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shaggy
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 5:00 am: | |
Is Alternations winnable? HOW! |
Scooby Doo
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 9:24 am: | |
Try #1503033216 |
ladydeere
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 10:32 am: | |
I won 10000155 and I don't think I did anything odd/tricky. |
Yvonne White (Ladydeere)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Ladydeere
Post Number: 8
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 2:00 pm: | |
I was wrong. I did do something different. Early in the game, you have a chance to play 2 black 9s in column 1...don't. A black nine comes up later and you need to move it to get to the the red 3. |
paul forsdick (Pondpaul)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Pondpaul
Post Number: 9
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 4:45 pm: | |
THANK YOU Ladydeere after 3 hours i solved it as well
if anybody wants the winning moves i have printed them out and I can send them to you if you email me at Pondpaul@hotmail.com |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 228
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 2:42 am: | |
Richard, If you look at the stats for Alternations, I'm #3 with 11%, and ahead of me is our compatriots from Denmark and Canada with winning percentages in the 90's. What do they know that we don't know? What's your winning percentage for this game? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 841
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 3:09 am: | |
Ken, Perhaps "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
I've just got three wins from 26. I suspect you'd have to be extremely selective and study the tableaux before electing to play any of the deals.
Even then it stretches my credulity more than a little. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 232
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 11:08 pm: | |
Richard, I take it you're not a big fan of this game, but have a go at #1666832256. Ken |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 859
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 3:48 am: | |
Hi Ken, Thanks, I got that one out at the second attempt. I've nothing whatsoever against Alternations. I suspect that I may have nuked my stats at some point though, because I was astonished by how seldom I appeared to have played it. Massively high percentages are undoubtedly due to cherry picking though. |
Ken Millar (Tpa_ken)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Tpa_ken
Post Number: 576
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 7:47 am: | |
I thought this might be a more appropriate place to ask the question of what am I doing wrong. Here I am at 6/44/4 |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1792
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 8:33 am: | |
You missed the first instruction about the 4H Ken. Start from here and see if you can get the rest of the clues to follow. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 1794
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 2:59 pm: | |
806470272 was the next random game dealt up. It looked very easy but it took me quite a while before I got it to oblige. Is it as tricky as I made it? |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2248
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 - 3:25 pm: | |
Here's an unusual consecutve series of Alternations.
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Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 761
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 - 5:09 pm: | |
I got the first number but am having some trouble with the second. Will try some more later. After I wake up. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2249
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 - 5:47 pm: | |
I've heard of sleep-walking Mike, but this is ridiculous.
(I just emailed you). |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 762
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 12:48 am: | |
Got the email. Will answer when I wake up. You obviously haven't heard about the latest studies on eating, driving, playing PGS and answering forum messages in ones sleep. I will now actually go to bed. Oh wait. Olympic Team spitting is on. I have to watch that. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2250
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 3:22 am: | |
Spitting huh? Where would they practice for that? The Gobi desert? Check out the events in the 1908 Olympics. Medals were awarded for the Tug-of-war and Rope Climbing. Britain won ALL the medals for Rackets. Mind you, they were the only country to compete in the event. (A bit like your World Series).
I'm going to have to see if I can win four consecutive Alternations now. Drat! |
Mike Butler (Butler77)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Butler77
Post Number: 763
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 8:56 pm: | |
More dry humor from Richard. The Gobi desert. The Mongolians would have a huge advantage. Finished the numbers you posted. Had no luck with the next one in sequence. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 2252
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 4:46 am: | |
Well done with those Mike. I came very close to winning another in the sequence but never quite managed it. Perhaps I'll try again.
No joy with finding a longer sequence.Getting a single is bad enough. |
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