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Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 9:27 am:   

This is a general topic where you can post on any subject not covered in the other topics.
Chuck Hill (Cgh3rd)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Cgh3rd

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 5:01 pm:   

Great idea! Pretty Good Soltaire is the best Thomas, the best. Thanks your quality support.

Chuck
Mary M Lane (Mmlane)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Mmlane

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 5:33 pm:   

I think this is a great idea - I've looked for something like this before!

Mary
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 8:25 pm:   

Thanks Chuck and Mary!
Melinda Hall
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 4:18 am:   

I find that the relative simplicity and easily maintained monotony of Klondike very reassuring, and I also think it's hilarious that that's the game my stepmother taught me when I was 10 and about to travel to Alaska to visit her & my dad!
this is fantastic, Thomas... there are photos shot in AK on my site at bewitchmelinda.com
Susan Tanley
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 4:22 am:   

I've been playing Pretty Good Solitaire for several months and love it. (Registered user!!) Freecell is my favorite - I'd spend every evening playing on my old Windows 98 laptop while I watched tv. Then my husband bought me an Apple Powerbook for Christmas. How disappointing to find that PGS is only for Windows!!!! Now my husband sits every evening with his NEW Windows XP laptop playing freecell while I try to find a great solitaire program for the Mac. Anyone know of anything comparable for Mac OS X.2.3?
Kjell Petterson
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 4:50 am:   

This is a great idea. My wife and I have been strong supporters of PGS for several years, and we never fail to tell others about it.
To open this interaction between players is exciting; it must be satisfactory for Thomas to see the stats uploaded; people from all over the world are enjoying your brainchild!
In my opinion, PGS could have a very important function, especially for people who are ill, or otherwise are unable to move around much. Senior centers, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. should be equipped with a battery of computers, all loaded with PGS!
Char Banfield
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 5:20 am:   

Waving to you all from down under! This forum is a great idea - (I won't take the credit but I did suggest it in your recent survey) I am a registered user and hopelessly addicted to PGS and in particular to Empress of Italy, I'm heading towards the 1000 club! Great to "meet" you all.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 12
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 8:58 am:   

>How disappointing to find that PGS is only for Windows!!!!

We don't have a Mac version, but you can play PGS on a Mac if you have Windows emulation software. There are several on the market, a couple of them are called Virtual PC and SoftWindows. I know that PGS works under these as we have a number of people playing the game this way.

Susan Tanley (Soozin)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Soozin

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 10:59 am:   

Thomas, thank you for the information. I read about virtual pc and thought, what a great solution - then I saw the price. I guess I'll just have to confiscate my husband's computer (or get out my old laptop) when I want to play PGS. I've tried a few programs for the Mac, but they're no where near as good as yours.

Thanks again,
Susan
Onno Hillebregt (Onno_hillebregt)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Onno_hillebregt

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 11:29 am:   

My congratulations with the expansion of your PGS.
It's also a confirm of a very good and pretty game(s).
After a trial period I've bought your PGS in August '99 and since then I can't miss it anymore!!
Tom and your team: well done!!

Onno Hillebregt
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 18
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 11:54 am:   

Susan,

>I read about virtual pc and thought, what a great solution - then I saw the price.

Yes, it's expensive, although if all you own is a Mac, it's cheaper than buying a PC :-)

A Mac version is one of those things I'd really like to do, but the problem is that I don't know the first thing about programming for the Mac. I'd have to hire a Mac programmer to do it, which would be expensive. I'm not sure the Mac market is big enough to justify the cost. Still, if the right circumstances ever happen, you never know.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 19
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 11:55 am:   

>Tom and your team: well done!!

