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Am 11.06.2010 22:15, schrieb Tim Cook:
> However, I do know that only one of the games in its repertoire is
> actually unsolvable.
There /is/ an unsolvable game??
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On 2010-06-12 12:29, clipka wrote:
> There /is/ an unsolvable game??
Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeCell_(Windows)#Unsolvable_combinations
--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net
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nemesis wrote:
> John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmail com> 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.
Regards,
John
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Invisible wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>
>>> Would this enable me to finally get laid??
>>
>> Definitely not.
>
> Damn. You need to tell me your secrets...
>
> ...oh, wait. American. Oh well! ;-)
Being an American never got me anything in Britain, except interminable
arguments about American foreign policy.
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
> 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.
But the obvious question is: Why do that?
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- Warp
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John VanSickle wrote:
> 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.
In that case, killing it from Task Manager probably has the same effect
(but faster).
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On 13-6-2010 18:13, John VanSickle wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
>> John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmail com> 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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Warp wrote:
> John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> But the obvious question is: Why do that?
So that I can post a screen shot of a long winning streak.
Regards,
John
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On 6/17/2010 6:33 AM, John VanSickle wrote:
>> But the obvious question is: Why do that?
>
> So that I can post a screen shot of a long winning streak.
>
In other words: Just because you can? ;)
Dang, I'm sure you could have just edited some values in the registry
for the same effect :D
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~Mike
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Dang, I'm sure you could have just edited some values in the registry
> for the same effect :D
This is why MS Paint was invented...
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