FreeCell

[mdlowry]

Just found out that in addition to the game numbers listed for FreeCell, there are a couple more. Has anyone won games # -1 or -2?

 

[nickleinonen]

hmm... just looked at the -1 & -2... i don't think you can win them... at least i never could win them

 

[DMcClellan]

I don't think you can win those, and here I thought all games were mathematically winnable. I wonder what other combinations are out there?

 

[TPCDrafting]

You got my curiousity. I used to be pretty good at beating that game. I tried both 1 and 2, beat them first try. The key to freecell is GO FOR THE ACES. There are some that can stump me, but I have usually remembered the game number and played them over and over again till I beat it.

 

[mdlowry]

tpcdrafting, that not games 1 & 2. It's games negative one and negative two.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

My Mother plays FreeCall alot. She tried games -1 & -2. She said you can't win them. The way the cards are stacked or something.

 

[TPCDrafting]

OK, I'm with you, those cards aren't randomly placed. I can't say it's impossible, but it's beyond me.

 

[Champane Flight]

How many?

How many games can you win in a row (radom selecting) ? My personal best is 12 . Now -1 and -2 are impossible not enough free space... .

 

[radixr]

My wife and I won 110 in a row but we were playing them in numerical sequence.

 

[fest3er]

I haven't been stumped by one yet. Granted, I've had to restart a few a time or two, but I've played them numerically from 1 to 700+ and have won them all.

Looking at -1 and -2, *clearly* they are not winnable or playable!

Fest3er

 

[jdkenyon]

I have been told that game #11982 is not winnable either. It has been tried exhaustively with computer systems and proven to be impossible.



Also, I found this page that gives solutions to different freecell games in case you are stuck on one. http://home.earthlink.net/~fomalhaut/freecell.html

 

[me4osu]

Don't care

I play tetris.