| Author |
Message |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 198
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 9:06 am: | |
Ok Here is one Ive been working on. Ive gotten pretty far so its up yo you guys to finish it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1372
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 6:58 am: | |
I've been trying for some time to improve on your Picture Patience game Ken, but I can't. It's quite magnificent. You must have put a LOT of work into that and it's possible it may never be beaten.
Have you gone into hiding? We've not heard from you for a long time. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 230
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 7:23 am: | |
Do you mean that someone has found a way to win Picture Patience? Amazing--and congratulations! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1373
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 8:28 am: | |
Hi Maria, Happy New Year to you.
No, Ken did not win it but the game he posted above is as near as we're ever likely to get. It's a masterpiece. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 266
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 9:11 am: | |
Still hanging in there!! I like this game the best of the 5 hardest. I can at least see possibilities.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! btw |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 231
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:18 pm: | |
Happy New Year to you, too, Richard--we've been so busy getting ready for the move that I haven't been on here much--I'm trying to "catch up" to what has been going on.
I thought someone found a way to win PP--and BTW, for some reason, I can't open that link that Ken posted-- |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1375
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:30 pm: | |
Hi Maria, Since I got Vista these links are taking much longer to function, but they connect after a minute or two. It may also have something to do with my anti virus. The link does work. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 232
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:58 pm: | |
I'm sure the link does work--it's probably my anti-virus program too. We don't have Vista yet (we'll probably get it with the new lap-top).
But it won't open so I will have to keep struggling with Picture Patience-- |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1376
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:59 pm: | |
I've just tried the link again and it still works for me.
../18/Picture_P atience_656738368-3527.unk
Try it again from here. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 233
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 5:09 am: | |
No, it won't open, Richard, but thank you--- |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 308
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 12:01 pm: | |
Well......persistance and all!!!
Try #1057621632
5 to go!!! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2041
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 12:18 pm: | |
WELL DONE KEN. I've not played any of the unwinnables for ages. Too much like masochism.
Sorry to take the wind out of your sails but Egil from Norway has won it twice. He was also the first man on the moon on a spaceship he built himself out of recycled corn flakes boxes.
I'll give your number a go soon, but you must definitely have the honour of posting the first GENUINE win. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 309
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2008 - 9:32 am: | |
This is the one of the hardest that seems at least to take thought. Should be easy for you since you know your head isnt taking a pounding just for fun. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2047
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2008 - 9:48 am: | |
My technique doesn't seem to be up to the task. I'm never sure which of the playable cards I should be taking and which I should be ignoring. I just get irritated when I play it. I'm perfectly happy to let you take ALL of the glory for winning this game.
It's not worth a gold medal though. Platinum would be more appropriate. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 310
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 8:32 am: | |
|
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 312
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 2:48 pm: | |
Well,
I played this particular game enough times that I became intimate with the location in play of each card. As with most very very haed games you begin to get a feel if it seems winnable. Im surprised you didnt get into this one I got the feeling it had to be winnable right off. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 249
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 9:00 am: | |
OK Richard, Ken and anyone who can help---how on earth can you win Picture Patience??? It's been a year!!!! And I still haven't even come close----- |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2618
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 10:49 am: | |
Season's greetings Maria. The solution that Ken Blackwell posted just above this shows you exactly how to win it. As it's unique, there is no better method. It would be well nigh impossible to write it out in full as it's so complex. I may have a go at some point however,but it may be a while. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2619
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 12:54 pm: | |
OK Maria. Here are instructions for winning Ken's game 1057621632. I hope you appreciate just how long it took to write all this out. It is important that playable cards are not played onto the foundations until the correct card is available to take it's place.
Ignore 3C,JC. Move KC to foundations so that 5H enters tableau.
Ignore 6C,2S.In future just ignore any cards that are not actually named.
Move AH to foundations so 8H enters tableau.
KH to foundations...
ignore second KH,5C
Play QH onto foundations so 8S enters tableau.
