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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 676
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 4:27 am: | |
Is #1135886858 winnable? I can only get 5 points. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4817
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 5:01 am: | |
Here is a partial solution for you Kathy.
Got a roof to paint now!
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 677
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 5:15 am: | |
Thanks. A very frustrating game. No wonder so few people have played it. But I'm determined to see it through until I can get as far as I can go. Would you believe someone won 1000 games with 0 losses? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4818
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 5:50 am: | |
No I wouldn't believe it personally. It seems far more likely that all of their losers are under a different player name.
Given up on the roof. Not worth bursting a blood vessel over. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 1349
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 6:27 am: | |
Given up after 49 minutes? Apply some of that determination that you use for PGS and you'll have that roof done in no time!! |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4819
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 9:29 am: | |
Just wait until your eyesight goes mate, then try perching at the top of a ladder trying to paint a straight line at arms length without encroaching on a dado rail. Then you will do what I did. Down tools and go to the pub to consider the alternatives.
      
You didn't know I could do impressions, did you? That's my impression of the Temperance Seven. BTW, you should get one of their hits played as a request on your local radio for your folks...... "You, you're driving me crazy"
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4820
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 9:34 am: | |
I saw an interview they did in the 60's. The band leader was asked about their name as there were nine in the group.
His response, "Because we were one over the eight at the time.", was top notch reparte. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1596
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:19 am: | |
Tape off the area you don't want to paint. They should have some blue tape at that new DIY store. Or just go ahead and spray the whole area. Gee I am a cornucopia of good ideas this morning. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4822
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 11:02 am: | |
I decided to get some blue tape Mike......... I took me three pints to reach this decision. During the fourth pint I decided to get my eyes tested tomorrow. I know I need new glasses, either that or a guide dog. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1138
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 11:37 am: | |
I hope he finds the way to the next pub.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 678
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 2:11 pm: | |
I bet you can see better than I can. In order to see anything correctly, I have to close one eye and then I can see with the other eye. BTW, I never heard of Temperance 7. Was that before or after my time? I'm in the Beatle's generation. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4824
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 2:31 pm: | |
It was in 1961 that the Temperance Seven achieved national fame (in the UK anyway) with the number 1 hit "You're Driving Me Crazy", |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1597
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 4:15 pm: | |
The blue masking tape works better than the old type of masking tape. As for your eyes. If you can still see the barmaid exactly as she is suppose to look with no drinks after four drinks. Everything is fine. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4829
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 6:47 pm: | |
I had a roll of the cream coloured stuff Mike, but the roof is the same colour so I couldn't really see if it was going on in the right place. The blue Pro stuff should be much better. Re the barmaid.......she is, how can I put this?......circumferentially challenged! Kathy would have no trouble seeing her. God knows what she would look like if you had double vision. It would be like an eclipse. |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 1598
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:21 pm: | |
If I ever get there be assured. After one pint everything will look good to me. After more than one anything can happen. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4831
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 4:49 am: | |
I'll request that the paramedics are on stand-by Mike. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 679
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 7:29 am: | |
Is Haystack #1135886874 winnable? If not, how many points can I get? So far, I can only get 2. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1146
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 8:09 am: | |
Winnable.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 680
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 11:35 am: | |
I need help with Haystack #1135886878. I can't get anywhere with it. No points at all. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4834
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 1:54 pm: | |
Take the ace out immediately for a top score of one, Kathy. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 682
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 9:02 pm: | |
Haystack #1269424519. Can I get more than 6 points or win the game? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4839
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:12 am: | |
A difficult one. Will need to work on it some more. No time just now. I have the dentist in 10 minutes. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 683
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:29 am: | |
What a coincidence. I'm going to the dentist tomorrow. My front tooth is loose. I hope it doesn't have to be pulled. I'm funny enough looking as it is now. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4844
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 7:49 am: | |
I can only get to 7 with this one, and I don't think it's winnable.
I hope you fare better at the dentist that I did. The work she did was pretty painful but not as painful as the bill. Estimated to be about $880. Yesterday my glasses cost $554. What a rip off. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 685
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 8:09 am: | |
I can't believe it. Here I was worried about how to come up with $100 for the dentist, and your bill was that high! Over here, for that amount, I could have 8 x-rays and 8 teeth pulled. Also, for an eye exam and glasses, it would approximately cost no more than $200. You have my sympathies. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4847
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 8:28 am: | |
UK dentists are extremely unlikely to pull a tooth. She undertook some root canal work today as an abscess had started to develop. That cost about $200. Most of the rest of the cash will be for having a porcelain crown made and fitted. It's an incisor so it has to be done properly.
