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Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 12:04 am:   

Paul (or anybody), Can you help me with American Canister, Beleaguered Castle, Binary Star, Bridesmaids(!), British Canister, Castle Mount, Challenge Free Cell, Cicely, Circle Nine, Colours, Compass, Cone, Corners, or Czarina? Thanks, Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 75
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 12:46 am:   

Ken
American Canister 1109664384
Challenge Freecell 1486099200
Cicely 215049313
Circle Nine 759617345
Colours 1118026752
Compass 1311836288
corners 636259457
CZarina 680712833

rest I still need
will be putting my other abc's on later as well
Bye Paul
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 76
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 10:58 am:   

Hi here are my abc's not mentioned in Kens email
Archway, Bavarian Patience, Beetle, Blind Patience,Boudoir, Brown Recluse Carlton, Cheops Chinese Spider, Congress , Contradance and Crescent plus those I could.nt give Ken a number for ie Binary star, Bridesmaids, British Canister, Castle mount and Cone
thanks Paul
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 1:00 pm:   

Paul
Bavarian Patience 881778241
Beetle 1594694144
Blind Patience 1268780288
Brown Recluse 1281968896
Carlton 177885057
Cheops 1999823232
Chinese Spider 1709405440
Congress 2001856512
Contradance 925946945
Crescent 2042433152
Good luck! Ken
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 33
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 2:26 pm:   

Paul,
Binary Star 1696781184
Castle Mount 163255217
Cone 435571969

Peg
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal

Post Number: 10
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 5:16 am:   

I've been making note of all the winning games that have been posted recently--but isn't that almost like cheating?
Just kidding--thanks to all for making life a little easier, especially with the likes of 13 Packs, The Plot and a few others that were totally frustrating!
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 34
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 7:12 am:   

Frances -
Not necessarily! I had a winning number for one of the games and I STILL couldn't win it. I finally hit on another number that worked for me.

Peg
only 18 games to go!
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 9:14 am:   

Peg, which ones do you have left? Maybe we can return the favor and help you out. Ken
P.S. to Frances: I won the first 500 games by myself, so I don't feel TOO guilty for asking for help for the last 70...
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 77
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 10:58 am:   

Hi Frances
I do not think it is like cheating as you still have to win the game anyway.
there are a couple where i have still been struggling to win a winning game since well before christmas and thirteen packs took me ages
which is why on some of these difficult games I record the moves also fourteens I have been trying for hours and hours to win game 1079455616 which is apparenetly a winning game
bye Paul
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal

Post Number: 11
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 11:04 am:   

Peg, it's funny you should mention that--I tried a winning number for 13 Packs this morning and lost it anyway--
I was just kidding about the "cheating" thing--all of this is fun. And challenging.
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 35
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 11:06 am:   

I still need Archway, Boudoir, Bridesmaids, British Canister, Forwards and Backwards, German Patience, Idle Aces, Kings and Aces, Knotty Nines, Little Thieves, Penelope's Web, Picture Patience, Queens and Jacks, Reserves, Robert, and Spaces and Aces.

I have winning numbers for Fourteens and Interchange, but still can't win them.

Peg
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 11:41 pm:   

Peg, Little Thieves 415260673
Penelope's Web 1514510464
Reserves 1600569216
Spaces and Aces 1933823232
BTW, what # for Interchange do you have? If it's 1007574, I can't win that one either, but have you tried #1557581440? Good luck, Ken
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 37
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 7:40 am:   

Thanks Ken! I won Little Thieves right away with your number. Haven't tried the rest yet. I have #1557581440 for Interchange. I can't seem to win it.

Peg
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 79
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 8:19 am:   

Hi
I did win 1557581440 once on 14th January but did not write down the moves and I tried for about 4 hours last night to redo it but could.nt win it again although i did get quite close
The trick is not to move up all the cards you can in a run but leave some behind
bye Paul
Yvonne White (Ladydeere)
Solitaire Player
Username: Ladydeere

Post Number: 19
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 1:33 pm:   