Thanks, Onno!
Morag Bisset
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 1:16 pm:   

hi everyone i am so glad to be able to communicate with other player/addicts. I play for relaxation after work and sometimes also at work... Great to have a place to exchange news and views.
Melinda L. Hall (Jerseyelf)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Jerseyelf

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 5:29 am:   

I registered. <sigh> I'm Melinda Hall, the woman who always has too many things going on to devote her attention exclusively. anyone want a forum to discuss what else they do while playing solitaire?
Melinda L. Hall (Jerseyelf)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Jerseyelf

Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 7:52 am:   

oh, again, an observation validated - a very important function, especially for people who are ill, or otherwise are unable to move around much. Senior centers, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. should be equipped with a battery of computers,
I am happy to validate her observation, for reasons I'll tell you if you email me. computers are INVALUABLE to those without full mobility.
bewitchmelinda.com/paternalpride
Sarita Levinthal (Sari303)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Sari303

Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 1:44 pm:   

I really enjoy pgs...i've tried other solitaire versions...but pgs rules!!
Juliette C
Unregistered guest
Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 4:39 pm:   

Susan, thanks for asking my question!
Thomas, I'm another Mac user on a budget who came to this site looking for a Mac version of your solitaire games (especially Spider). I'm on Mac OS X.2. I can't always borrow the PC laptop when I want to play! Just want you to know there's another of us if you're wondering about your market.
Thanks for your good work,
Juliette
Kenney B
Unregistered guest
Posted on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 11:45 am:   

I've had GoodSol for years and myself and my wife play it often, so of course we picked up GoodMj as soon as it came out. Great games. We also are super fans of Kyodai Mahjongg, particularly enjoying the addition of music and 3d view of tiles, to include moving camera angle. Is there any possibility that Pretty Good will move in either direction in the future (near or far)?
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 52
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 2:11 pm:   

>We also are super fans of Kyodai Mahjongg, particularly enjoying the addition of music and 3d view of tiles, to include moving camera angle

Music is something we'd probably never do, I'm not a big fan of music in games and we couldn't do music that would be better than what you get if you just stick a CD in.

3-D views is something that is possible for the future.
pk
Unregistered guest
Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 4:08 pm:   

PROBLEM with Windows version of FreeCell that has stoppped us cold! When we open the FreeCell game we can select a game, but then the game area turns white with no cards visible and a few green spaces on the top. When you go to close it, no type visible except for the yes or no box selection. Running 98, and our computers were recently networked. Any ideas? Thanks
pk
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 57
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 6:01 pm:   

>PROBLEM with Windows version of FreeCell that has stoppped us cold!

It sounds from this that you are referring to the FreeCell game that comes with Windows. That game is from Microsoft and we cannot help with technical problems with it.

If you are referring to one of our games, please give which game and the version.
Alex Sutherland
Unregistered guest
Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 8:38 pm:   

As a point of interest many players of PGS would be interested in how many countries is it played in.I managed to get about 34-37 by going into the clubs but several just use letters and i was not sure of them.This may help your sales as most people talk about this sort of news.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 61
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 10:00 am:   

>As a point of interest many players of PGS would be interested in how many countries is it played in

We don't know how many countries the trial version is played in, because anyone can download it from anywhere. But we do know how many countries people have ordered it from. It has been ordered from 137 different countries.
Ken Lewis
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 10:01 am:   

I am a real beginner, still using the Microsoft version of FREECELL. Can anyone please tell me if 445 can be done? Kenlewis@kenlewisonline.co.uk
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 65
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 9:52 am:   

>Can anyone please tell me if 445 can be done?

Yes, it can. I don't have a solution, but all games up to #11982 are solvable. Also, the game 445 in the Windows FreeCell is the same as game 445 in Pretty Good Solitaire (version 8 or higher).
Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest
Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 12:44 pm:   

hmmmm, I couldn't beat 445 of free cell,,,,drat!
Susan Tanley (Soozin)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Soozin

Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 2:26 pm:   

Curiosity got the best of me so I just had to try 445 in freecell. Yes, it's definitely solvable - had to restart a couple of times, but it wasn't as difficult as some that I've played (and I've played over 950 games so far).

