Hello,
I'm Danny A. Jones and I've returned from a long absence. I'm reading through messages from the start of the year, so I may be replying to issues that have already been solved. If so, then please skip over my replies until I'm curent.
I recently wrote an updated FreCell solver based on a request from Michael Keller. He refers to your 2-freecell scenario as 8x2e0. Here is my solver's solution to the two puzzles in question. It uses what I call "WKR" automoves -- 5D on 4D in home cell when 3C and 3S present in their home cells. It also uses full-power supermoves.
#00017760 Attempt: 1 8x2e0 (WKR Super) 65 moves
64. 56. 37. 2a. 2h. 2h. 21. 2h. ah. 26.
3a. 3b. 36. 35. a6. 53_ 63_ 43_ 2a. 42.
43. 24. b2. 52. 5b. 53. 83. 85. 81. 82.
52. 87. b8. 45_ 42. 48. 75_ 71. 12_ 84_
8b. 17. 18. 17. 15. 12. b7. 47_ 64_ 6b.
16. b1. 41_ 64_ 6b. 3h. 2h. 76_ 53_ 78.
5h. 2h. 82. 62_ 74_
~~~~~
#00017880 Attempt: 1 8x2e0 (WKR Super) 45 moves
5a. 15. 51_ 54. 2b. 23. 53. 23. 63. 6h.
ah. 7a. 8h. 52. b5. 65. 45_ 6b. 4h. 74.
b6. 76_ 7h. 16_ 47_ 47. 47. a7. 1a. 1b.
15. 16. 45. 17. 46. b7. 31_ 3b. 34. 35.
35. 34. 23_ 81. 8a.
~~~~~
--- In fc-solve-discuss_at_yahoogroups.com, Shlomi Fish <shlomif_at_...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> can anyone give a 2-Freecell solution for the #17760 and #17880 deals? For
> reference, I'm talking about (the game columns are placed in lines):
>
> # MS Freecell Deal No. 17760
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> QS 5D 4H 8C 3D 9D AC
> 3H JC 3C 8S 4S 3S 4C
> KS JS TH KD 9S 6D 2S
> 5H 9H 9C 6H 8D AD 8H
> 5C 6S QC QH 2C QD
> 2D 2H KH KC AS 7C
> TD AH JH TC 6C 7S
> 7H 5S JD 7D TS 4D
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> # MS Freecell Deal No. 17880
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 6S 5C 9H 5H 2D 8H 6H
> 3D 7C 2C 2S TH QD KD
> 3H AD QH 6C 7H KS KC
> 4D 8S 8C 9D JH 4S JD
> 6D AC JC TS 7S 3C
> 2H JS QC 3S AS 9S
> 5S TD 9C TC AH 7D
> QS 4H KH 8D 5D 4C
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> The issue is that Danny A. Jones' solver reported them as solvable, but they
> end up as intractable in all the solvers I tried (fc-solve, my DBM
> Freecell solver, and patsolve claims to run out memory when trying to solve
> #17760 even though it consumed less than 3% of my machine's RAM.). I've tried to
> solve deal #17760 manually, by patching PySol Fan Club Edition (I intend to
> share the patches), and by getting some help from fc-solve for detecting
> dead-ends moves, but I am unable to solve it.
>
> So any solutions to these deals (or proofs that they cannot be solved)
> would be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Shlomi Fish
>
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Received on Tue Aug 14 2012 - 11:01:58 IDT