I can win both Interchanges, there's a trick 1007574. Took me a few minutes to find it, but here goes. I didn't "re-test" my steps, nor did I indicate what I did with each card, it should work out, though. Obviously, if there is a move of a card in my list that you don't see on the table, deal, deal, til it shows. I played it with autoplay on. AS, JD, AD, 2S, AH, 2H, 10D, AC, AD, 3D, 9D, 8C, 8D, 7D, 7C, 6C, 6D, 4D, 3C, 5C, 4C, 2C THRU 9C, AH, 5H, 4H, 3H THRU 6H, 5D TO QD, 9S, 2D, 9S, 10S, 10S, JS, KD, 7H, 8H, 2H, 9H, 10H, QS, JS, 6D, 3H, QH, 3S, 4H, 4S, 8C, 6D, AC, 4S, 10C, 3D, 4D, 2C, JH, QH, 3C, 2S, AS, 2S, 9D, QD, 5H, 7D, 3S, 4S, 8S, 5C, 10S, JD, 5D, 6D, 7D, KD, KD, 7S, 9S, 6H, 6S, KS, 8S, 5S, it should play our from here.
Good Luck!
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 1:50 pm:   

I won Interchange #1557581440 again but damned if I know how I did it. My best advice is when you have an empty space towards the end, don't fill it right away, but use it to bring the 2 of spades and 2 of hearts out. I'm off to try Yvonne's Interchange..
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 39
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 8:52 pm:   

Are you guys playing Interchange with the Kings Only option? I am...which makes it harder. Maybe I should turn it off! <grin>

Peg
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 80
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 5:58 am:   

Hi it is definitely not with Kings only option as this would make it impossible
also at last I have solved it again and Have the moves recorded so I can send them to you if you email me at pondpaul@hotmail.com
a clue is that when you get to 2 spaces a 9c needs to go into one of them as this helps you immensly at the end of the game and a 2s into the other. aslo you can get a space twice before the 9c comes out and fill it and still get to 2 spaces by the time the 9c comes
bye Paul
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 42
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 7:46 pm:   

Paul, I guess I'm just stubborn. I want to win it with the Kings Only option. So I'll just keep plugging along. I'll let you all know if I ever have success.

Peg
Anonymous
Posted on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 5:11 pm:   

Does anyone have a winning number for alhambra? I can't seem to get it. Thanks.
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 9:42 am:   

I won Alahambra with #1921591296. Good luck!
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 150
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 12:13 pm:   

I won Alahambra with 2010793856
regards Paul
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 38
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 - 1:38 pm:   

These are my b,c,d's anyone help with games they have one?

Backbone
Boudoir
British Canister
Contradance
Darwin
Double Kingsley

Thanks for any help

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 237
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 - 1:46 pm:   

Hi ken
Backbone 1918482560
Contradance 925946945
Darwin 809144001
Double Kingsley 579304449
other 2 are on my list of 9 i haven't won yet
good luck
Paul
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 39
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 - 7:21 pm:   

thanks Paul,

20 to go. Any help on:

-Famous Fifty
Kings and Aces
Lucky Thirteen
McClellan
Queens and Jacks
Redheads

Thanks for the help. I went back and played Spaces and Aces and kind of figured it out. Ive won my first eight if you need any hints. It strange how Im befuddled on some games like All In A Row or Black Hole and the Spider games but I guess all our minds work differently.

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 238
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 1:40 am:   

Hi
Famous Fifty 2092603520
Lucky thirteen 1072538945
Mclellan 572105793
Reheads 1191556608

bye Paul
Ken Millar
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 65.45.136.20
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 - 11:54 pm:   

Jax Ken,
Try #2092603520 or #467392161 for Famous Fifty.
BTW, did you ever win Malmaison?
Tpa Ken

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Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 40
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 11:32 am:   

Hey Ken

No still working on it. Getting pretty close.

thanks

Jax Ken
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 41
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 1:26 pm:   

Thanks to both of you guys,

Down to 16!
yall make it alot more fun with your post and support.

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 239
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 2:15 pm:   

Hi ken
well done on getting to 16 and thank you for spaces and aces
down to 8 now
I am still stuck as usual on Binary star and the usual Boudoir, British Canister, Forwards and backwards, Kings and aces, Picture Patience ,Queens and Jacks, and Robert which are probably all on your list
what are you other ones?
Paul
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 42
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 2:37 pm:   

Hey Paul

Sixty Theives,Seven Devils,Royal Parade,Senior Wrangler,Roosevelt,One234,Eighty Theives and Black Hole plus the afore mentioned. Ive got winning #s on some. Have you won Roosevelt? #1477152512 seems winnable. I think Im close.

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 240
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 3:07 pm:   

Hi ken
I won Roosevelt with game 2046771584 no luck yet with 1477152512
Sixty thieves744702273
seven devils 1667951616
Royal Parade 848733889
senior wrangler I cannot help you with as i won it loads of times then it was changed to make it harder several years ago and I haven't won it since
one234 2003282 got this on my 1,012 game
Eighty thieves 908933057

good luck Paul
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 43
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:26 am:   

Thanks Paul,

Down to 10! Now comes the hard part.

