| Author | Message | ||
| Mary Lane (Mmlane)
New Solitaire Player Username: Mmlane Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2003 |
I've been absolutely addicted to the game Josephine for a couple of years now. It is so satisfying for some reason, and just the right amount of challenge for me. I would love to hear the favorite games of others - a couple were mentioned in the General topic already. Mary | ||
| Martin van Hoof
Unregistered guest |
Heads and Tails and Three Shuffles for me. Both games can give you a kick when it flows, but your luck can dry up any second. Martin | ||
| Morag Bisset Unregistered guest |
Mary and Martin, many thanks for recommending new games. The only problem I have with PGS is that there are so many games and I don't know which to try. Also I am very lazy about learning new rules. Empress of India is my current favourite, with Beetle a close second. Morag | ||
| Mary Lane (Mmlane)
New Solitaire Player Username: Mmlane Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2003 |
This is really helpful to me also. I don't know where to begin on trying to find a new favorite, and whether to keep trying on one that doesn't strike me right away. So I'm looking forward to trying your favorites! Mary | ||
| Lester Tinnin Unregistered guest |
I am registered, but I guess I do not have a password. Hello, I have had different favorites, and some I play without remembering the name. I am copying all favorites mentioned here, just to take a look at them. Right now my favorite is Incompatibility. I don't even know how I started playing it. I probably chose it by mistake. I like a game I can win if I play right, and if I don't win the first time I can restart it and play the same game again. Lester | ||
| Char Banfield (Sunqld)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sunqld Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
As mentioned in general discussion I am addicted to Empress of Italy and play many games every day, I also like Thumb & Pouch (because I always win!), Great Wheel, and the Terrace group too. Someone posted Thieves of Egypt and I had a few games last night and think this is also going to become a favourite too. | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 24 Registered: 12-2002 |
Lester, >I am registered, but I guess I do not have a password. You can create a username and password by clicking on Register in the upper right corner of this page. This will create a username for this forum. Note that this has nothing to do with your registration codes for any of our games, it's just a username for the forum. There has been some confusion about this, so I have written a message called "How To Post" in the announcements area that hopefully will answer most peoples questions about this. | ||
| Jeff Kogler (Jeffk)
New Solitaire Player Username: Jeffk Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
Falling Star is my favourite. Hello to all Goodsol players. I look forward to participating on the forum. Happy New Year Jeff Kogler | ||
| Sarita Levinthal (Sari303)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sari303 Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2003 |
I am really like playing senior wrangler, yukon sea towers and double sea towers among others...it is very interesting to see what other people like to play...:-) | ||
| Carol Carter (Cc813)
New Solitaire Player Username: Cc813 Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
I can play Triple Yukon for *hours*! Once I start I just cannot walk away. Look forward to sharing game favorites with everybody! ~cc~ | ||
| susanna rocco (Flo)
New Solitaire Player Username: Flo Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
hello to all. my favarite games are freecell,blackwidow,towers. hope to hear about other members's favarite games too | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
Susanna, If you like Freecell and Towers, you may like some other favorites of mine: Penguin, Repair, Antares, and Penta. The first three, like Freecell, lets you see all cards, so you can base your strategy on what you see. | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 29 Registered: 12-2002 |
>The first three, like Freecell, lets you see all cards, so you can base your strategy on what you see. This type of game where you can see all of the cards is called an "open" game. There's an entire group of open games in Pretty Good Solitaire you can see by clicking on "Open Games" in the left side of the main screen. These games tend to be the most strategic of solitaire games because you can see all the cards and plan moves out. A good way to learn new open games is to go to the Open Games group and then click on the random game button, which will give you a random open game to play. | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2003 |
"This type of game where you can see all of the cards is called an "open" game. There's an entire group of open games in Pretty Good Solitaire you can see by clicking on "Open Games" in the left side of the main screen. These games tend to be the most strategic of solitaire games because you can see all the cards and plan moves out." Speaking of 'Open Games', why is 'Seven by Seven' not listed there? It is a very cute game, featured in one of your latest newsletters. | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 31 Registered: 12-2002 |
>Speaking of 'Open Games', why is 'Seven by Seven' not listed there? It is a very cute game, featured in one of your latest newsletters. Probably an oversight, although technically, it's not an open game because it has a redeal. (La Belle Lucie and Three Shuffles and a Draw are in the open group and have redeals, but they technically should not be there). | ||
| Pauline Unregistered guest |
Hi. Just registered after the free trial period. I'm addicted to FreeCell. I like being able to start again if don't complete it the first time.Many late nights (or rather early mornings) playing. My friends think I'm sad! Tried Memory today as thought I needed some help with mine.Now back to FreeCell. I appear to have done something wrong as appearing in preview as unregistered - nevermind | ||
| Pauline Wood (Paw)
New Solitaire Player Username: Paw Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
Sorry - I should have read Thomas Warfield's post of the 8th properly. Now registered I think | ||
| mark william todd (Mwtodd)
New Solitaire Player Username: Mwtodd Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
when playing a quest hanoi tower does not give equal score on completion.(ie 5000) why? | ||
| FrankDurso
Unregistered guest |