Finding a National Health dentist is very difficult in our area, that why I was forced to go private. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 687
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 10:39 am: | |
I see now your situation. Since my dentist knows I have only a limited amount of money, he knows it is better to have a tooth pulled, because he knows I could never afford to have any other kind of work done. The problem is I'm running out of teeth. Medicare doesn't pay anything at all for dentistry and for optometry, which is strange since when people start getting older, their teeth and eyes are two things that start going bad first. That's life. However, I can still smile without being embarrassed. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 688
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 10:51 am: | |
This is the most frustrating game in all of PGS. However, I refuse to stop playing it until I'm satisfied I've won all I can. Can you get more than 3 points for 1536639243? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4848
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 11:01 am: | |
I think you may have had the wrong eye shut there Kathy.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 692
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 9:15 pm: | |
I hope I'm not using the wrong eye again, but I can only get 3 points with Haystack 1536639250. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4852
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 3:42 am: | |
Defective eyesight is certainly no joke Kathy. I hope neither of us gets any worse.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 693
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 6:06 am: | |
It looks like it might be too late for me! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 694
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 8:22 am: | |
In Haystack 1536639257, I am having problems getting anywhere because I can't get the second column freed. I hope you can see what I obviously can't. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4853
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 8:24 am: | |
My sympathies Kathy. Sight is undoubtedly the most important of our senses. Having been blessed with extremely exceptional eyesight it is all the more depressing to "see" it slipping away. But, as my mother always pointed out, "Worse things happen at sea". |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4860
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 2:40 pm: | |
I'm having problems with this one too. I'll let you know one way or the other. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4861
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 3:10 pm: | |
It took me ages to figure out how to get the better of this one. I've not finished it yet but you should be able to win it from here easily enough. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 700
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 9:46 pm: | |
I am sure Haystack 1536639263 is unwinnable, but just to make sure, please take a look at it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4863
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 3:05 am: | |
Agreed. Zero scored! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 701
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 5:57 am: | |
I can only get 5 points for 1855891584. Is this another loser? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4865
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 6:08 am: | |
This looks fairly straighforward as you can clear the stock almost immediately. I've not pl;ayed it any further though.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 702
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 6:13 am: | |
I'll go back and check it again before I use your solution. It's strange, because I tried all kinds of combinations. Sometimes I guess I just miss the obvious. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 703
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 6:29 am: | |
Do you know I still couldn't clear the stock no matter how I tried. I'll have to open it up under another name and retrace your steps. I hope I'm not losing it today. BTW, wish me a Happy Mother's Day tomorrow, as no one else will. My baby died, but I'm still a mother. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 704
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 10:37 am: | |
Here I am again. This time with Haystack 1855891588. I can only get 7 points and then I'm stuck. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4866
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 11:57 am: | |
I have got 13 so far Kathy, but I'm beginning to think it may not be winnable. I'll let you know later. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4867
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 12:45 pm: | |
I think I've tried all the variables with this one, all to no avail. Sorry. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 705
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 1:47 pm: | |
What a miserable Haystack day it has been. In 147453329, I can't find a way to unbury the Aces. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4871
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 2:32 pm: | |
It took me a minute of two to find the clink in its armour. Let me know if you can't win it from here. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 707
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 11:29 pm: | |
I can get nothing from 147453338. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4875
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 4:25 am: | |
Here is your Get Out Of Jail card.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 708
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:37 am: | |
