Would any of you be interested in a computer free cell solutions group?
By SteveSlaton
@SteveSlaton (552)
United States
September 20, 2008 5:18pm CST
I am a compulsive problem solver and enjoy computer free cell. Years ago I searched on the idea and could not find anyone who had taken the lead, so dropped the idea. (40 years ago I used to enjoy newspaper chess games and solutions.) A couple years ago I made me up a free cell mask in a spread sheet program (LOTUS version 4.01) and a database to keep track. (I use colors to visually make it easier to read. For instance, SA is for Ace of Spades in black, hearts are red, clubs are blue, and diamonds are deep pink. So, literally the lettered grids do show the game unfolding.) I have dozens of solution screens with shorthand move statements in between. This is on an off-web computer. The next step is to bring up free cell, enter the game number, and verify that my moves play out. (I actually cranked up the other computer, I do merge a string for all the moves into one line.) Of course, the solutions could be posted. Different people could select different games to work on. There are 32,000 different games. I looked at my solution for game 1 and counted 20 grid displays where each has a short hand move line above the current grid.
Any interest?
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