I hadn't played josephine for awhile, so i played it again....I'm at 40% after 15 games.... | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 50 Registered: 12-2002 |
>when playing a quest hanoi tower does not give equal score on completion.(ie 5000) why? Tower of Hanoi is a special game that really doesn't belong in a Quest, I'll make sure it does not come up in a Quest in future versions. | ||
| Mary Lane (Mmlane)
New Solitaire Player Username: Mmlane Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2003 |
Sounds like a great streak - I'll be interested to hear if your percentage holds up! >Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 11:56 am: >I hadn't played josephine for awhile, so i played it again....I'm at 40% after 15 games.... | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2003 |
Sounds like a great streak - I'll be interested to hear if your percentage holds up! >Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 11:56 am: >I hadn't played josephine for awhile, so i played it again....I'm at 40% after 15 games.... Speaking of great streaks: I had never played Josephine before, but seeing Frank's post made me curious. I am happy to report that I have now played Josephine 15 times, and my results are very consistent. The percentage right now is 0 (zip!), but it will improve, since that is the only way to go...if I do continue to play 'J'. | ||
| Lester Tinnin (Benf5) New Solitaire Player Username: Benf5 Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
Josephine. The first game of Josephine I played I won. Then I went a long long time without winning again. Now I win once in a while, and have won two or three in a row. I am going to try Thumb and Pouch next. | ||
| Miriam Frankort (Miriam)
New Solitaire Player Username: Miriam Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
I started with adding all the games to my favorites. Then I play a random game a few times and if I don't like it I delete it. Problem is: I bought PGP when there were only about 200 games and they keep adding to it. I play forty thieves and josephine at my lunch break because they are easy to stop. At home my favorite is spider. Sometimes I play the same game for a week until I win it. | ||
| Anonymous |
Penguin is my favorite game. It is easy to winbut it does take some skill. I do not like the games that depend on luck. Polly. | ||
| Magi Fowler (Magi)
New Solitaire Player Username: Magi Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2003 |
SPIDER AND SPIDER AND SPIDER and of course Spider - both in PGS and in MahJongg | ||
| Sabine Mentrup (Sabine)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sabine Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2003 |
I like all "mostly skill"-games. In the last weeks I played tournaments; it is more challenging, because of the restrictions of using the "undo"-button. I also tried some gamdes, which where mentioned here before. I do NOT like games, which one cannot win: I tried empress of Italy about 100 times in the last 3 weeks but I have NEVER won. But I cannot stop... And I do NOT like all-luck-games. | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
I gave Heads and Tails another shot..... now 0 - 3...average score 22..... Frank D'Urso, Hopkinton MA | ||
| Mike Wall (Mikeee) New Solitaire Player Username: Mikeee Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2003 |
I've watched my young nieces playing spider on my PC and logging these perfect game scores...and I still have not won the first game yet!!! It's interesting how some of the harder games can come easily and then I can not get over the very first hurdle in Spider!!!! Maybe we should start a separate forum for game coaching??? | ||
| Magi Fowler (Magi)
New Solitaire Player Username: Magi Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2003 |
Hi Lyn - I am a fanatic when it comes to playing Spider - I must have perfect 100% scores and in order to do so I will continue to undo, restart until I do so - have played and won about 700 games so far. I always start at number 1 game and just keep going until I win it- it can take me days sometimes.Other games I am a reasonable person and will accept losing now and then (a lot for forty thieves for instance). Try playing Mahjongg Spider - I find it an easier game. Good Luck Magi | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
well, I played another Martin Van Hoof favorite game, three shuffles and a draw, I was 2-1, and now i'm at 60%....definately a fun game, i'll try to play it more often, I imagine it will take me about a year to get ranked : ) Frank D'Urso Hopkinton MA USA | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
Above MORAG mentioned "empress of india" was "empress of italy" meant instead. I have the 500 game version and only have the Italian version. I was like 0-10 on this game, and accidently erased my results when i was distracted. sonce then i've went 1-2 and have played again, loosing, and am 1-3 for 25%. Wjat happens to the lost games? do they count in teh total games played sumamry page for teh game? Frank D'Urso Hopkinton MA USA | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 91 Registered: 12-2002 |
>Wjat happens to the lost games? do they count in teh total games played sumamry page for teh game? When you clear your scores for a game, they are gone forever, they don't count anymore. | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
Question > so for example, say I play Empress of Italy ten times, and those scores are uploaded, then on my computer start my stats over, next tiem I upload the Empress of Italy totals will be lowered? (assuming no one else plays that game) and following that the Total Games played tally is lowered too? so hypothetically if all members restarted their stats and tehn uploaded clean stats teh total games played would be near zero? just wondering : ) I'm playing Beetle right now : ) | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
well, lost at Beetle some more, but got better scores...i have a tough time with the spider family.... hmmm, I'll try Lester's Incompatability....doh!! loosing streak!!! down to 16.7% | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 95 Registered: 12-2002 |
>so hypothetically if all members restarted their stats and tehn uploaded clean stats teh total games played would be near zero? Yes, wouldn't ever happen but new submissions replace any old ones. The total games played numbers can go down if a higher number of games played score gets replaced with a lower one. | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
