On 7 December 2012 11:20, Shlomi Fish <shlomif_at_shlomifish.org> wrote:
> **
> a new standard notation for Freecell and similar variants of Solitaire, I
> have started working on a new specification
>
Bravo.
> Note: this is intended primarily as an interchange format where solutions
> will be converted to and from it, and the authors of various solvers may
> opt to adopt a somewhat different format .
>
I think this is a great idea. Trying to introduce/enforce a common
standard across all patience games is a herculean task, but an interchange
standard with conversion filters is an excellent solution.
> I have also noticed that the specification is quite Freecell-centric and
> that
> some of the assumptions may require adaptations for other types of
> Patience.
>
several solitaires are similar enough to freecell that they can be
accomplished in this structure, but from memory there are some with strange
layouts which may require something extra. Is anyone going to volunteer to
look for problems with other patience games, or would this just hold things
up?
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Received on Fri Dec 07 2012 - 04:04:37 IST