Freecell players- I'm stumped

[Patio]

Can any of you players get this one?

#617

I, nor DH, can get this one done and it's driving me crazy.
I'm just wondering if it can even be done.

 

[faithinkarma]

I know it can be done because ( although I am ashamed to admit it) I once started playing them sequentially. And I made it well into the thousands before I moved on to another game.

 

[Patio]

This is the most stumped I've ever been on one. I wouldn't be happy until I get it.

 

[Towncrier]

(1) Dave Ring's original list of hard deals from the Internet FreeCell Project (Solutions to all of these are in the catalog):
169, 178, 258, 454, 617, 718, 1689, 1941, 2021, 2350, 2577, 2607, 2670, 2772, 3285, 3342, 3349, 3685, 3772, 3788, 3801, 3973, 4257, 4368, 4540, 4591, 4714, 4946, 5179, 5374, 5453, 5482, 5490, 5548, 5557, 6343, 6673, 6745, 6751, 6768, 7107, 7160, 7600, 7700, 8005, 8323, 8534, 8591, 8652, 8678, 8749, 8820, 9250, 9385, 9538, 9617, 9700, 10589, 11281, 11386, 11409, 11430, 11677, 11854, 12211, 12313, 13015, 14051, 14188, 14676, 14795, 14879, 14965, 14977, 15023, 15099, 15130, 15133, 15164, 15227, 15238, 15710, 15746, 15905, 15939, 16191, 16575, 16576, 17277, 17524, 17764, 17768, 18623, 18992, 19410, 19484, 19633, 19763, 19861, 20055, 20251, 20589, 20715, 20912, 21051, 21185, 21278, 21785, 21896, 21899, 22332, 24063, 24457, 24549, 24735, 25123, 25155, 25450, 25599, 25602, 25790, 25856, 25995, 26093, 26183, 26197, 26369, 26421, 26576, 26693, 26694, 26710, 27188, 29001, 29154, 29198, 29345, 29704, 30000, 30108, 30394, 30615, 30712, 30801, 31044, 31266, 31465, 31601, 31647, 31729, 31918, 31945.

The following website has a catalog of solutions:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fomalhaut/freecell.html

The solution to 617 is at the bottom of this page:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fomalhaut/catalog1.html

 

[Kitty 34]

I just did it! It definetly takes some thought!!

 

[faithinkarma]

you kidding? I have been trying to get it ever since you posted. I know it can be done, but can't remember how. I'll let you know if I get it.even if it is next week LOL

 

[DisneyArk]

I've been trying it for the last 10 minutes and I can not figure it out! I'll probably be up all night trying! I'll let you know if I get it.

 

[tar heel]

My dh is doing what faithinkarma did, and he's past it, too. Some of them ARE a lot harder than others, arent' they? I usually have FreeCell open when I'm DISing -- I make a move or two while I'm waiting for things to load.

 

[Otto's Doll]

I will try too.

 

[Patio]

Kitty 34- you are good.

Towncrier- Thanks for those links...interesting.

faithinkarma and Disneyark, sorry I'll be keeping you up all night and driving you crazy at the same time.

tarheel- Can you get it?

I'll let you all know if I EVER get it.

 

[DisneyArk]

Patio - thanks for the fun! I used the site Towncrier gave and "cheated"! I was close before!

Kitty 34 - You are really good!

I really like Freecell. And my husband put the kids to bed while I was playing, so this worked out great for me!!!

Thanks, DisneyArk

 

[faithinkarma]

I must be having a really off night. I can't even make sense of the cheat page ( who knew there was such a thing )

Not only did I not get it, but I ruined my streak. For some reason freecell has always come pretty easy to me. Don't know why, I am not good at other card games. But I can usually figure the games out before making a move. I had a streak going of 101 consequetive games won. I suspect if I kept at this tonight I could rack up a streak of 101 consequetive losses.

Apparently the best talent I had has abandoned me LOL

 

[Serena]

I never did get it and then I forgot all about it. I'm glad or I'd drive myself crazy. lol

 

[Poohnatic]

It's funny, I was playing that a lot...got hubby and 7yo addicted to it. Then my husband loaded a newer version of Windows on this PC and now I'm hooked on Spider Solitaire.

Every O/S has done this to me. I'm a Mah Jongg nut, thanks to O/S 2!!

 

[Shellie722]

Pooh- I'm the same way, I played Freecell ALOT 'til I got XP now I'm addicted to Spider!

 

[Towncrier]

My wife used to be hooked on Freecell (until she discovered online Backgammon), and was playing the games in order. Her addiction was so infectious that her retired aunt and uncle actually bought a Dell notebook computer and now they play Freecell all the time. They are up in the 10,000 range of games. I need to let them know that their computer can be used for more useful things.....like DISing.

 

[faithinkarma]

Another Spider fan hee. But I cannot even come close to playing at the hard level.