Soozin
Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 6:18 pm:   

hmmm,still no luck : (

I've only played 12 games of goodsol freecell, mostly i play MS freecell when my machine freezes up and it come up in safe mode, so i play free cell while it scans disk : )

paxinc (Paxinc)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc

Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 2:02 pm:   

I wanted a record of those games that I'd solved; not too many! So here's the work around. It entails having some *printscreen* software; I use platinum printscreen (from <www.softwarelabs.com>). You invoke the software, bring up the appropriate PGS screen and print it. Then, you mark up your print, scan and save it. It's probable that you can do it in PGS, too, but I'm barely computer literate. Some of you might like it
Miriam Frankort (Miriam)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Miriam

Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 2:33 pm:   

Another way is to look at the log file of the game you want in the gamesdirectory. Open it with wordpad and you can copy your list.
paxinc (Paxinc)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc

Post Number: 4
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2003 - 1:22 pm:   

My aim was to have a record of all the games that I'd won and, then, adding it to a master list.

I lose patience (hah!) with those that are rated easy, dependant upon chance, and which I haven't solved.

Happy frustrations, all.
marcia roa loyola
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2003 - 6:13 pm:   

hola, me encanta jugar solitarios, por ende les envio mis felicitaciones por todos los que reune Pretty Good Solitaire.
quisiera que me explicaran por favor si la version que recogi de internet es gratis y si cuando se cumplan los 30 dias solo desapareceran algunos juegos o el programa completo dejara de ejecutarse?
bueno muchas gracias y saludos de chile
mandenme un mail
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 89
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 10:05 am:   

Sorry, you'll need to post in English. I don't know Spanish and the Bablefish translation of your message does not make sense.
Alan Poulton (Alan)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Alan

Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 11:12 am:   

Thomas,
I recommend using http://www.freetranslation.com It's always worked great for me, and while translating the above text doesn't make "perfect" sense, you can definately get the gist of what she's saying.
paxinc (Paxinc)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc

Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 2:03 pm:   

Thanks for the translator, Alan. It's great.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator
Username: Support

Post Number: 90
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 3:17 pm:   

Thanks, Alan, FreeTranslation does a better job on that.

Marcia, Pretty Good Solitaire is a 30 day trial, you can use the game for 30 days free to see if you like it. If you do, you can then order and get the full version.
Gloria Laurie
Unregistered guest
Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 3:08 am:   

Thomas-When I play Ace of Hearts for instance,why do the columns disappear below the task bar? Can't the lower half be placed next to the top half? This has been bugging me for a while. I'm sure there is some simple explanation. Help. Faithful player.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 107
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 11:24 am:   

>When I play Ace of Hearts for instance,why do the columns disappear below the task bar?

If a column of cards ever runs off the screen (which shouldn't happen, but can if a column gets too long in Ace of Hearts), you can increase your screen resolution and that will give you more space for the cards. Also, switching to a smaller card size in the Options menu will allow more cards to be seen. At the small card size, there should be no problems with cards going off the screen in Ace of Hearts.
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 2:59 pm:   

beta testers?
Sue B. (Sueso)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Sueso

Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 11:18 pm:   

Ok, I'm being lazy. Is there a way to upgrade and get new solitaire games? Not that there aren't enough already, but I don't want to miss anything. LOL I didn't get the CD when I bought my PGS, what if I would like to get it? How would I do that and what would it cost me? Thanks much.
Ps. WHY do I need the CD?
Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator
Username: Support

Post Number: 182
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 12:47 pm:   

>Is there a way to upgrade and get new solitaire games?

The latest version with 500 games can be downloaded from <http://www.goodsol.com/download.html>.

