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4 Sep 2024 07:14:30 EDT (-0400)
  Re: An Unholy Winning Streak  
From: andrel
Date: 15 Jun 2010 03:11:21
Message: <4C17279F.3070302@gmail.com>
On 13-6-2010 18:13, John VanSickle wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
>> John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>> Some of you probably know how I accomplished this.
>>
>> you've made a pact with the devil? :P
> 
> No, it's simpler.  When I see that I am not going to lose, but before 
> the program declares the game lost, I simply stop playing and leave the 
> game and application running.  When Windows shuts down, it closes the 
> app without finishing the game (or even bothering to ask) and does not 
> record the game as either a win or a loss.  As far as the record goes, 
> the game never happened.
> 
> This is all on the version that comes with WinXP.  Later versions may 
> not be as forgiving.

A faster, but more boring, approach would be to use the option of 
selecting a game number. Always choose a number you know how to win.


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