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05-22-2004, 07:52 PM
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 Join Date: June 3, 2001
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Four years ago, my partner was messing around on the PC, and found that annoying card game Freecell. The Windows 98 version of Freecell has 32,000 different card layouts. You can select which card layout you want to play. There is also a the message in the Helpfile "It is believed (although not proven) that every game is winnable"
In a moment of insanity, this challenge was accepted. [img]graemlins/cat3.gif[/img] To play, and beat, all 32,000 games of Freecell, in order. [img]graemlins/cat3.gif[/img] Yesterday, she reached game 10,000. Her Freecell skills are now honed to the point that the average games takes no longer than 3 minutes to complete. I don't think she knows that the Freecell in Windows XP has 1,000,000 card layouts !!
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05-22-2004, 07:57 PM
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Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom
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So who's going to break the news to her? [img]smile.gif[/img]
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05-22-2004, 08:02 PM
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Dracolisk
 Join Date: January 8, 2001
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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LOL, I once started doing the same thing (on my old PC), but I was too focussed on keeping a near-perfect score. That meant I could never play a game just for fun or to relax because you need to concentrate in order to beat the game in one try. But maximum respect to her for persevering! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
Tell her good luck and keep it up. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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05-22-2004, 08:03 PM
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Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice
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only 1 thing to say....daaaaaaaaaaaaamn
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05-22-2004, 08:15 PM
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Her response? 15 seconds of silence, then .... " I wonder if the first 32,000 games of Freecell in XP are the same as the games in 98? "
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05-22-2004, 08:57 PM
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Harper
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Wow... if that girl would put her mind on conquering the world...
We would all be playing freecell in 2 weeks... [img]smile.gif[/img] |
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05-22-2004, 10:27 PM
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40th Level Warrior
 Join Date: October 29, 2001
Location: Western Wilds of Michigan
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My success rate at Freecell is around 86%. That is, I win 86% of the time. I think it's actually higher if you take recent games into account more; I've got some 4,000 games under my belt.
But nothing compared to your roommate... wowza [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] *edit* strike that... just about 2500 games, not 4000. I'm not as prolific as I remember... [ 05-23-2004, 01:05 AM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]
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05-22-2004, 10:53 PM
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Elminster
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That will keep her going for a while...
Good Luck to her. |
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05-23-2004, 04:49 AM
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Jack Burton
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05-23-2004, 04:57 AM
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Iron Throne Cult
 Join Date: March 12, 2001
Location: Manila, Philippines
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Free Cell... not Diablo, not Starcraft... Free Cell. Okay then! I guess this one's as productive as the ealier two... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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