I'll never understand how I can spend a couple of hours on a game, try every move possible, and still miss what you see. I don't know how many times I brought that 10C down and then tried everything I could think of. It's either my eye or else a mental block since I want to quit Haystack on one hand and refuse to quit on the other hand. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4878
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:53 am: | |
I have had debates with Markus regarding how quickly he plays some of his games. I tend to look at them carefully for a minute or two and try to figure out my strategy. Then I play them until I hit a stopper. This way I find out which cards are causing the most trouble and then backtrack until I get an opportunity to shift them. Perhaps you need to slow down a bit and try to figure out how to get the blockers shifted. But, as I never tire of saying, it's only a game. It really doesn't matter if you win or lose. Just enjoy the challenge. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 710
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 2:06 pm: | |
I can get only 1 point with Haystack 147452253. I tried to clear the first and last columns but was unable to do so. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4883
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 2:38 pm: | |
Don't get fixated on one plan of attack Kathy.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 711
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 4:38 pm: | |
Okay. Don't give me the solution of 147452254. Just tell me if it's winnable or not. Take your time, because if it is winnable, I'll be working on it for a long time myself. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4884
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:49 pm: | |
It's a loser. I can get a score of 3 after a great number of dead ends. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 712
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:27 am: | |
I'm having trouble with Haystack 319951046. It looks like it should be winnable, but I can't seem to solve it. The fact that I have a blinding headache may have something to do with it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4885
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 7:26 am: | |
Winnable. Quite tricky. Here is a partial solution for you. See how you get on from here. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 715
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 11:16 am: | |
I got rid of my headache, but I'm still having problems. This time it's Haystack 347902754. BTW, what season is it supposed to be over there? It's cool here (33 degrees this a.m.), but it warms up during the day. What happened to the global warming we are supposed to be having? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4890
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 12:34 pm: | |
Glad you've got rid of your headache Kathy. Haystack 347902754 didn't give me one.
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4891
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 12:37 pm: | |
It's supposed to be early Summer I suppose. We had some hail and snow here earlier today. Global Warming seems to have mythed us out. Ha! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 716
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 4:11 pm: | |
I don't know what's wrong with me. I didn't even use your solution. I just went back and was able to solve it once I knew it was winnable. I'm sorry to put you to so much trouble, but sometimes the game is unwinnable, and I guess I don't know how to determine when to give up. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4894
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 4:45 pm: | |
Kathy, it is no trouble whatsoever. I enjoy playing PGS, and I like Haystack. Most of the ones you've posted have been challenging. Some have been impossible and I've found a few have been fairly easy. Other people might have a lot of trouble with the last group. It makes no difference how good or bad you are at this. It's a hobby. Just take some satisfaction with the ones you do win.
I'm quite good at crosswords, but often I won't be able to solve some clues. The following day I will pick it up again and finish it in no time flat. It's not because there was something wrong with me the previous day. It is simply because whether I was aware of it or not, I was fixated on one train of thought and did not consider other options. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 718
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 5:02 pm: | |
That is what is happening with the current game I'm playing. Every way I play it, I always have 8 cards in the reserves, and if I can just get one card down, I can get somewhere. So, I'm going to put off playing the game for a day or two or else try it every other game I play and see how that works. I know it's just a game, but part of the fun for me is winning. I couldn't just play, like my sister does, to pass the time, etc. BTW, I love crosswords and the harder the better. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4897
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:14 pm: | |
Tell me the number and I'll just tell you if I can win it or not. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 719
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:38 pm: | |
Believe it or not, I came back after supper and won it! |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 721
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 6:18 am: | |
Cam you get more than 7 points for Haystack 1004343636? I had a winning streak of 11 straight games before this one. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4899
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 7:03 am: | |
7 was quite a good score for this one. I eventually found a way to improve on that. It is winnable.