I liked Char's recomendation of Thumb and Pouch. It is so Opposite of logic of usuual games. I had only played once last september. I played again and remain undefeated : ) Frank D'Urso Hopkinton MA | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
played another Char recomendation, Great Wheel, lost again, hadnh't played it in a year, pretty good game! I'm at 33.3% Frank D'Urso | ||
| Char Banfield (Sunqld)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sunqld Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2003 |
Glad to help you Frank. I've just discovered Towers - seems to have a 100% success rate for lots of people (see top scores) I'm at 44 games for 100%. Some are quite easy, and some require a 2nd or 3rd try. Thieves of Egypt is another good one too, 104 games for 100%. | ||
| Char Banfield (Sunqld)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sunqld Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2003 |
Forgot to mention this. I found Towers by playing the Quests, unfortunately I'm not much good at the quests but find them an enjoyable way to play new games. | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
Terrace is pretty tough, I'm just getting worse on it : ) I'll have to try the other games you suggest Char. | ||
| Frank D'Urso
Unregistered guest |
I concur, Theieves of Egypt is very fun and probably much overlooked. What doe steh name imply? Does Egypt just refer to teh pyramid shape or is there a story that goes along with it? | ||
| morag bisset
Unregistered guest |
Frank, I did mean Empress of Italy,which I very very occasionally win, but enjoy losing as well. Off to try Towers, Thieves of Egypt and Terrace. Morag | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 126 Registered: 12-2002 |
>What doe steh name imply? The "Thieves" part of the name comes from Forty Thieves, which Thieves of Egypt is a variation of. The "Egypt" part refers to its pyramid shaped tableau. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2003 |
Thanks for the Theives of Egypt explanation Tom : ) I played FALLING STAR, jeff Kogler's favorite game....I'm at 40%! | ||
| Char Banfield (Sunqld)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sunqld Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hey Frank Falling star is another one of my favourites. Plus I've rediscovered Pigtail, Fort and Black Widow. Char | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2003 |
I tried Senior Wrangler as suggested by Sarita (whom I'm chasing on several games) and finally one this game for once! I'm glad for these boards, between all these games that people are suggesting (thanks Char) I've decided to play at least one suggested game per day. I also try to better one of my ranked games, I then play a game that i have not won before (or do badly on) and then I finish my solitaire session on an upnote by playing a game i do well on, or am undefeated on : ) Mixxing the hard with the easy keeps me on my toes! | ||
| Char Banfield (Sunqld)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sunqld Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2003 |
Another game for you to try Frank is Osmotic Cell,which is freecell with a twist. Not as easy as it first appears but still very achievable. 10 games for 100% so far. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2003 |
Yukon = 17.4....I hadn't played this one in over a year, these stats are fun : ) | ||
| William Martin (Oldjoat)
New Solitaire Player Username: Oldjoat Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
I am hooked on Springfield almost 3000 games. I am looking forward to trying some of your favorites. Bill | ||
| Anonymous |
Hey, Bill, you didn't say if you had ever won Springfield? If you have, which number? | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2003 |
Sarita mentioned Sea Towers, I hadn't played that since september 7th, 2001...seems like forever long ago....I lost teh very first game, but am at 75%.... | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2003 |
playing double sea towers last year, i lost one game after an unbeaten winning streak, played it again, and on the winning track again : ) 83.3% | ||
| Sue B. (Sueso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sueso Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2003 |
Am I the ONLY one who loves/hates (sometimes) DEMONS AND THIEVES? I love it really...so different and interesting. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2003 |
Carol Carter recomended Triple Yujon, I had not played it since last July, am still undefeated!! | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 10 Registered: 2-2003 |
Carol Carter recomended Triple Yukon, I had not played it since last July, am still undefeated!! | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 183 Registered: 12-2002 |
>Am I the ONLY one who loves/hates (sometimes) DEMONS AND THIEVES? Nope, a lot of people like Demons and Thieves. It's currently the 5th most played game at <http://www.goodsol.com/stats/mostplayed.html> and is clearly the most popular of all the original games in Pretty Good Solitaire. | ||
| Deby Keller (Dkeller) New Solitaire Player Username: Dkeller Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2003 |
My favorite game is Forty Thieves. At times, I think I've been almost addicted to it! If anyone has any tips on winning, I'd like to hear them. I have tried different approaches but have rarely been able to get beyond a 3 percent winning statistic (out of over 2,500 games). I have also played and played and played the same game until I could win. I still couldn't figure out the "formula" for winning, however. | ||
| paxinc (Paxinc)
New Solitaire Player Username: Paxinc Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2003 |
I found Munger. Good grief. It's impossible. | ||
| David Hassell
Unregistered guest |
Speaking of Munger, the instructions say that only Kings and King-led cards can move into a space. However, the game will permit any card to occupy a space. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 11 Registered: 2-2003 |
Susanna Rocco recomended Free Cell....usually I play teh mS version, I thought i had posted this, anyways then I finally cracked Black Wido, and I regularly play towers which I'm still at 100% after 30 games : ) | ||
| susanna rocco (Flo)
New Solitaire Player Username: Flo Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2003 |
hi frank, since that post i have tried triple yukon, all spider games,triple klondike,and triple fourteens but not all with the same rate of sucess!!!! | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 13 Registered: 2-2003 |
