number: 176
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 3:28 am: | |
Got #8.It seems that persistence is the key to these games. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1391
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 4:54 am: | |
Still haven't gotten #2, Trisha. I keep trying new plays but still can't make it. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1392
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 5:21 am: | |
I won't even take it as a win, but I have to know what I'm doing wrong in #2. It's driving me crazy. |
Patricia Traynier (Trisha)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Trisha
Post Number: 177
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 6:30 am: | |
Here is the solution Kathy. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 523
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 - 2:36 pm: | |
Nice Ken Im playing it too and just knew it looked winnable. I havent gotten it yet. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 524
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 10:07 am: | |
Got #8 also but have no idea what made the difference. I just muddled around till it fell. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1393
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 1:50 pm: | |
I can't get #8. In fact, I don't think I'm any good at this game at all. I can't see what kind of strategy to use. I've been working on #8 on and off along with other winning #'s, and I can't win any of them. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1533
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 3:04 pm: | |
Kathy, did you look at Trisha's solution for #2? You should back to the beginning of her solution and then go SLOWLY forward to see her strategy. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1394
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 3:59 am: | |
OK. I'll give it one more try before I give up. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1395
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 8:41 am: | |
Tried it, but I still couldn't win it. I give up on this game. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1396
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 6:59 pm: | |
I'm going to try one more time. Can anybody give me the first 4 moves of game #2? Then maybe I can go from there. I hate giving up. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1534
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 9:01 pm: | |
Kathy, did you see that Trisha posted the solution to #2 two days ago? |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1397
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010 - 3:07 am: | |
Yes. I tried backing up slowly when I opened the solution but still couldn't get it. That's why I thought if I had the first few moves, I would at least know I was going in the right direction. Otherwise, I would have to write down every move made from last to first, and I can't write well because of a nerve problem in my hands. Never mind. It doesn't matter anymore. I'll just try another game. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1536
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010 - 7:24 am: | |
Kathy, if it's any consolation, Richard didn't get the game first time around, and I'm nowhere close to getting it either (without looking at the solution). #2 is just a VERY difficult game! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1398
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010 - 7:33 am: | |
Thanks, Ken. I almost got it on my last try but didn't. I just wish I knew where in the game I'm going wrong. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1402
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 3:00 pm: | |
Has anybody else won #2 yet? If so, could you give me a partial solution? I know the solution was posted, but I want to win it on my own, and it's too hard for me to backtrack from the whole solution. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1654
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 12:43 pm: | |
Richard has posted a partial solution on thursday, 16th september. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1403
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 2:12 pm: | |
Thanks, Markus. Didn't see it. Here I go again. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1539
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 7:52 am: | |
Richard, welcome back! How was your trip? How was the weather? And btw, is #107346241 winnable? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5821
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 8:00 am: | |
Thanks Ken. The weather was mainly good, but torrential rain all through several nights. Muggins here decided just to take heavy jackets this trip, and landed up sweating at times. Will let you know about the above number in 10-15 minutes. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5822
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 8:18 am: | |
It LOOKS like it should be winnable Ken, but my first attempts have been way off the mark. What's your best score? |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1540
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 5:43 pm: | |
Richard, since you haven't posted since this morning, I take it you haven't done any better than me. I just played it AGAIN and the best I got was 41. Maybe I got more previously but I can't recall. It seems the key is getting out the 4C. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5823
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 6:14 pm: | |
Yes Ken, the 4C's are killing it. Low 40's is about as high as it appears to go. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1575
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 2:19 am: | |
Richard, if you're interested, I've got some more winners for you. Seeing your list of winners between 50-100 that you posted Sept. 15, I've seemed to have done better than you. I have also won 52, 53, 60, 67, 69, 86, and 90, but I haven't won 50, 74 or 87. 74 was especially vexing as I played it for 74 minutes and I didn't see it as winnable. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5922
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:03 am: | |
Failing to spot just one move can make all the difference between winning and losing them Ken. I didn't spend much time playing any of them.Your persistance paid off. Well done young un.
Here are my solutions to the ones you missed.
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5923
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:19 am: | |
Ken, what are your top scores for those neither of us won? Maybe we can get another one or two. I need a break from Block! Block is enough to drive a bloke off his block. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1576
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:29 am: | |
For #55, I got 50.
For #59, I got 53.
For #64, I got 53 also.
Do you have any other ones where you scored over 50? |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1577
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:42 am: | |
Even though we have mined (appropriate, don't you think?) the first 50 numbers pretty well, let me throw these #'s out there.
