Hardest free cell game ever

More options are always better in Solitaire. This might seem counterintuitive, but moving cards to the upper Ace foundations or stacks above the main tableau can actually cause you problems if you need those cards to maneuver your piles below. This is especially prevalent in the late game. Whenever you reveal an Ace or Two from the stockpile, play them, instead of drawing more cards from the stockpile. First, the Aces can always go to the foundation, and then the two or deuces will likely follow shortly after.

On the other hand, the fewer cards out the lower your score will be. But that means you have to manipulate the maximum number of cards. And that is the challenge! To work with all the cards out to a conclusion. You can predict the possible outcome by looking at the cards as they are dealt. For instance look at this dealt hand:. You will note, in the third column, that the top card is a covered Ace. If you can keep that card covered, and not have to put out very many other cards, you will have a very low score It also means that the four columns will automatically be placed on the right because that Ace is in one of the left columns.

On the other hand, you cannot have an Ace covered by a King because, by the time you have completed that King column and, for a low score, that column will be very long you cannot move that entire column off the Ace in one move. Therefore the hand is ruined, and you might as well take a score of A Queen-column down can be moved. The same hand is dealt to all players in a tournament. Otherwise, some would get easy low scores and others high scores, or at least the potential for high and low scores, without any work on the players part.

By starting with identical hands, it is then the strategy, the brain-power, of each player that will make the difference, not the luck-of-the-draw.

The game above Game , at least as I played it, ended with this……another 11 point game. You will note that 9 of these will get you to 99, which is why I suggest a target of points in a tournament game. I would imagine that seasoned veterans will often win a tournament by only one point, making for an exciting tournament experience. Score In the ultimate game, you would have four aces covered by a 2.

So the best score possible is 9. I have never seen such a hand. All the plays and card moves are done within the deck as dealt below. Game is an example. The worst score is Note that the King at left cannot be put next to the other three or the player will get -1 point for having four in a row and in this example another -1 for red-black-red-black, so the total score would be 48, not The player might as well take a default 35 in that case.

Author's comments: This is my third speed run. I did two Kotor speed runs and felt like moving on to something different. Splinter Cell is a game that I absolutely love. I got it free with my video card and loved it ever since. This is a straight speed run. I dont try to avoid alarms, except where necessary. I looked at the run for the playstation that was up, but I found that there was little I could learn form it.

The levels are quite different and he did a no alarm run. Level One: Training. This is an annoying level that is presents little speed running opportunities. The only real trick is jumping off the platform. The rest is just memorizing what you can get away with. Level Two: Police Station. Pretty easy level.

Hardest part is the two guards talking to the drunk. I got really lucking with the shooting. Most of my kills were with one shot. Worst part was hooting that damn camera. It took me fice shots to do it. I cant believe I missed the guy at the computer. That never happened before, but it led to a more exciting finish with me having to kill the two guys in the next room.

Level Three: Defense Ministry Another simple level, with enough practice. There are two methods of getting in the place, repelling or sliding down the pipe. Both are probably the same. I accidently alerted the guard in the kitchen, but it didnt seem to affect my game. The battle with the three guys outside the office went ok.

The second and third guys werent in their usual places, so that threw me a little. Unlike Solitaire, almost every deal is a winner. Reportedly, only game is unsolvable. The rest are solvable. Some deals are more difficult than others, but if you try hard enough you can win except for game number People with good convergent or problem solving skills may find FreeCell too easy and not much fun.

On the other hand, people with poor convergent skills may find FreeCell too frustrating. The majority of us find FreeCell so fun that it is almost addicting.