Here are my results for the first 32K MS deals distributed over seven
columns and using three free cells.
7x3 Deals Solved: 25,285
7x3 Deals Unsolvable: 6,672
7x3 Deals Intractable: 43
7x3 Execution Time: Excruciatingly slow
>From: Michael Keller <wgreview_at_yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: fc-solve-discuss_at_yahoogroups.com
>To: fc-solve-discuss_at_yahoogroups.com
>CC: fomalhaut_at_earthlink.net
>Subject: RE: Solvers with more or less than eight columns
>Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 01:27:06 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Thanks very much for such a quick response! This
>is exactly what my correspondent wanted to know.
>I would like to mention these results in the
>FreeCell FAQ if you wouldn't mind (giving you
>full credit of course).
>
> > 7x4 Deals Solved: 31,641
> > 7x4 Deals Unsolvable: 356
>
>Does your program maintain a list of the deals
>which are unsolvable?
>
> > 7x4 Deals Intractable: 3 -- #15131, #16699, #18929
> >
> > 7x4 Execution Time: 22* solving as 8x4 deals
> > (partly because of
> > Intractables)
>
>Not sure what the asterisk means -- was this
>22 seconds, minutes, hours?
>
>Thanks again for the results. Of course I'd
>be delighted to hear of any other combinations
>of columns/freecells (I'd suggest 7x3, 6x4, or
>9x4 as the next to try).
>
>Michael Keller
>FreeCell FAQ
>
Received on Sun Jan 02 2005 - 00:37:07 IST