If you want to order a CD, you can order just the CD from <http://www.goodsol.com/orderonline.html>. Look for a link below the regular order links. Cost for just the CD to a previously registered user is $7.50. A CD is only needed if you don't want to download or want a permanent copy. The install from the CD also installs all of the currently available card sets (which are a separate download from the web site).
rachel cohen (Rachel)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Rachel

Post Number: 68
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 4:03 pm:   

Regarding the new card sets - I can't post in your Announcements, obviously.

I guess Everybody is trying to download these at this same moment.
The Floral set was corrupted it downoaded 108K intead of 1021K, I tried several times.
The Scenic said that it's a .dat file though on the download screen it said .zip.

Maybe I shouldn't expect this to go as smoothly as the officilal sets.
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 4
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 4:53 pm:   

family plot.is it classed as cheating if one manipulates cards on first foundation pile.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 292
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 4:58 pm:   

>The Floral set was corrupted it downoaded 108K intead of 1021K, I tried several times.

Try deleting the file and download again, it came over fine for me. The card sets are .dat files, but they are zipped in a zip file. When you unzip the file, you'll get a .dat file to put in the game folder.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
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Username: Support

Post Number: 293
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 4:59 pm:   

>family plot.is it classed as cheating if one manipulates cards on first foundation pile.

What do you mean by manipulating them? There isn't really much you can do to them, other than play more cards to the pile.
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 5:43 pm:   

re family plot;you can backspace vital cards and THE GAME allows one to move ilegally;
Sarita Levinthal (Sari303)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Sari303

Post Number: 10
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 6:46 am:   

hi all,
is there a way to uninstall the floral card set? it is pretty but too hard for me to see :-(...

thank you
Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator
Username: Support

Post Number: 299
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:37 am:   

>is there a way to uninstall the floral card set? it is pretty but too hard for me to see ...

Any card set can be deleted simply by removing the .dat card set file from the game's folder. Just don't delete the default pgscard.dat file, but any other card set can just be deleted.
Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Frank_durso

Post Number: 62
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:26 pm:   

Ken Lewis asked if Freecell 445 could be won, yes it can. There is also a section of this board dedicated to questions of this type.....
mwtodd
Unregistered guest
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 4:45 pm:   

dear all. what is a beta player?
Mike Bailin (Mikeb)
Solitaire Player
Username: Mikeb

Post Number: 24
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 11:38 am:   

Hi,

Typically new (or new versions of) software (or most hardware, for that matter) goes through three stages:

First there's "alpha" testing -- this is done in the company's own facilities, usually by the people who are developing it, to see what kinds of error-trapping they think are needed.

Then there's "beta" testing -- it's made available to as many of us "ordinary" end-users as possible, to see what kinds of ingenious and unexpected problems we can turn up on a much broader scale with diferent operating systems and hardware (and of course user's habits). Normally these include conspicuous "as-is, no warranty" warnings.

Then after the additional bugs discovered are worked out as well as possible, hopefully it eventually becomes a full-blown commercial product in "final release" form. Or better yet (for us, anyway), shareware or freeware.

I think that pretty well covers it -- I'm sure Thomas (or whoever) will fill in any gaps I've missed.

Best,
Mike
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 6
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 1:04 pm:   

Thankyou Mike B
Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Frank_durso

Post Number: 80
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 10:03 am:   

Gloria Laurie asked about the stacks of cars in Ace of Hearts, sometimes when I play they go WAY below the screen: )....it just has to be done soemtimes : )
Kurt Siats
Unregistered guest
Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 12:27 pm:   

Two points.

1. An enhancement I'd like to see would to be to set multiple checkpoints while playing some games.

2. You mailed me on how to download/install an upgrade over an older version without losing statistics. I misplaced the info and cannot find it on site here. How?
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 8
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 4:00 pm:   

british constitution, why make the cards so awkward to move;
Anonymous
Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 4:24 pm:   

i have now finished another game of bc; you really should change/inform how to move cards quickly;
Mike Bailin (Mikeb)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Mikeb

Post Number: 28
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 12:11 am:   

I'll second the question about British Constitution. A few others, which I can't think of offhand, behave the same way -- if you don't position the card you're moving VERY precisely in its new location, it's apparently considered an improper move and the card bounces back to its original location.

