Hi wgreview,
On 01 Jun 2015 10:45:13 -0700
"wgreview_at_yahoo.com [fc-solve-discuss]" <fc-solve-discuss_at_yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
> >Also, I was unable to find a solution to deals #1941 and #98714.
>
> Correct. The point Gary was making is that the PySol rule, autoplaying every
> possible card to the foundations doesn't work, as it makes some deals
> impossible.
Indeed.
> If you want to record solutions without automatic plays to the
> foundations, you must use a form of safe autoplay which doesn't prevent any
> deals from being solved. This is discussed in detail in the FAQ on my site
> at www.solitairelaboratory.com. There is a more aggressive rule than what
> Microsoft FreeCell uses, which is nevertheless perfectly safe.
Yes.
>
> Actually, it makes more sense to me to count every move, so that a deal where
> all of the cards play automatically at the start would be 52 moves. Most
> deals would be in the 70's or 80's at least, I assume.
That's what the Freecell Solver move notation does (at least by default) - it
spells out every move explicitly (with an option to display the intermediate
positions in the solution of the board, which is on by default).
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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