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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 662
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 5:07 pm: | |
For anyone, who like nice ones: #13 is winnable, but not easy. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 468
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 10:13 pm: | |
I just started playing and won #1673242367. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 469
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 10:59 pm: | |
Markus, I'm going crazy trying to clear the way to the Kings. I think it has to do with where you play your 10's. Did it take you long to solve 13. Maybe I should try again in the morning. If I can't figure it out then, I may have to ask you for some hints. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 715
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 12:02 am: | |
I have to rewin it to have some hints for you. But that must be later, now i am busy. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 718
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 3:13 am: | |
Kathy, i could rewin it in about 7 minutes, but hints are difficult. When you have also Goodsol 101 you maybe can open my solution. It's special sequence how to put a card onto another without blocking cards. There are the 10s, the 9s, the 7s. The 2D is blocked at the bottom (to get it you have to put cards back from the foundation). It's very important to try to build sequences down in suit.
I try to post a few (?) screenshots which may will help you.
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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 719
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 3:24 am: | |
Maybe they will help to. Till the position in my solution i had about 130 moves.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 470
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 4:13 am: | |
Thanks, Markus. I'm still having a hard time. I'll save it for a rainy day and try again. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 729
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 - 3:06 pm: | |
Again a nice winnable one. #18 |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4392
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 - 5:25 pm: | |
Baker's Dozen is quite tricky. Getting the cards into the correct order is far from easy.
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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 730
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 12:47 am: | |
Richard most of them are not so tricky, but there are some i do really enjoy. #13 or #18. My stats say, that also #3, #9 and #10 are trickier than the others. I have 20 winners so far and am waiting for a loser. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 731
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 12:49 am: | |
Did you try #13 Richard? You have to do a lot of moves to win it. And even with my screenshots it is very hard. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 484
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 2:56 am: | |
I hope Richard tried it. I still can't win it and need help since I can't download your solution. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4394
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 4:22 am: | |
It's an extremely difficult game Kathy. Markus posted dozens of clues with his screenshots and showed everybody what you must do in order to win this game. You have to try and get all of the columns into descending order, and this almost always involves taking cards back off of the foundations in order to liberate stranded cards. Also critical are the kings. You must get them them exposed before you can get other face cards moved from the columns they are obstructing. This is a hugely tactical game.Look at what he did with the spades between the third and the fourth screenshot. If you look at the top two cards in column 7, you know that you must be able to play all the hearts onto the foundations before you can get a single diamond out. A LOT of work and effort goes into winning games of this nature.
Many of my moves will vary from those of Markus. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 491
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 10:30 am: | |
I think I'm going to have to give up on Baker's Dozen. I'm working on #18, which is winnable, and getting nowhere. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 733
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 3:16 pm: | |
Kathy, did you first try some easier ones? Those two numbers (#13 and #18) are very hard ones. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 504
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 3:52 pm: | |
My very first game, I won. So, I thought it wasn't that hard of a game. #'s 13 and 18 proved me wrong. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 740
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 2:33 am: | |
#24 is the next one you have to concentrate to solve it. (It is winnable, but it took some time.) |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4426
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:19 am: | |
I'm happy to say that it didn't give me much trouble at all. I got it out at the first attempt, with perhaps six undo's. I was paying a lot of attention though.
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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 745
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:45 am: | |
As i said, you have to concentrate. When you pay a lot of attention, then you see the problems and can annoy (?) getting stuck. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4427
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:50 am: | |
Playing slowly and carefully helps you to "avoid" getting stuck. Very true. A good game. If I played it again I might not win it in double the time. |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 824
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2010 - 1:16 am: | |
#36 winnable, but nice. |
Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 573
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 6:09 am: | |
I give up on #18. I've been playing it off and on for weeks now and still can't see how it can be won. Where are the 5's? There are a lot of 4's, but no place to put them. This one really has me stumped. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4544
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 7:07 am: | |
Lunchtime. Your solution though.
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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 999
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 2:28 pm: | |
I don't know, if it is hard or easy, but just to look at it makes clear, that this is maybe the first unwinnable one.
I am speaking from #45.
(1 to go.) |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1000
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 2:36 pm: | |
I didn't think, that this one is winnable, but with concentrating on every move, it was not so hard.
You can congratulate me. This is my 1000th message i posted since 7-2009. |
Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4700
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 2:42 pm: | |
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Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1001
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 2:56 pm: | |
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Richard Mechen (Richardscotland)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Richardscotland
Post Number: 4703
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 3:15 pm: | |
Uh oh! I seem to remember upsetting someone when I posted that gif before.
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Kathy Quade (Kathyquade)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Kathyquade
Post Number: 643
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 3:40 pm: | |
I thought we were going to post a reminder "Not for Kathy." |
Markus Reischl (Markus)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Markus
Post Number: 1078
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 3:23 am: | |
Mike, you have been right with the Baker's Dozen stats. And faster than i thought you are right.
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