Partial solution if required |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 722
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 9:59 am: | |
Haystack 1004343640 looks like it should be winnable, but I can't find a way to bring down the 5's. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4900
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:11 am: | |
Here are your fives Kathy. It must be winnable from here. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 723
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 11:30 am: | |
Here's a difficult one, at least for me. Haystack 1004343646 |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4901
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 12:01 pm: | |
Not that bad. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 726
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 4:18 pm: | |
For Haystack 1265371780, if I had just one less card in the stock, I think it could be winnable. Can you help? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4918
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 4:51 pm: | |
I had a lot of problems with this one too Kathy. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 728
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 5:17 am: | |
Is Haystack 1265371797 winnable? If not, can I get more than the 2 points I have? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4924
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 5:58 am: | |
Getting the right start was tricky. Should be winnable from where I've left it. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 730
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 8:50 am: | |
Haystack 1265371802 is another hard one for me. I'm stuck after only 4 points. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4925
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 10:13 am: | |
Very difficult. Perhaps impossible. Still working on it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4927
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 12:33 pm: | |
8 is the best I can do Kathy.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 732
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 3:35 pm: | |
Well at least 8 is better than 4. I feel like I'll be playing Haystack for the rest of my life. I must be obsessed with it. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 734
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 10:57 pm: | |
I think 1204388992 is unwinnable. Can you get more than my 2 points? |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1193
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:14 am: | |
It should be winnable from the position i stopped playing, because i had to work again.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 737
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 8:39 am: | |
I can only get 3 points on 1821744522. Can you get me any more points or possibly even a solution? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4935
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 9:28 am: | |
It's winnable Kathy. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 740
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:10 pm: | |
Another problem with Haystack. This time it's 1821744524. I can only score 2 points. One problem is the two red 5's are inaccessible. Am I missing something obvious, or is it unwinnable? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4939
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 3:12 pm: | |
I can only get 5, so you've not missed very much. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 741
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:31 pm: | |
Can you do anything with 1657354495? Is it just my imagination, or is scoring different for different games? I can have a winning streak of 10+ games in Haystack and get my score really bounced down if I lose a game no matter how many points I get for that game. But it seems in other games, if I lose one game it doesn't make that drastic of a difference. It may just be my imagination, though. This game is making me frustrated. I wish I could find another game as interesting and as challenging as this one or others I've played, but so far no luck. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4941
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 3:48 am: | |
With 1657354495 you can clear the stock with just 11 moves! It must be easy to win.
The number of points you score with Haystack should have very little effect on your standing in the stats. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 742
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 5:58 am: | |
The next time I lose a game of Haystack, I'll show you what I mean. I'm probably wrong and just frustrated, but it interested me also. Sorry about the above game, yesterday wasn't a good day for me, so that's probably why I didn't see how to win. Thanks. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 743
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 6:02 am: | |
Guess what? You forgot to put the 5 at the end of the number. It's 1657354495. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 744
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 6:08 am: | |
It turns out it didn't matter. I just tried it and won the game easily. So you probably played the right game and just forgot the 5 when you posted the solution. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 745
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 8:18 am: | |
For Haystack 419320610, I have to be able to play the KH and 8C in the stock in order to free the 3 Aces that are next. I've been unable to do that so far. Can you help? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4942
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 10:25 am: | |
So far I can just score 4. That's one fewer than the number of pints I've had. Hic. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 746
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 11:16 am: | |
I think 825030210 is unwinnable, but I can't get any points at all. How about you? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4943
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:27 pm: | |
Well done Kathy! You can equal the best possible score. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 747
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:49 pm: | |
The only thing I can take comfort from this is that you didn't do any better than I did; a rare occurrence. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 748
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 1:00 pm: | |
Here's the point I was trying to make earlier. This last game that I lost with no points cost me 9 points. I won the next game but only gained 1 point. It doesn't make sense, or does it? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4945
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 1:28 pm: | |
I don't understand what you are saying Kathy. What dropped by 9 points? The percentage is the most variable. Losing a game can drop that dramatically. If you had 100.00 straight wins it would be 100% but you just need to lose one game for it to drop to 99.00. If you win the next game it win only rise extremely slightly. I think you mean it dropped by 0.9 as opposed to 9.0. Watch your average score. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 749
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 6:00 pm: | |
I think I understand what you mean. My percentage was 86.97%, I lost one game and it went to 86.98 (0.9). I just don't remember other games (like Tuxedo) being so hard in advancing my percentage. It seems like I will never get to 90% which is my goal. BTW, my average score is 46. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4946
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 6:10 pm: | |
Unless you've just made a typing error the maths don't add up. I still can't see where you are getting 0.9 from. The second figure is higher than the first one.
Anyway, it's now after 1am. I'm off to bed. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 750
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 6:14 pm: | |
You're right, I made a typing error. It went from 86.97% to 86.88%, thus the 0.9. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4947
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 3:52 am: | |
If you want to work out the percentages for yourself, this is how you do it.
"Total Winners" divided by "Total played" multiplied by 100.
Here are examples of that. Note how dramatically winning or losing a game changes the percentage.
In my table three consecutive losers dropped the percentage from 86.99 down to 86.85, a drop of 0.14. However if you'd won the three games it would have risen from 86.99 to 87.09, a rise of 0.10.