Susanna, I guess I'm just lucky at Towers. Some games I get and some I don't. I screw up easy games, and I do well on some hard games...go figure. Have you Tried Kjell's suggestions? I'm playing Freecell again to rais my % up to my MS rate : ) Me and a good friend play MS freecell up to 100 games and then erase and start over : ) | ||
| susanna rocco (Flo)
New Solitaire Player Username: Flo Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2003 |
frank, i have started freecell from game no 1 and have reached nearly 2000.all solved except game no 1941.now i have discovered quadruple klondike.... ps is d'urso of italian origin? | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 14 Registered: 2-2003 |
Susanna, Yes D'Urso means Son of the Bear, it is from Naples, I am also part sicilian and abruzzese. Playing Towers as it is more fun to win at towers than play FreeCell over and over : ) Frank | ||
| susanna rocco (Flo)
New Solitaire Player Username: Flo Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2003 |
hi frank, rocco is also of italian origin but i am maltese,in fact i asked because d'urso is also found in malta(maybe your family too)! have you played 'grounds for divorce' yet? | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 15 Registered: 2-2003 |
Malta is very beautiful! How is your falcon? : ) I'm trying to raise up my penguin score, I'm ranked in the 90's.....some reason this game is harder for me than others....? | ||
| susanna rocco (Flo)
New Solitaire Player Username: Flo Post Number: 8 Registered: 1-2003 |
frank,have you ever been to Malta? i am afraid th e falcon left with bogart!  have now discovered 'british square' | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 16 Registered: 2-2003 |
I thought I'd give repair another shot as Kjell suggests above...teh LAST time I had played I had finally won it, and have been afraid of playing again and loosing : ),,,,oh well down to 6.7 % | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 12 Registered: 1-2003 |
Frank, Don't give up on Repair - it is a wonderful game. Sometimes, unfortunately, you get a deal where you can't do anything at all, and you just have to go to a new game. Key to playing successfully is to keep some of the four reserves (in the four corners) open. Then you can look for combinations which are possible if you temporarily move a card or two to those spots. This is probably the game where I use 'undo' more than any other game. In most cases, I dont start all over from scratch, but just undo a few moves and try a different combination. Since you build in alternating colors, you should make sure that you maintain a relatively balanced mix of black and red. In other words, even if you have an opportunity to build one suit far ahead of the others in the foundations, you should be careful not to overdo it; you may need some of those cards as 'building blocks'. By the same token, if you find that one suit is blocked because a key card is stuck somewhere, you need to attend to that problem before it is too late. This is a two-deck game, and if you see two identical cards close together fairly high up in a column, it is a red flag: You can't win if you don't deal with that situation as soon as possible! Have fun! | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 17 Registered: 2-2003 |
Kjell, I'll be trying again, like I said I had at least one it once so I know it is possible : ) I'm trying antares as you suggested as well. I'm up to 35.7%!!! | ||
| Frank D'Urso Unregistered guest |
I played Penta a few times this morning, down to 25% but it is very thought provoking. | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 13 Registered: 1-2003 |
Frank, Penta is one of my favorites; I have played about 1500 games and have 62.5% wins. The most important thing is to make sure that you always - almost - leave one of the tableau piles open. That will enable you to move cards back and forth. This, in turn, will let you keep the waste small = not too many important cards buried. | ||
| Pamela McGowan (Pammie)
New Solitaire Player Username: Pammie Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2003 |
I am keeping a note of the favourites mentioned and trying them out. Of my own group of Favourites, these are top: Bastion, Demons and Thieves, Penguin, Terrace, The Plot (I actually hate it but am addicted until I win one), Triple freecell, Triple Yukon. Great number of games untried as yet but looking forward to adding more the Favourite list. Question: From my posting how do you I'm not American? | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 214 Registered: 12-2002 |
>Favourite list. >Question: From my posting how do you I'm not American? Americans spell it "favorite". You are using the British spelling. There are lots of words where the British use an extra "u" while we Americans do not. By the way, there's at least one game in Pretty Good Solitaire that deliberately uses the British spelling in its name. | ||
| Karen Marie Unregistered guest |
I'm trying to raise up my penguin score, I'm ranked in the 90's.....some reason this game is harder for me than others....? Frank I do not know if this game is easier for me than you, sometimes I spend hours sometimes days trying everything that I can to win it, I refuse to lose! I hope that it keeps working, I do not know if every game is winnable in it or not. Good luck! | ||
| Jeff Kogler (Jeffk)
New Solitaire Player Username: Jeffk Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2003 |
Has anybody succeeded very much with Variegated Canfield. I have played over 50 games and haven't got one out yet. Best Wishes, Jeff | ||
| Ken Millar
Unregistered guest |
Jeff, Don't feel bad. It took me 115 games before I finally won Variegated Canfield (#1756841600). Have you ever played Roosevelt? I've played 145 games and still haven't won yet. How about you, Frank? Have you ever won that game? | ||
| Susan Butler (Suzyq)
New Solitaire Player Username: Suzyq Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2003 |
Since I have been playing PGS for about 8 years, I thought I would list some of my favorite games. Some of my favorites have never been mentioned so far. I too love Demons & Thieves and Penguin, but I REALLLLYYYY love Double Yukon. I have played this over 1,000 times and have a 100% win rate. I just keep backing up and retrying as may times as it takes until I finally win. Sometimes it is very difficult (I have played some games almost a month before I won them) but with different strategies I have always managed to win. I have found that on some difficult games, if I turn off "Auto Play" and not let cards move automatically to the foundations. This works quite a lot. A couple of my other favorite games that have not been mentioned are Number Ten and Tarantella. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 22 Registered: 2-2003 |
