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Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc
Post Number: 212
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 4:33 pm: | |
Has anybody got a winning number for Double Signora, preferably with e opening card? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2917
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 6:40 pm: | |
Number 1 is winnable with a king starting card. |
Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc
Post Number: 213
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 11:37 pm: | |
Thanks much, Richard. Bye. Audrey |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2919
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 8:51 am: | |
Game #3 is probably an easier one Audrey. Start with a nine. |
Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc
Post Number: 214
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 8:38 pm: | |
Any winning numbers for Alaska? My record is unprintable, |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1111
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 12:29 am: | |
#16,17 and 21 are winnable. |
Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc
Post Number: 215
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 3:13 pm: | |
Thanks, Mike. finally won one! Audrey |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1124
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 3:33 pm: | |
WTG Audrey. Keep at it. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1075
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 4:05 pm: | |
Mike, with you it's WTG, and with Richard it's WTF? |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1128
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 10:37 pm: | |
Yes we know. |
Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc
Post Number: 217
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 10:59 am: | |
I've been working at Double Signora for ages, #1 with the King and #3 with the nine. Highest scores have been 138 and 136. My brain is curdled. Any help would be much appreciated. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 3036
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 1:46 pm: | |
Double Signora is all about strategy. You must have auto-play turned off, and YOU must choose which tableau column cards from the stock and the waste go onto. Often there is a choice of places they can go. Always put playable cards onto the longest column. The tableau is vital to success. It must be checked after every move. Always condense columns, the more cards they contain the better. That means fewer in the waste. You must always pay close attention to the reserve. If the first card can be played onto the foundations then you should do so even if you have a whole column of tableau cards that could have gone up instead. It is also a good tactic not to put the occasional card onto the foundations if you have an identical one in the reserve pile. Try and ensure that they have somewhere to go by the time they become playable. When tableau cards can be played up to the foundations always check and see if you can empty two or three shorter coulms rather than an entire big one. If you can find a game where the almost the entire reserve is in descending order then it should be easy to win.
That's as much advice I can give you Audrey. It's not an easy game, and I could probably replay a winnable game a few times before I managed to win it again. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1146
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 7:00 pm: | |
I hate to do this. But all of you have convinced me to join back in.
Audrey. I am not sure how I did it. I wish I could give you one single idea that will solve #1 but I did it. So I know you can.
I hope I still remember how to do this. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 3039
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 4:04 am: | |
The Pheonix has arisen! Well done with #1 Mike. I suggested it to Audrey some time ago. I did find it quite tricky so went on a got #3 too. I found it the easier of the pair. That's not the same as saying that either of them is easy. Far from it. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1147
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 11:20 am: | |
I didn't have much luck the first time I tried #3. I am going to try again. The basic problem I have. Which you and many of the others don't is that I can't remember what I did to succeed in solving a certain hand. I knew the nines in the top pile were going to be a problem in #1. But the first time I didn't work it out. Back to #3. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 3040
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 11:56 am: | |
Try 360635265 Audrey, starting with an ace. It seemed to be quite willing to oblige. There was no need for any particularly clever moves either. The cards are in unusually good order. |
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