Losing a game has more effect on the percentage than winning a game.
What you score whilst winning or losing a game has no bearing on the percentage whatsoever. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 751
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 5:07 am: | |
Thank you so much for the clarification. I didn't know that losing has more effect than winning. That's why I can't seem to get anywhere in the stats, because no matter how many I win, there's always that loser that takes me down. I've decided from now on just to play the game for fun while in the meantime looking for another one that I like. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 752
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 6:17 am: | |
1043785863 is an interesting one. I don't even know where to start. It might be unwinnable, but I thought I'd seek your expertise first before giving up. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4948
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 6:36 am: | |
It's a dead duck Kathy. Maximum score of zero.
Your percentage is almost 87. Therefore you must win 9 out of every 10 games in order to raise your percentage. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 753
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 6:46 am: | |
That's a mighty tall order, but I'll give it a try. Do you think we can set a goal of Christmas when my percentage will finally reach 90? I wish someone else would compete with me in this game. I feel lost in Haystackland. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 755
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 9:25 am: | |
For 1809655684, it's the 8C and 6C that are keeping me from getting anywhere. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4953
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 10:47 am: | |
You should be able to destroy it from here. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 757
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 12:04 am: | |
Is there any chance 867414788 is winnable? |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1205
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 2:25 am: | |
I can score 4 points with your Haystack so far. Winnable? I don't think so. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4961
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 3:49 am: | |
I'd say 4 is the maximum possible. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 759
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 6:27 am: | |
Is 138901180 winnable? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4962
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 6:45 am: | |
Yes. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 760
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:32 am: | |
I'm pretty sure 244852849 is unwinnable, but I wanted to run it past you just in case I'm wrong. I've just lost two games in a row and would hate to make it three. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1206
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 9:00 am: | |
6 points is all i could get so far. When the KH would be the first in the reserve, then it would be surely winnable, but so i can get close to win it, but only close. Have no time anymore to try longer. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4963
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 9:54 am: | |
It's just a single cell away from being winnable, but as Markus said, 6 is the best score. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 761
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 12:25 pm: | |
Any chance 108363441 is winnable? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4967
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 1:16 pm: | |
Let me know if this partial isn't......................................... |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1208
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 1:59 pm: | |
Richard, do you agree, if the first King would be red, then it would have been winnable? |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 763
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 4:57 pm: | |
Any chance 1999038595 is winnable? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4973
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 5:11 pm: | |
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4974
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 5:16 pm: | |
I presuyme you were talking about 244852849 Markus. Yes if the first king had been red it would have been winnable. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1212
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 12:39 am: | |
That shows again, how a single card can change a game from unwinnable to winnable. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1930
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 - 4:41 am: | |
How about #15? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6315
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 - 6:36 am: | |
Looks unwinnable to me Markus. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1935
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 - 8:15 am: | |
I can get two piles free, but then no chance. Always one card less of winning. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1944
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 - 4:24 am: | |
The next winnable looking number: #22. I can score 11 points, but don't find the way to free a second pile. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6322
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 - 4:49 am: | |
11 is my top score too. More looks impossible. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1945
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 - 5:11 am: | |
It seems it is one of those frustrating ones. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1946
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 2:09 am: | |
The next i will give up soon: #28. 5 points so far. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6329
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 2:59 am: | |
Yes. 5 only. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1947
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 2:53 am: | |
Again just 5 so far with #31. It looks hardly winnable. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6337
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 8:57 am: | |
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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1949
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 10:50 am: | |
Just won it before i saw your post. And, i wanted to post, it looks like hard to win, but both expressions are wrong. It was not a hard one. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6339
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 11:08 am: | |
The Yeti needed the exercise anyway Markus. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1950
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 12:15 pm: | |
I KNOW, I KNOW !!! |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1962
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 2:02 pm: | |
I have given up on #40 with an huge score of zero points. Maybe someone can beat it. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6366
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 2:44 pm: | |
The only way you can beat it is with a big stick. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1964
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 3:32 am: | |
The cruel Scotsman is beating again. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 2047
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 - 2:36 pm: | |
Haystack #64 is also giving me problems. Always just one move from a maybe winner. 3 points so far. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 6461
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 - 3:59 pm: | |
No joy for me either. |
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