On jan 10th Thomas suggested playing a randon open game to explore that genre...I did and got somerset...which is a very hard game...I had lost three times previously....and continued that trend.... | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 30 Registered: 2-2003 |
on jan 11 Kjell asked about 7x7...lowered my results to 33.3% | ||
| Donna H. Smith (Toranut97) New Solitaire Player Username: Toranut97 Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2003 |
I have had the awfulest time winning at Outbak Patience, but I am utterly addicted. Also love La Belle Lucie and Golf. I enjoy reading your preferences and experiences, and will try some of your favorites! | ||
| rachel cohen (Rachel) New Solitaire Player Username: Rachel Post Number: 49 Registered: 2-2003 |
This is the first time I saw and played Outback, and I won! so I'm sure there's quite a lot of luck in that. I put it in my favorites now. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 31 Registered: 2-2003 |
talking about La Belle Lucie on jan 11 TW mentioned how the OPEN games not have redeals. I suppose that this is okay as La Belle Lucie it may be possible to win without having to redeal. I'm only at 20% on this game, so don't hold me to anything : ) | ||
| Sarita Levinthal (Sari303)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sari303 Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2003 |
guess what....i've finally gotten 2500 games on senior wrangler... now i need another game to get addicted to...anyone have any suggestions? | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 33 Registered: 2-2003 |
Three Shuffles and a Draw (also mentioned above) is fun to play! I'm at 50% | ||
| Jeff Kogler (Jeffk)
New Solitaire Player Username: Jeffk Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2003 |
I finally solved a game of Variegated Canfield. I played 270 games before I won one and one another one in the next 30 games. Does anybody have trouble with creating a Wizard game from VC. It doesn't appear to follow what has been set up in the wizard. Regards, Jeff | ||
| Anne Warfield (Orders)
Moderator Username: Orders Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2002 |
I am currently addicted to Hypotenuse. When I started, my winning percentage was below 10%, but I just broke 40%. I've found that you have to go back and explore multiple options when you make your moves, and sometimes have to move cards from the foundations back to the tableau. It's very tricky! | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 43 Registered: 2-2003 |
Pauline mentione dFreecell Jan 13th, that is also my Father in law's favorite, teh whole reason he registered, after we addicted him. Unfortunately there is no way he'll make the list of ranked players, Do some games have cutoffs on who gets ranked? I mean even if you get 100% wins, you'd have to win over 1000 games it seems....and soem game sonly list the top 100 players, others list more...? There's no way I'll ever rank in Freecell anyways : ) | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 44 Registered: 2-2003 |
Pauline, I'm ranked in Memory (Tied for First in the 8th spot in total wins) catching up to Darla Layne for the 7th spot..... | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 258 Registered: 12-2002 |
>Do some games have cutoffs on who gets ranked? The top scores lists are limited to the top 100 players, except where there is a tie, in which more will be listed. At some point I intend to add in multiple pages for additional players. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 47 Registered: 2-2003 |
Thanks Thomas. Also enjoying Towers of Hanoi once more : ) maybe i'll rank for that someday by next year : ) | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 49 Registered: 2-2003 |
Januray 17th Mary Lane was curious about my Josephine score....here's an update...down to 35.3%...on a loosing streak....also got a 14 my lowest score ever!!! | ||
| Ken Millar Unregistered guest |
Frank, what's your most favorite game, and what game are you best at? Is it the same game or different? Just wondering.... | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 50 Registered: 2-2003 |
Hi Ken, I really like the repetition of alternations, I like Chequers alot, both those games are on the opposite sides of the spectrum : ) I've played Alaska the most, but look forward to Ace & King, Agnes Three and games that take some time to play. Diuble Scorpion is good that way. Martha is similiar to Alternations. Quadruple Canfield...so many games : ) I like looking on the boards for games I might not ordinarly play, like Thumb & Pouch (suggested by Lester Timmon jan 19) : ) I seem to gravitate to games I do really well in or really badly, although it is most fun to play a game someplace in the middle. Overall I'm only at 27% for all 550 games. I'm STILL chasing you for alternations Ken!!! | ||
| Ken Millar Unregistered guest |
Frank, if it's any consolation, my total winning percentage for the 9000 games I've played is only 14%, so you're killing me in that stat. But having played Waxing Moon 333 times and never winning, playing Interchange 300 times and winning only once, and playing Kingsley 300 times and only winning once sure doesn't help my overall winning percentage!!!!!!!! | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 51 Registered: 2-2003 |
Ken, I've only played 8079 games....so I've a ways to go. Alaska I've played 522 times. So I've got a ways to go : ) I usuually try to play three different games when I sit down to play, hopefully at least once a day. I play a ranked game, a game i'm lousy at and then a game i'm really good at to end on a winning note : ) I have vowed to erase any results from a game that I loose 200 games in without winning, that will help my percentage, but so far the closest i came was 180 losses before learning about a winnable Agnes Sorel game....of course it took me about 100 games before I realized how to recognize unwinnable Agnes Sorel games.....and not play them. Miriam Frankfort (jan20) mentioned adding ALL teh games to favorites, and then deleting then non favorites, that sounds like too much work, plus ALL games has over 500 games....I only add my 100% games over 50 played to favorites...maybe that helps them get played a bit more. I play as et of games and then cycle through each different grouping. I'm playing forty Theives now..... | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 15 Registered: 1-2003 |