AS to foundations
Move JH onto foundations so JD enters tableau. (Score 6, Stock 83, Waste 6. (6/83/6))
Accept QC
IGNORE AD
Play KD onto foundations so 9H enters tableau.
Accept 10H
Move 9H to foundations so 10S enters tableau.
Move 8H to foundations so 7H enters tableau. (11/75/9)
Accept KS
Move 7H to foundations so 8S enters tableau
Accept QS,2D
Move JD to foundations so 6S enters tableau. (Both 6S now in tableau) (16/66/13)
Accept 3S
Move 4S to foundations so 3H enters tableau.
Accept QS
Move JS to foundations so 9C enters tableau (both 9S now in tableau) (20/64/11)
Accept JC
Move 10S onto foundations so 7S enters tableau
Accept AC,10D,9S (25/56/14)
Move 8S onto foundations so &S enters tableau. (both 7S now in tableau).
Move 7S onto foundations so that 4C enters tableau. (27/54/14)
Accept 10C
Move 6S onto foundations so that 8H enters tableau. (29/49/17)
Accept AD and 2D BUT NOT 3D
Move 9C to foundations so that 6C enters tableau.
Accept 9D
Move 8C onto foundations so that 9S enters tableau. (34/42/19)
Accept 8D,7C,7D,2H (39/35/22)
Move 3H onto foundations so that 7C enters tableau.
Accept 6D,3D,5S
so that 7H and 3C enters tableau.Move 6S and 7S to foundations. (44/26/25)
Move 8S onto foundations so that AS enters tableau.
Move 9S onto foundations so that 5H enters tableau.
Accept 4H. Move 5H onto foundation so that 4S enters tableau.
Accept 10S,2C
Move 3C onto foundation so AH enters tableau. (51/18/26)
Move 4C onto foundations so 9H enters tableau.
Accept JS,5C
Move 6C onto upward foundation so that 8D enters tableau. (56/18/22)
Move 7c onto foundation so that QD enters tableau.
Accept 6H onto UP foundation.
Move 7H onto it so that 10H enters tableau.
Move 8H onto foundation so that AC enters tableau. (59/17/19)
Move 9H onto foundation so that 10D enters tableau.
Move 10H onto foundation so that KS enters tableau
Accept 5S.
Move 4S onto foundation so that 3S enters tableau.
Move 3S onto foundation so that 4H enters tableau.
Accept QS
Move KS onto foundation so KD enters tableau. (66/12/17).
Accept 6H.
Move 5H onto foundation so 7D enters tableau.
Accept 4D,8C (70/4/21)
Accept JH
Move 4H onto foundation so 9D enters tableau.
Empty stock. 5D top of waste.
Remaining cards should now move onto foundations.
Now you'll appreciate why we prefer if players take a few minutes to learn how to make use of the solutions that have been uploaded as .pgs files. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 250
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 8:57 am: | |
Thanks, Richard--I'm sorry I didn't answer right away--the system was down here. I'll try this. I know it seems like cheating but this game is so (practically) impossible----I appreciate the help.
Thanks again---- |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2624
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 9:04 am: | |
I totally agree Maria. There is no way I'll be playing it again. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 251
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 1:40 pm: | |
It's really a good game but playing it this way just doesn't seem right---
I've often wondered, Richard--how do you do with "Thirteen Packs"-- |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2626
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 2:09 pm: | |
I've not played that for a long time. What stats I had are on our previous computer which no longer works. I know that I have won it but no idea how often. There are so many games which I prefer anyway, so I doubt if I'll be going back there. If my memory serves me I think Ken Blackwell used to good at it. |
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9
Post Number: 351
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 8:20 am: | |
I won it 26 times I think. My lead is misleading I admit. I won many on other peoples post telling me they were winnable and some from another computer.
I did win them all would have more losses tho. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2630
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 9:00 am: | |
It doesn't matter if you found winnable numbers in the posts Ken. You still have to win them yourself and that can be very tricky as you know. |
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal
Post Number: 252
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 5:39 am: | |
Ken, I will be very happy to win Picture Patience once-----
I have't tried it yet because the server has been down. |
Closed: New threads not accepted on this page