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Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 12:41 am: | |
Is this # winnable???? |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 66
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 3:39 am: | |
yes it is; With autoplay turned off; |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 10:45 am: | |
Mark, how about Midshipman #2030434176... Is this one winnable? |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 74
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 4:15 am: | |
yes it is winnable, but i found it tough;
have saved the game if you want hints;
Good luck. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 10:09 am: | |
Yes, I would like some hints, with the kings on the top, and the Ace of hearts on the very bottom, it is tough! |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 75
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 2:14 am: | |
here are the first moves;dfs=deal from stock
10c>js ac>f 10s>jh 3d>4c dfs 2h>3d dfs 6h>7c 5c>6h dfs ad>f 2d>f 2h>3c 3d>f 4c>5d dfs 3d>4c 4h>5c 3d>4h dfs 2s>f 3d>4c 2h>3d 3c>4h 3s>f 9d>10s 3c>f, my first gap |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 11:39 pm: | |
Thanks, Mark, the key was getting the Ace of hearts out from underneath the far right column. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 3:33 am: | |
All right, Mark, you're up again! How about Midshipman #381847809? |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 77
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 5:19 am: | |
It is winnable,work on columns 6 and 7, then 3 and4. Leave column 2 until the endish |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 6:25 am: | |
Mark, once again, thanks for the help! |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 1:25 pm: | |
Boy, I'm hitting all the hard ones today! How about Midshipman #529173505? |
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul
Post Number: 219
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 2:03 pm: | |
Hi
Not mark this time
again this is winnable get the 2nd and 8th column to 1 card in each and 8th will soon empty and use this to keep making spaces until col 1 can be cleared
The last columns i cleared the upside down cards were 4 5 7 and 9 and the last ace is in the 9th column
i can give you more clues if stuck
paul
regards Paul |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 78
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 5:36 pm: | |
hi mark this time, just got back from the pub; |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 79
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 5:43 pm: | |
by the way our stats for midshipman are 11 out of 11 whats every ones standings |
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 11:04 pm: | |
Can you believe Stuart Browning's stats of 2143 games in a row w/o a loss? And here I was patting myself on the back for winning 90 games in a row w/o a loss. I guess I have a ways to go! |
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 10:34 am: | |
Paul, I never should have looked at this thread. Now I have to win this game or my perfect record for Midshipman goes out the window! My first question is: how do you get the 2H out of the deck? Is there a way to get it out right away? Or do you have to go back and dig it out after you have cleared spaces in the tableau? |
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 11:09 am: | |
Got it finally! |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 1:46 pm: | |
In reference to the stats for Stuart Browning's 2143 games in a row without a loss. Didn't I read in one of the posts about being able to go into the files and delete any losses, to improve your stats. That's why when my stats are posted, I'm proud of them because they are all honest. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 4:33 am: | |
Mark, I've got another one for you. How about Midshipman #242885041? |
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd
Post Number: 81
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 1:06 pm: | |
its tricky but doable; i let the waste fill up, and worked to get the two aces out from the first and last columns, be select with your sevens, i think; |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 6:11 pm: | |
Thanks, Mark. You did it again! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 247
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 10:09 pm: | |
Richard, how are on you on Midshipman? Try #893098433. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 204
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 10:55 pm: | |
Its winnable Ken. Let me know if you want it posted |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 900
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 5:16 am: | |
For Ken Millar,
In your midshipman game it's important not to build too many cards onto the king in the first column, as vital aces are beneath. I built down to the ten only. Also you must ensure that a three of spades is in the tableau, so don't bury both of them in the waste. I didn't rescue the other one until I had just four cards left in the stock, with a waste of 31.
There must be several ways of winning this though. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 251
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 6:34 pm: | |
Got it! Thanks, guys! |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 206
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 10:06 am: | |
give #2104111359 a try was a good one. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 267
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, July 06, 2007 - 3:43 am: | |
Richard, Have you tried K1's #? There is way too many red cards at the beginning! |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 220
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 9:21 am: | |
Ken again...also...too...
try #226728545 |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 299
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 11:12 am: | |
That was a good one, Ken! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 979
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 11:20 am: | |
Just noticed that K2 got in before me. I didn't think it was that bad. How did you find it Ken(2)? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 980
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 3:07 pm: | |
I appear to have overlooked Sir Ken's #2104111359 too. A cue for you to remind me how old I'm getting. It was a cracker, and I spent over an hour solving it. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 300
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 4:36 pm: | |
Richard, Not that it makes a difference, but why when I post a winning solution does my icon show a notepad and your's shows a paperclip? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 981
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 5:14 pm: | |
I've no idea. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 982
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 5:15 pm: | |
Sorry Ken,
I couldn't resist it.Your PC is saving them as "Notepads" and mine with "Wordpads". |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 222
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 9:52 pm: | |
In midshipman i find it hard if i have to replay it or back up over a few cards but both were some of the better ones. |
Tarsha Watson (Tarsha)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Tarsha
Post Number: 5
Registered: 7-2007
| | Posted on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 10:17 pm: | |
I am trying my best to win fifteen puzzle #8. I am pulling my hair out. Have you ever played and if so how do you beat it? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 995
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 2:13 am: | |
Hi Tarsha,
This is the fifth time you've posted this in three days. Once is plenty. The regulars in the forum click on "last day" or "last week" down at the bottom left of the screen. We can see all the messages that have been posted. Generally if you get little or no response it's because nobody has managed to win it, not because nobody has seen it. I'm convinced your game can't be won. I've tried EVERY possible combination in the two empty cells, and it's not possible to get very far before you run out of moves. Only 80% of this particular game are winnable. You just have to move on. Sorry. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 239
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 3:36 pm: | |
Need some help wit #541053056 havent given up but its an odd one |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1085
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 5:23 pm: | |
Hi Sir Ken, I just knew you'e be working on some brain-stormer. This is a very difficult game but I'm hopeful that we'll be able to beat it. I've spent about 40 minutes on it tonight, and can get all the cards uncovered with two clear columns. But it's not been sufficient to peel back the waste pile. I'll be working on it again tomorrow. If you manage to crack it first,please don't forget to save it. May stop me kicking the cat. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 240
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 5:44 pm: | |
Yeah its been a week at least.....I felt I needed to call in the team!!! |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 255
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 11:13 pm: | |
Hi Ken. I won't be of much help but I'll take a stab at it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1086
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 5:05 am: | |
Hi both, I think we may have bitten off more than we can chew with this one. I've been at it for about an hour so far today. What is killing it is the threes of clubs and the threes of diamonds. These lie 9th, 10th, 14th, and 16th in the stock.