Ken, One of the great benefits of this discussion forum is that it makes you aware of games that you may not otherwise try. When you talked about Waxing Moon, I thought it interesting, so I gave it a shot. Actually more than one shot, and my winning percentage is the same as yours... I like the game, though. I don't take the statistics that seriously, but when you have played a game many times, and have a good record, you feel like protecting your record. I have played Penguin about 5800 times, and only lost 56, most of them in the beginning. Now, I usually don't accept a defeat in it. Even with a very tough deal, I keep coming back until I win it. So, the other day, I could really kick myself for clicking on 'new game' instead of 're-play'by mistake! I find satisfaction in playing the games and solving the problems without (except in cases like the one I just mentioned) worrying too much about the stats. Having said that, I think the scoreboards at the GOODSOL web site are exciting; not so much to try to be the world champion, but to see how you participate in a global event. So, thanks for bringing Waxing Moon to my attention. My favorites among the newer games are Cleopatra, Seven by Seven, and Virginia Reel! | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 16 Registered: 1-2003 |
Let me add a thought on Waxing Moon. I have now played it some more times without being close to winning. Yet, I like the game, and I have been thinking about the scenario that would give a win. Obviously, if you have a very lucky start and manage to dispose of the new cards as they come up, you will do well. If you don't, and almost clear the board at a later stage in the game, it is virtually impossible to go back in the waste and win it. In my opinion, that's the weakness of the game. Thomas - are you listening? - a redeal of the waste or some gimmick of going back to the middle of the waste might do the trick??? | ||
| Mary Tindle (Yoda)
New Solitaire Player Username: Yoda Post Number: 8 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hi Kjell If you like Virginia Reel, you may also like Three Up, it is similar, but harder, but it is still a great fun game to play | ||
| Sarita Levinthal (Sari303)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sari303 Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2003 |
hi all, i starting playing virginia reel yesterday and i'm addicted to it...i'm 0-24 so far ...i tried three up but it was too much for me until i can get virginia reel down...also i like minerva in which i'm 0-14 | ||
| Margaret Leggett (Emmelle) New Solitaire Player Username: Emmelle Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2003 |
One of my favourite games is Redheads, but I only like to play it in the 98 version as you can manipulate the cards better and leave spaces so it is more winnable than in the latest version (I don't think of it as cheating, just being creative!) | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 281 Registered: 12-2002 |
>but I only like to play it in the 98 version Another person using old versions because of old bugs The whole Terrace type of games (to which Redheads belongs) is a good one that doesn't get as much notice as it should. Perhaps I should create a Terrace group, there's almost enough games to do it (there would certainly be if a few more were added). | ||
| rachel cohen (Rachel) New Solitaire Player Username: Rachel Post Number: 65 Registered: 2-2003 |
Why do you say it's a bug? It just didn't turn out the way you planned it, so you made a new version and dropped the original. Maybe there's place for both versions? I don't know this game, I'm just answering as the "other person". | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
New Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 56 Registered: 2-2003 |
I agree that the stats are a WORLD event : ) I update a list of games i"m ranked on and print it out so I know who I'm "chasing" in any particular game.... It would be great if Tom coul dmake a page where we click on our names and see our individual results : ) Also, (jan20) Miriam mentioned playing Josephine at lunch because it was easy to stop! HA!! I'm addicted like Sarita!!! | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2003 |
Thank you, Yoda. I tried Three Up (by the way, my version didn't have rules for that game, but I figured them out)but I still prefer Virginia Reel. In my opinion, there are too many cards in Three Up; it is easier to focus on the problem in Virginia Reel. That game is hard enough for me - I have only 6 wins in 250 games! | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 286 Registered: 12-2002 |
>Why do you say it's a bug? Generally speaking, the games in the Terrace group all have a reserve with a fairly large number of cards, and you are not allowed to play these cards to the tableau, only to the foundations. It's one of the main things that makes the Terrace type of games what they are, it's what makes them different from, say, just another Forty Thieves variant. So not having this rule would go a long way to making a game not a game of this type. | ||
| Thomas Warfield (Support)
Moderator Username: Support Post Number: 287 Registered: 12-2002 |
>It would be great if Tom coul dmake a page where we click on our names and see our individual results : ) That would be something. I intend to do personal totals at some point (a list by total number of all games played). It would get out of hand to have pages for everybody, but there could possibly be individual pages for a small number of the players who have played the most games. | ||
| rachel cohen (Rachel) New Solitaire Player Username: Rachel Post Number: 67 Registered: 2-2003 |
"The whole Terrace type of games (to which Redheads belongs) is a good one that doesn't get as much notice as it should." I'd like to find this family, I like these games but I can't find them when they're not grouped. That's maybe the reason they don't get the deserved notice. I checked the Redheads, and at the end of the help file I saw the similar games. But I remember playing another one in one of the old versions, only I don't remember it's name. There are probably several games which can't be grouped to a Type. The Solitaire Explorer is quite long anyway, maybe you could add one more line - "Other Type Games" | ||
| Sarita Levinthal (Sari303)
New Solitaire Player Username: Sari303 Post Number: 9 Registered: 1-2003 |
kjell, you metentioned that u won six games in virginia reel...my question is how?...i am 0-46...whats your secret? | ||
| Kjell Petterson (Kjell)
