Sorry to reply to my own posting, but the
puzzle just got harder. I've now found a
way to demonstrate that the maximum
move fan-out is at least 41 moves! Can
anyone beat that?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Campbell" <gary_at_numin8r.us>
To: <fc-solve-discuss_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: A Puzzler for You
> Has anyone ever determined the maximum
> number of possible moves there could be
> from a given free cell card layout?
>
> Can anyone think of a way to get more
> than 32? I think I can see how to get 32,
> but I'm not positive. And I don't off hand
> see how to get more.
>
> You'd think that anyone who's been
> working on a solver for almost 7 years
> would have asked and answered this
> question long ago!
>
> -Gary Campbell
>
Received on Mon May 04 2009 - 10:00:37 IDT