The "mechanics" of the vast majority of the games are much different from this -- usually the card will pop into its proper position if you try to drop it reasonably close, say less than half a column or half a row away.
paxinc
Unregistered guest
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 8:47 pm:   

The Constitution of Great Britain operates by precedent; it's not a written document. Perhaps that explains the game's vagaries! Audrey
Rachel Cohen (Rachel)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Rachel

Post Number: 102
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 10:28 am:   

I'm testing this British Constitution, and I can place a card even between two empty spaces, and it slides very nicely into one of them. Sometimes when there's one space, it prefers to be on the left side, sometimes on the right side, but there's really no difficulty at all except if you go againt the constitution and try to jump a row.
Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator
Username: Support

Post Number: 387
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 8:17 pm:   

The reason it can be difficult to drop cards in British Constitution is that the piles are so close together (in some screen resolutions). Normally PGS carves out fairly large rectangles of screen area where you can drop a card in and they will go to the pile even if you don't drop precisely on the pile, but since the piles in British Constitution are so close together, there isn't much room for error.

It's much better if you play in a high screen resolution, perhaps with smaller cards, that will give more space.
Rachel Cohen (Rachel)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Rachel

Post Number: 103
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 3:16 pm:   

I play the BC with small cards, 600X800. The space between the cards is about half the width of a card.
I tried to change the card size, and with automatic and standard size the cards touched, and I got the placing problem.
I didn't set the cards Small, that's the way the game was from the beginning.
Mike Bailin (Mikeb)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Mikeb

Post Number: 29
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:47 am:   

As Rachel says, BC played at 800x600 with auto-sizing (my defaults) is still a problem, although there doesn't appear to be a shortage of space between spaces/positions.

Keep in mind that auto-sizing seems to be only intended to fit the entire game (or as much as possible) onto the screen, which it does nicely with BC, and doesn't take any other factors into account.

One unlikely thought occurred to me -- has anyone tried cutting back display hardware acceleration a notch? (Under Display Properties - Advanced - Performance, at least on my system) That's cleared up some mysterious things in the past, like getting critical-error problems if I tried to undo too many moves too fast.
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 9
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 4:24 pm:   

sorry; i have tried all suggestions; you should rename bc british constipation;
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 10
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 4:36 pm:   

PS;sorry for last comment but i find it very fustrating when an easy stroke enjoyable game is made problematic; especially after playing and winning eleven games of spider;
Mary Tindle (Yoda)
Solitaire Player
Username: Yoda

Post Number: 23
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 12:37 pm:   

I tried the BC at 1074x768 resolution and with the small card size, this seemed to make moving the cards easier, although they are small, there is lots of room between the cards.
Don't give up, yes, we British can be very aggravating!!
Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Frank_durso

Post Number: 83
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 4:45 pm:   

hey Mark William Todd, On Family Plot I'm 2 - 0, but only after spending a good amount of time going backwards and forwards through the decks, which as I understand it, is a feature of the game....
Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Frank_durso

Post Number: 84
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 4:36 pm:   

lyn faverman; i'm at 33% on balcony, i wish the reserve cards could be shuffled : ), but at least we can see what cards are stuck there.
Mary Tindle (Yoda)
Solitaire Player
Username: Yoda

Post Number: 24
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 1:20 am:   

Hey Frank, keep on trying with the Balcony, I am up to 52%. Hope you, your wife and son are doing fine, nice to see you back on the board.
Mary
Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Frank_durso

Post Number: 85
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 5:35 pm:   

thanks Mary,

i'm at 10 wins with British Constitution....it's all a matter of establishing flow......it could be easier if we could right click the cards....
Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc

Post Number: 19
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 6:23 pm:   

Last week, in a moment of stupidity, I erased my wins. Sob. Also, in working my way through again, from the beginning, some seem harder and a few seem easier. I finally solved *Black Hole* also American Canister, which is one sadistic game, but have no wins with *All in a Row*. Yet Towers of Hanoi went well. The new card backs are fine.
Rachel Cohen (Rachel)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Rachel

Post Number: 109
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 8:27 am:   

Frank,
British Constitution shows you the principle of getting to the top step by step, not only playing cards. The slow process of the game should remind you of the nice long orderly lines that the Brits love to stand in.