New Solitaire Player Username: Kjell Post Number: 18 Registered: 1-2003 |
Sarita, No secret, but a little bit of luck. Remember, I have played over 250 games, and you only 46. I am careful to avoid burying cards in the tableau, if possible. At the same time, I usually give preference to possible plays in the foundations (rather than using the same card, if available, in the tableau) to keep from blocking any of the foundation rows. After all, in the games where you don't see all the cards, you 'play the probabilities' by keeping as many cards 'playable' as possible. | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 63 Registered: 2-2003 |
sigh, another game Miraiam likes (jan 20) is Spider, stating she plays teh same game for weeks at a time....until she wins....I just don't have the patience...and still have not won a game, I'd just like to win at least once : ) | ||
| Mary Tindle (Yoda)
Solitaire Player Username: Yoda Post Number: 13 Registered: 1-2003 |
Frank, Try Spider One Suit, it is a lot easier than the regular spider, and then maybe you will get a win, and lift your spirits a bit. I only play a game once, if I lose, too bad, I do not usually go back to the games that I have lost and try to win them again. I do not have the patience either!!! | ||
| Frank D'Urso (Frank_durso)
Advanced Solitaire Player Username: Frank_durso Post Number: 65 Registered: 2-2003 |
Polly mentioned Penguin (jan 20) I'm only at 53.1, maybe again i'm not so patient : ) Yoda, I'm in very good spirits : ) If I play a game for the first time and lose I usually move on, UNLESS the game is compelling. | ||
| Rachel Cohen (Rachel) Advanced Solitaire Player Username: Rachel Post Number: 90 Registered: 2-2003 |
Frank, this way you lose the chance to enjoy lots of good games. I played for 2-3 years without the help files because of a language problem of the computer, so I guessed and learned while playing. But even when you read the help, you get better after several games. When I have several losses at the beginning and I feel that from now I'll win, I get into the Statistics and clear the bad results. For a nice and easy Spider, try Trapdoor Spider. | ||
| Linda Wilkinson (Redpenner)
New Solitaire Player Username: Redpenner Post Number: 1 Registered: 6-2003 |
I am addicted to Double Scorpion - it's a good long game, with lots of entertainment value before I eventually lose. I'm stuck at 7% after 351 games, but I'm not one of those people who goes back & restarts -- I give up if I feel hopelessly stuck. Can anyone tell me what is the average win rate for people who don't have 100% win rates? (i.e., quitters like me) | ||
| David Hassell
Unregistered guest |
I have 2 wins out of 34 games of Double Scorpion (5.9%). I'm like you when it comes to Solitaire -- I play through games without restarts and undos (I will undo if I click a wrong card or the wrong card autoplays). Thus, I have 59.1% in Penguin. And if you really want to hear something embarrassing, I lost 9 games of Carpet and 12 games of Thumb and Pouch!! Those should be easy. However, I do think the method of exploring every nook and cranny of a shuffle until you find the path to victory is a very interesting concept. In that respect, Solitaire takes on the characteristics of a puzzle instead of a game. I'm content to play through and enjoy the experience. I like Solitaire as a time killer and a way of taking my mind off things. | ||
| Miriam Frankort (Miriam)
Solitaire Player Username: Miriam Post Number: 13 Registered: 1-2003 |
I win almost 100% of double scorpion, but I 'cheat'. You can put 'King only' off. There are more games with this option and it is not really fair to compare scores from players who do this and players who don't, so do not despair: you're score is not so bad at all. | ||
| John Rembetski (John_r)
New Solitaire Player Username: John_r Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2003 |
First, thanks for making the wizard function capable on more games in PGS 9.x! Second, one of my (and a few friends') favorite games is "Aces Up". Is there any way to make a more winnable version, or a functional wizard for it? One idea is to add a storage cell. Thanks. | ||
| Rachel Cohen (Rachel) Master Solitaire Player Username: Rachel Post Number: 108 Registered: 2-2003 |
The Aces Up with a free cell is Firing Squad. Is astonishing how this one cell makes the game very much easier. | ||
| John Rembetski (John_r)
New Solitaire Player Username: John_r Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2003 |
Rachel, thanks for your response. It looks like this game was added on the latest version and I will try it out! Thanks to Thomas (and anyone else behind this modification) for adding this game. A more general question comes up for me: I wonder if it would possible to configure some of the wizards to allow for customized numbers of columns (and/or rows)? Thanks again. | ||
| mark william todd (Mwtodd)
Solitaire Player Username: Mwtodd Post Number: 11 Registered: 1-2003 |
et al; the best of PGS is that you can explore all avenues; | ||
| Andy Lewicki (Ondraszek23) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Ondraszek23 Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2004 |
I came from chess world and playing German Patience is like solving 100-movers !!!!!! Excellent game ... though I never won single game. Starting to get some idea on how to manage a space at the initial 8 cells. | ||
| Andy Lewicki (Ondraszek23) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Ondraszek23 Post Number: 8 Registered: 5-2004 |
Aa I mentioned already, I came from a chess world and I like positional puzzles. One of the best is Fifteen Puzzle solitaire. It amazes me how deep analysis can go in choosing the first move and any other move after creating a free space during a game. Don't know who invented this game but it was a brilliant idea. | ||
| Dona Deroche (Djd) New Solitaire Player Username: Djd Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2004 |
Repair is my all time favorite, but as someone said you must look the board over very carefully. Forty thives is my second favorite. I also play double Russian and have won about 3 out of 1500. | ||
| Pauline Mueller (Likescards300) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Likescards300 Post Number: 5 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi Dona: Repair is one of my favorite gamestoo. I also like Antares, Freecell, Towers and Four Colors. Agnes Three is a favorite too. It is an easy game, but sometimes you have to turn off Auto PLay to win. I like games of skill. I usually do not play the games that have a small percentage of winning; I find them to frustrating. Polly. | ||
