Free cell - Add moves counter.
YomTov
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Game: freecell
Game #: 2093700471
What would you like to see?
Would like to see a counter of moves( FreeCell), gets updated while playing, showing the total number of moves counted after each move or click made by player.
Comments
Knowing how many moves were counted as a result of of a player action( click, dragging, auto-finish ..) may improve some players' game.
Hi @YomTov This feature has been requested before but the Green Felt guys don’t consider it an option atm
This was Jim’s response to a previous request:-
“ We’ve decided against having things that “update” while you play, so no move counter and no timer.
Have fun,
-Jim”
I wonder what you have against move counter? the counting process is not totally transparent and hard to figure out.
I wonder on what ground the idea was reject?
I am sure people would improve their knowing how much they are "paying" for each action( move, drag, undo, redo, auto-complete, your program making the complex move for you ...)!
Sometimes , to learn on the number of moves, I click 'give up' notice the number of moves, replay to the same point and one more move then another 'give up', to figure out the 'cost' of the last move , and replay again. Very cumbersome!
I am sure, for people who try to optimize their game a move counter is a welcome addition additions.
I wonder, what was the reason the idea was rejected?
I can not think about one bad thing if there is a move counter.
I wish you reconsider. My best regards to Jim.
In any case,I enjoy the game.
Thanks.
Hi @---------> you might find this thread interesting
https://forum.greenfelt.net/discussion/10740/move-counter
fingsaint, I read the thread and did not find any good reason not to implement aMove Counter.
I agree with 'not displaying a Timer' - It will be a distraction.
However, Move Counter is different. It is not a distraction. On the contrary - It will improve the playing experience because it will enable players to improve their game. Isn't striving to improve a good reason ?
The Move counter already exists internally, all it takes is displaying it. Being a retired software engineer I think:
1 It will be relatively easy to implement
2. The processing time to display it is super minuscule.
The greenfelt guys placed the the button 'Request a Feature' , in a way soliciting ideas to improve the the game. I think Move Counter will.
fingsaint, I do NOT agree with your statement "counter interferes with the speed of the games or makes them more susceptible to outages, freezing or other stuff*". Displaying a Move Counter is trivial. Realistically, I it will not interfere.. is not susceptible..
Sorry, I was carried away to brainstorm like in my past good days.
Thanks for relating to the subject.
Hi @YomTov if you read further down the thread I linked to, you will notice that Jim the Green Felt guy says:-
“We don’t mind people requesting features we said we won’t implement. If enough people request them, we might just change our minds.
“
So there’s always hope.