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Re^2: I've played solitaire with physical cards within the last: (mindless and hopeless)

by Limbic~Region (Chancellor)
on Jul 12, 2005 at 16:26 UTC ( [id://474323]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: I've played solitaire with physical cards within the last: (mindless and hopeless)
in thread I've played solitaire with physical cards within the last:

tye,
Freecell is only a moderate challenge but you can almost always win there.

Having been interested in this in the past, I did a bit of research. Comments here indicate that there is only 1 game in the 32K on Windows that is unsolveable though you can get 2 more using an easter egg. Unfortunately, this proof doesn't list the total number of impossible games.

As for using puzzles to get to sleep - I am very envious.

Cheers - L~R

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Re^3: I've played solitaire with physical cards within the last: (mindless and hopeless)
by bmann (Priest) on Jul 12, 2005 at 16:48 UTC
    Limbic~Region,

    There is another easter egg in Freecell that will let you win any of the games, unwinnable or not. Not much satisfaction winning this way, but your stats look great.

    BTW, a good puzzle tends to keep me up too - not lull me to sleep.

Re^3: I've played solitaire with physical cards within the last:
by tlm (Prior) on Jul 17, 2005 at 02:27 UTC

    As for using puzzles to get to sleep - I am very envious.

    I find that the soporific power of a puzzle increases if I attempt to solve it in my head, in the dark... Lewis Carroll wrote a book around this idea.

    the lowliest monk

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