| Dona Deroche (Djd) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Djd Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hi Pauline, I don't use auto play if I am trying to keep my average up. Most times it makes me nervous. Dona | ||
| Lenora Norris (Seacoastre) New Solitaire Player Username: Seacoastre Post Number: 1 Registered: 6-2004 |
Any triple yukon addicts out there? | ||
| Dona Deroche (Djd) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Djd Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hi Lenora, I play Triple Yukon when I need a break from repair | ||
| Miriam Frankort (Miriam) Solitaire Player Username: Miriam Post Number: 25 Registered: 1-2003 |
I love the games with lots of cards like Triple Yukon or Quadruple *everything*. But I only play them when I have enough time to spare. I don't like to leave a game in the middle. Except for spider of course. But that is necessity. | ||
| Ella Prest (Daizy) New Solitaire Player Username: Daizy Post Number: 2 Registered: 5-2004 |
I just started to play triple Yukon, love it, lost at first but now I got the hang of it. Thanks for all the tips on favorite games I really was in a rut, I had my set of games I played every day but I'm branching out now. I got addicted to cleopatra too. | ||
| Eddie (Happy_eddie) New Solitaire Player Username: Happy_eddie Post Number: 2 Registered: 7-2004 |
Triple Yukon is a "break" game for me, too; I've never gotten that addicted to it. I used to be a Double Yukon addict, but lately I play Busy Aces most of the time. | ||
| Eileen Tarwater (Eileen) New Solitaire Player Username: Eileen Post Number: 2 Registered: 6-2004 |
Miriam and Daizy, if you like Triple Yukon then I'm sure that you would also like Triple Russian, which is very similar but a bit more challenging. eileen | ||
| Ella Prest (Daizy) New Solitaire Player Username: Daizy Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2004 |
I played 86 games the last 2 days that I have never played before, started with the easy ones there is still about 500 games in my "never played" menu. Writing down the ones I like to play so I can go back next year and play them again I should be through them all by then lol, then I'll work on "never won" menu. But I do like the ones that give me brain cramps, keeps the old grey matter in shape. Thanks Mr. Warfield for giving me a great way to waste time ;-) Daizy | ||
| Gregg Seelhoff (Seelhoff) Master Solitaire Player Username: Seelhoff Post Number: 126 Registered: 1-2003 |
>Writing down the ones I like to play so I can go back next year and play them again I should be through them all by then Instead of writing down the games, try selecting 'Game | Add to Favorites' from the menu within the game. The 'Favorites' section will then contain all of those enjoyable games (instead of a list on paper). At this point, my 'Favorites' contain more games than my 'Not Played' section. | ||
| Ella Prest (Daizy) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Daizy Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2004 |
Thank you Gregg, I do have a bunch of games in my favorites, but don't want to clog it up yet. Theres even some I never put there and no way that I know of to get rid of them. Daizy | ||
| Gregg Seelhoff (Seelhoff) Master Solitaire Player Username: Seelhoff Post Number: 129 Registered: 1-2003 |
>Theres even some I never put there and no way that I know of to get rid of them. From the main (game list) screen, press the 'Options' button on the toolbar (or select 'Options | Options...' from the menu). Select the 'Groups and Wizard' page (from the left panel), then highlight 'Favorites' in center panel. The rightmost panel now contains a list of all of your favorites, and to remove one, just select the game and press the 'Delete' button. I hope this helps. | ||
| Ella Prest (Daizy) Junior Solitaire Player Username: Daizy Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2004 |
Thanks Gregg that works, I only play 1-2 games of each, so now I can delete from faves if I deside I don't care for the game after all :-) Ella | ||
| Miriam Frankort (Miriam) Intermediate Solitaire Player Username: Miriam Post Number: 27 Registered: 1-2003 |
Did you know you can create your own groups? I lost my favorites a few times after upgrading, but this doen't happen if you have your own group. I have one called Miriam. I initially put all the games in it. Now I delete every game I don't like. | ||
| Janet Detter Margul (Janet) New Solitaire Player Username: Janet Post Number: 2 Registered: 9-2004 |
I hate to mention it, since right now I'm in the #1 spot, but Fan Albert is one of my favorites, because I can win all of them, but it's not a gimme win, there's some skill involved. I don't usually like the ones with mostly luck, I think I must have control issues.<g> Thanks for all the suggestions, I need to go play some of these new (to me) ones now. Oh and try Mystique, it's new this version and I really like it. I'm not so good at it, but I really like it. | ||
| Tracie Anne Moleta (Moleta) New Solitaire Player Username: Moleta Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
favourite game huh - has to be House On the Hill - scoring top score for some time now . . perfect for a cup of tea and a break before the next thing has to be done | ||
| Sue B. Unregistered guest Posted From: 71.36.104.35 |
Gosh, I forgot about this place! It's been six years since I've written here. I'm still addicted to Demons and Thieves, well it's my fav anyway and I would REALLY love to win Triple Russian more often! ha I didn't realize the web thingy where you could compete with others (most games won etc.) so cleared my D&T's so I could try and keep a perfect score. Good grief..did that guy REALLY PLAY 40,000 GAMES? (Message approved by admin) | ||
| Kathy Quade (Kathyquade) Solitaire Player Username: Kathyquade Post Number: 11 Registered: 2-2006 |
Tom, With Redheads being such a difficult game to win, I don't understand the high scores that a few people have gotten. Is it luck, or am I missing something? | ||
| Richard Mechen (Richardscotland) Master Solitaire Player Username: Richardscotland Post Number: 3601 Registered: 9-2006 |
Yes you are missing something Kathy,it's no secret. A few people have found ways to post phoney stats. As I said to you recently, just ignore the stats and enjoy winning your own honest percentage. If you want to compete on a level playing field and post your stats, may I suggest the Goodsol 101 collection. Cheating is not possible there, and everyone plays exactly the same game numbers in numerical order.. |