Any Addicts of Freecell on this Forum?

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 11:13

The only computer game I play is the Freecell which comes with Microsoft and I find it very addictive. I must always have a few games before going to bed, I find it very relaxing. Let us share the ones particularly difficult to solve. Any suggestions?

ismet

smoggyjim


Joined: 21/07/2007
Posts: 214

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 12:25

I do it at work for a break whats you highest winning streak, mine was 29 until someone wiped out the statistics

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 13:13

Try this site, it's free too



http://www.nusp.com/index.php?act=Arcade&do=newscore



Navek

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 15:22

Smoggyjim,

I am not as good as you are. Normally I do a run of about 4-5 and thenI go one down. sometimes I have to try the same one about 5 times before I can do it. So I am no expert but I find it relaxing.

ismet

rsalih


Joined: 01/11/2008
Posts: 306

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 20:14

hi . i also like to have a few 'games'. İ find it relaxing as well....

natalie


Joined: 03/05/2009
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 20:52

Elko love the cards. Try Hearts and Spider Solitaire guaranteed to tax the grey matter!

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 21:14

Ismet. I love Freecell, but am also partial to Solitaire. Like you I find it very relaxing. It`s probably where you get all your patience and diplomacy from.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 21:16

Just tried it for the first time! Its great, I did manage to get rid of all the cards once out of 8 times. Thanks elko2, will be trying a little more often.

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 21:16

I, too, like solitaire and spider solitaire.



I think I may like freecell if someone could teach me to play!!



J

natalie


Joined: 03/05/2009
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 21:28

Come round here The Wicks, be my pleasure!!!

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 21:51

Thanks for that Natalie - if only! Here in the sunny UK until 7 June. The problem I have with freecell is that on my laptop there are no instructions. If only I knew the object of the game, it would be a start!!



J

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 22:24

Wicks,

To play FreeCell

On the Game menu, click New Game.

The game area consists of four home cells (on the right), four free cells (pon the left), and a deck of cards, which is dealt face up in eight columns at the beginning of the game.



To move a card, click the card you want to move, and then click where you want to move it.

When moving cards to columns, cards must be moved in order from highest (king) to lowest (ace), alternating suit colors.

When moving cards to home cells, cards must be moved in order from lowest (ace) to highest (king), same suit.

A card from the bottom of a column can move to a free cell, the bottom of another column, or a home cell.

A card from a free cell can move to the bottom of a column, or to a home cell.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 22:25

Strategies and tips

Before you make your first move, look for trouble spots such as aces hidden at the tops of columns or low-numbered cards stacked behind higher-numbered cards.



Try to keep your free cells unoccupied as much as possible. Empty columns are also valuable.

Reveal a partially hidden card by right-clicking it.



When you have two or more cards in sequence at the bottom of a column, move the entire sequence to a different column if there are enough free cells open. To move the sequence, click the bottom card of the sequence you want to move, and then click the column to which you want to move it.



You can quickly move a card to a free cell by double-clicking the card.



At the end of each move, FreeCell transfers unneeded cards to home cells. A card is unneeded when no lower-rank cards of the opposite color remain in the playing area.



When only one legal move remains, the title bar flashes as a warning.

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 22:34

Just finished playing freecell, usually have about 20 games a day, present winning streak 1046.

Also play Hearts . Used to play Hearts on internet but can't find site now, only the one where you always end up playing bots, waste of tie.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 22:38

Game no. 22024 is not bad, not too easy but not too difficult. At first it looks impossible but you will get the hang of it. You can try it by clicking on Game-Select Game-22024-ok. Good luck.

ismet

Graham


Joined: 20/10/2007
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 23:53

Ismet try 11982 and don't blame me



Graham

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 15:21

just tried that graham, you must have found the hardest game there. did you manage it?

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 17:12

elko2 - many thanks for instructions. Will give it a try later.



Sorry I will not be there to meet you at Lilli's on 5 June. Hope you have a lovely time.



Thanks again.



Jean

Thinker


Joined: 11/11/2008
Posts: 169

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 17:35

Freecell Rocks!!!



I play before I go to bed if I haven't got a good book to read...

Graham


Joined: 20/10/2007
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 18:27

Message 17



I think it is one of the impossible one's.



Graham

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 18:34

http://apps.facebook.com/poolpractice/play



Floats my boat

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 18:44

Graham,

I tried it three times and failed but I have not given up yet. I am sure every one can be won because I believe that they were 'reverse engineered' i.e. the machine played backwards. I did not have much spare time today but I will keep trying and let everyone know if I can do it.

ismet

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 19:30

If I get 3 in a row out I stop!! Took me ages to get the hang of it. Play Spider a lot in odd lots, eg a game before going to bed if Im on the computer, or a quick one if been doing something else. recently got hooked on MahJong Fortuna on Zylom.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 20:43

So Freecell 11982 is impossible to solve. At least it looks so, see http://www.solitairelaboratory.com/fcfaq.html

ismet

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
25/05/2009 08:12

Okay, I tried this so many times and now that I have read the link from elko2, I am giving up. It is unsolvable!!



At least it kept me occupied for a while!!!