Jax Ken
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 44
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:31 am:   

Thanks Ken,

Got Malmaison.

Jax Ken
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 45
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 1:29 pm:   

Ive won Binary star twice and it will not register as a win. Am I doing anything wrong?

Jax Ken
application/octet-stream
Binary Star_285143617.pgs (2.9 k)
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 241
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 1:44 pm:   

Hi Ken

you are right it seems to be cheating us out of a win so you are on 9 and I am on 7 even though the scores show 10 and 8
must be a glitch in the programme
Paul

Ronny
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 80.216.118.176
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 4:50 am:   

Hi, I donīt now to use the information in the file like this?
Binary Star_285143617.pgs (2.9 k)

Ronny

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Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 46
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:00 pm:   

Hi Ronny

Save this file in a floder of your choice. Open a game of Binary in Goodsol. Go to file open game. Browse to where you saved it and open.

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 242
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 5:23 am:   

Hi again
just one other thing which I found you may have to do.
as the file extender after the dot has to be PGS like on the file, but when it is saved this changes to .UNC so you need to change it back to .PGS otherwise you cannot find it from Goodsol
paul
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 243
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 5:31 am:   

Hi

Just had a thought on this one
the score is 102 so it doesn't seem to count the first ace and king in the winning score so the winning part of the programme is probaly waiting for a score of 104 so it is not winnable at all
Paul
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 244
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 6:09 am:   

Hi again

worked it out and it is an error in the program as this deal has 2 cards missing there is only 1 KS and 1 5h so it is unwinnable
other deals show sometimes 1 or 2 cards missing
so you would need to check that all 17 piles have 6 cards in them before you start
a check of over 50 deals shows every deal has cards short
my brother won 1309721344 at a score of 104 buit now this games has only 103 cards
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 47
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 10:52 am:   

Hey Paul,

I went back and played it in the beta version and got a win. It carried over to the new version since they use the same data files. You were right. I could never get a game to come up with 104 cards.

Jax Ken
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 49
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 12:01 pm:   

Hey Paul,

Got Senior Wrangler. 8 to go.

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 245
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 12:10 pm:   

Hi Ken
well done
i am on 8 as well but of course I cannot get Binary star until it is fixed in the next version
so you must have 1 game i have won so i wonder which it is
I have in addition to binary star
Boudoir
British canister
forwards and backwards
Kings and aces
picture patience
Queens and Jacks
robert
and believe we will all be stuck on these

Bye Paul
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 80
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 12:48 pm:   

What is the problem with Binary Star? I won #1696781184.

Peg
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 50
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 12:51 pm:   

Hey Paul,

I have very little like for All in a row (I got it with your easy #) and the one I cant seem to get Black Hole. The rest are the same. Ive been playing Spaces and Aces once I figured it out. It was kind of fun posting a bunch of wins and making the total % higher thand the leading player. I guess Im amused easily. Senior Wrangler is a fun game once I played it a few times. Dont know how that one guy wins 80% tho.

Jax Ken
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 51
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 12:57 pm:   

Hi Peg,

The new version does not seem the deal all 104 cards. Thomas indicates he is aware of the problem and will repair it in the next version.

Jax Ken
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 246
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 12:59 pm:   

Hi Peg

Thomas has confirmed that there is a bug in the latest version which will be corrected.
even with the game you quote if you play it again there is 1 pile which only has 5 cards and not six so the deal has only 103 cards now although on a previous version it would have had all 104 cards so when you are lucky to clear all the cards you still have only a score of 103 so it does not show as a win
bye Paul
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 81
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 1:08 pm:   

Hi Paul,
I won it back in October of 2003, so I guess I'm lucky. :-)

Peg
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 52
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 4:48 pm:   

Hey Paul,

Do you have a # or 2 for Black Hole?

Ken
Peg Mueller (Tzrnpeg)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Tzrnpeg

Post Number: 82
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 5:04 pm:   

Hi Ken,
I'm not Paul, but I won Black Hole #218774065.

Peg
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul

Post Number: 247
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 5:16 pm:   

Hi ken
I won 1147840768
Paul
Ken Blackwell (Blackie9)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Blackie9

Post Number: 53
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 11:17 am:   

thanks to you both,

7 to go!


Jax Ken

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