I can get the clubs or the diamonds into play early on, but never both of those suits. This results in serious blockages later on in the game.
The best score I've managed is 38. Posting how you can get the 3C into play. See if you can contrive to get a 3D into the tableau after this.
The alternative of getting the 3D into play first means that you've buried the clubs way too early to get back to them. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1087
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 6:44 am: | |
Have made some progress. Here we have both the threes into play with a waste of just 7. I can get this to a score of 51 and feel that one smart move could be all that's required to get further. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1088
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 4:02 am: | |
Hi Ken,
I've spent quite some time on your Black game and a breakthrough is proving very elusive. Today's upload is the best I've managed so far, and I'm going to see if I can undo it to the point where I can lose one of the nines without causing any damage to what follows. Have a bash at this yourself. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 241
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 9:24 am: | |
Ill give it a shot. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 242
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 10:04 am: | |
Well I cant belive it but I got it!!!
Before I give it to you....what I had to do was forget about all those threes and fives. I decided I had to think in reverse. I worked on getting as many queens and tens in play and then built complete runs on the board so the nines could be dealt with.
By far the besr Midshipman Ive seen! Ranks right in there with other harder games. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1089
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 3:21 pm: | |
Congratulations on winning that one Ken. It deserves to be a Rear Admiral at the very least. I'm not going to have much time to try your method. I bought a new PC today so I'll have to get it set up before I go on holiday on Monday. I'll need a holiday after I get everything reinstalled and up and running again. The HD on this one is dying and is giving me endless problems. Technology! |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 243
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 3:34 pm: | |
Gratz on the new one. Its fun starting from a clean slate! I got a new one too...its been sitting for a month because I was to install vista and I need to get a sata high speed HD for it. I got it whe this one crashed but was able to get this one going again by switching out the motherboard.
Have a good time!! |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 316
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 4:22 pm: | |
Richard, ANOTHER holiday????? How hard is it to emigrate to Scotland? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1090
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 3:43 am: | |
K2! We were beginning to think that we'd need to call in Mountain Rescue. You've been away a LONG time, and you begrudge me another miserable nine days. And we're doing it all for you! We've got to go and find a certain little island you mentioned some time ago, and find out if it would be an acceptable place for you to emigrate to. Contrary to popular American public opinion it is not possible to drive to Scotland. You'd be better off taking the train.
We're off down to Dumfries & Galloway to catch some wild Haggis. We want to put them in our garden to help keep down the slugs.
You'll have noticed that I've also bought another PC. We've not had our laptop very long, and I've not really got to grips with Windows XP, yet here I am with Vista. Ken Blackwell reckons it will be "fun", but I think it may result in a further holiday, after I burst a blood vessel. I've decided to leave it in the box until I get back, and then I think it would be a wise decision to get our local IT guy to set it up for me. I'm too old for aggro. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 256
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 7:59 pm: | |
Hi KenM. You probably won't see this unless you are finally home. Richard. Have a good holiday. Looking forward to the pictures. As to the Midshipman game. KenB well done. Even with your hint I am failing with it. You all have a lot more patience than I. I wonder how you guys will like Vista. Hope the setup goes well Richard. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 267
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 9:21 am: | |
OK #630733952 just about broke my 874 game winning streak. See what you think. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1380
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 2:45 pm: | |
I would tell you what I think but Thomas would have kittens. What a horrific game! Congratulations for not giving up on it Ken. Posting my solution simply because I'm so pleased with it. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 268
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 11:06 pm: | |
Yes for the most part its a pretty easy game but then ones like that pop up....did you ever get the other one? It I thought was the most interesting. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1383
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 10:38 am: | |
Yes Ken, It shows up as a win on my old PC but I deleted all the saved games and other stuff I was finished with to give my failing HD a bit of relief. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1387
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:21 am: | |
Hi Ken, I renewed battle with #541053056 and won it again. An absolute nightmare of a game. Not for the faint hearted. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 269
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 9:53 am: | |
So true. Great job. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 307
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 9:21 am: | |
This one gave me fits...foaming at the mouth and all. #1198092160 |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1952
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 10:30 am: | |
Foaming at the mouth eh? Not scared of water too I hope Ken! |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 320
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 3:13 pm: | |
#428096961 was fun if you wanna give it a try. Lots of 2s come out quick. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2245
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 5:45 am: | |
Thanks Ken. Pretty decent. |
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