Very different from some other countries.
Audrey G Schnell (Paxinc)
Solitaire Player
Username: Paxinc

Post Number: 20
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 8:56 am:   

It's the brainwashing that's given from early childhood! For every occasion one should queue up!
Odd, but, oh so orderly. Audrey
Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player
Username: Frank_durso

Post Number: 86
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 1:02 pm:   

queue up for losing at Spider : )

I guess my point is that some people can win Spider but lose British Constitution, while I lose at Spider and win at BC......thems the breaks : )

Audrey and Rachel, I see your points about the orderliness of british life and government, but to me it's about moving up through the ranks : )
Mary Tindle (Yoda)
Intermediate Solitaire Player
Username: Yoda

Post Number: 26
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 1:04 am:   

There must be a good reason why the 'solitaire' games are called PATIENCE in England!!!!!
We need a lot of patience with some of the games!!
Mary
C Svendsen
Unregistered guest
Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 3:25 am:   

I've purchased PGS on CD as a gift, but the recipient do not have access to the internet. How can the play be installed, without internet ?
Carsten
Anne Warfield (Orders)
Moderator
Username: Orders

Post Number: 15
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Sunday, August 03, 2003 - 9:00 pm:   

They don't need to be connected to the internet to install PGS from CD. When they put the CD in the computer's CD drive, the browser should start up automatically & they can then install PGS. The installation program will ask for their name and registration code after installation. If their name & registration code aren't entered correctly at that time, the registration instructions we send out will tell them how to do it at a later time.

If you have any questions about this, please email me at orders@goodsol.com
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 13
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 4:56 pm:   

hey frank D your comment on balcony has got me hooked; now my other half is not happy because i am not playing spider as much; my other half is becky of norwich uk;
Lester Tinnin (Benf5)
New Solitaire Player
Username: Benf5

Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 9:48 am:   

I have been playing Fifteen Puzzle once in a while. It is obvious that all games can not be won, so I thought of a optional variation that would make more games winnable. I thought maybe the game wizard would do it, but I see it won't make my change.

This change is not necessary, just a variation. The change would be to add a Free Cell to the game. At any time one top card could be moved to the Free Cell if the Free Cell was empty.

That would make the game easier to win, but on the other hand a player would begin to realize that he should be able to have a higher winning percentage with the Free Cell than without. Also, two Free Cells might be added, with the option of using one Free Cell, Two Free Cells, or no Free Cells.

None of this is necessary, but it was just an idea. I usually play a variety of games, and not too many at one time. They are a very good way to relax. I don't easily become frustrated because I know I can play a few games of Pretty Good Solitaire and relax.
benf5
Anonymous
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 5:34 am:   

Thomas, It's been over 3 weeks. Isn't it about time to update the stats?!?!?!
Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator
Username: Support

Post Number: 461
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 9:32 am:   

The stats should be updated sometime later this week. Things have been really busy around here preparing for the release of Action Solitaire <http://www.actionsol.com>.

On the topic of stats, Action Solitaire will eventually affect the statistics system for Pretty Good Solitaire, see <http://www.actionsol.com/beta.html> for details.
mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Solitaire Player
Username: Mwtodd

Post Number: 20
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 5:10 pm:   

no reply needed; i have watched this forum over the past week and tom plus crew have worked very hard; dealing with unusual if not unconected queries as well as launching there new game; come on guys "THINK BEFORE YOU POST"

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