For #12, I got 53.
For #20, I got 66.
For #24, I got 58.
For #39, I got 52.
For #48, I got 50.
Let me know if you make any progress on these #'s.
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5925
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:31 am: | |
51 scored 50
100 scored 55
Improved your score for #24 by one magnificent point. Will work on the others. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5927
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 11:19 am: | |
Can't get near your score for #20 Ken. Post your solution and I'll have another go. I must be running in the same groove with it all the time. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1580
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:51 pm: | |
Richard, I posted it back on Sep 4th. I think that the brain trust of you, me, and Trisha decided it was a loser. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5928
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 2:35 pm: | |
OK, perhaps we should just stick to that. I've matched your scores with most of the others, but have only bettered one, #24 by one point. You've done extremely well. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1590
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 2:13 pm: | |
Richard, what's your best score for #94? It shows promise. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5964
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 3:42 pm: | |
No great scores at all with #94 Ken. The deal looks good but the conflict is caused by the 2S. Refusing the first one gets you right into the cards and loads of them fly up. Later you rue the absence of the two. However taking it the first time delays getting amongst the cards and getting a column empty as quickly. My scores must only be in the forties I'd think, I'm undoing and redoing all the time. If you have a decent partial I'd be happy to experiment with it. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1591
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 6:02 pm: | |
That's the exact same problem I have. Moving on... |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1595
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 6:30 pm: | |
Add #96 to the list of winners! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5973
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 7:05 pm: | |
I'm practically certain #100 is winnable. Just scored 58 with a single attempt.
It's 1am. Time for some shut eye. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1596
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 7:18 pm: | |
I just was about to post that one. I got the same score.
(BTW, did you get #99? It was a fun one!) |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5975
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 6:47 am: | |
I've not got much time on my hands for PGS just now Ken. What I do have has been taken up by Block. It's become an obsession.
My subconscious must have been working overtime during the night, as I've wakened up with an idea that could potentially make me money. I'll be doing a lot of number crunching and extracting data from the web before I can say whether it is viable or not. PGS will be relegated meantime. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1599
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 8:00 am: | |
But Richard, a famous person once said: Money is the root of all evil, and PGS is the root of all fun! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5978
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 8:37 am: | |
As my dear mother frequently said, "Money is not everything, but you can't get much without it", including PGS. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5982
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 10:13 am: | |
Sods Law Ken, the very day I wanted my PC to behave is the very day it has chosen not to. It was working fine at 1am when I switched it off, but later on the same morning it cannot open Windows Mail. My PC guy is on holiday until Tuesday, and System Restore couldn't help me either. Computers could be the biggest source of stress in our lives.
My project with have to be shelved meantime.
Re #100 I am losing confidence that even a few points more may not be possible. Thoughts? |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 527
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 11:48 am: | |
Ken,
You must have a penchant for this game. Ive been on 53 for days. I had it as a loss but it finally fell lo and behold. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1600
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 6:38 pm: | |
Richard, I'm thinking you may be right.
Ken, I do love this game! |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1709
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:58 am: | |
Richard, that's why i have a Mac. Ok, just 200 PGS games, but working. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5988
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 10:25 am: | |
It's not the PC Markus. Some update must have corrupted or changed a DLL file required for emails. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1711
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 12:46 pm: | |
Ok, it's BIll Gates and his system, what's the different. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1462
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 1:08 pm: | |
So that's why you haven't answered my emails, Richard. I was starting to get paranoid. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5991
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 3:00 pm: | |
All attempts at a home fix have failed. Two phone "fixes" with my IT man have also failed. He's just got back from holiday with food poisoning so won't be able to visit me for several days.
Googling the problem suggests loads of different fixes. Most involve buying a Registry Scanner. No ta. Got one. It can't fix it. System Restore refuses to get out of its bed. Thanks for that too Mr.G. Go count your money!
I'll get it fixed anon. Until then this is it. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1938
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 4:22 pm: | |
Email me with the problem. If you can email. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 5992
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 4:50 pm: | |
Mmmmmm. It appears your dizziness is still affecting you Mike. Keep taking the tablets. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1939
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 5:07 pm: | |
Did you pay your Internet Provider bill?  |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 1463
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:54 pm: | |
Richard, if it's going to take a long time, you can always get a free Yahoo email account. I have one just in case I don't want to use my Comcast email.
Mike, how is your dizziness problem? Any idea yet what's causing it? |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1940
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 10:16 pm: | |
Just the inner ear is all I can think of. |
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