Here's a bear from yesterday that never got many plays: only 264 to date. I managed #3 at 2:16. There have been only 5 wins (2 of them mine). https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1099677013
help .. i have enjoyed/wasted so much time on https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=266606376 when i should have been working ... if anyone has done it and has any hints or even the complete solution, i would be most grateful so i can put it out of my head! thanks heaps in advance
A tester, indeed, @wtown.
Hints
1. The opening gambit is near center stage, but pull up a card short of what seems smart
2. Then look left for an opportunity clear a column to the foundation, but then avoid the obvious play to that open column.
Or if you just want to see a solution, here you go:
Game #: 1758448387
Took me over 8 minutes to solve this one. Think others found it tricky as well because despite my slow time I still managed to get into the top 4%
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Here's a bear from yesterday that never got many plays: only 264 to date. I managed #3 at 2:16. There have been only 5 wins (2 of them mine). https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1099677013
Came very close to giving up on this one: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=266606376
More of a porcupine than a bear. Took me forever to find an opening gambit that led anywhere.
Funny @DEM, I was just going to post that game. I never found an opening into it.
And good work on https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1099677013 -- still only 9 wins on the board.
help .. i have enjoyed/wasted so much time on https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=266606376 when i should have been working ... if anyone has done it and has any hints or even the complete solution, i would be most grateful so i can put it out of my head! thanks heaps in advance
A tester, indeed, @wtown.
Hints
1. The opening gambit is near center stage, but pull up a card short of what seems smart
2. Then look left for an opportunity clear a column to the foundation, but then avoid the obvious play to that open column.
Or if you just want to see a solution, here you go:
oh man .. so obvious now i have been shown it .. thanks heaps for saving my sunday!
Yikes!
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=553836397
Fun one: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=223849919
Thanks again!
Whew, what a relief to solve this’un: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=59532129
Nearly succumbed to despair.
You can be the first to break the 2 minute mark: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1594856133
Of over 700 plays, only three have cracked 3 minutes
!! Bearslayer strikes: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1594856133
I eventually managed to solve this bear after15+ minutes
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=308886589
This one is tricky:
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1767254354
Eventually solved it after 7+minutes of deliberation and, despite the lack of speed, still placed 25th out of 5911
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=26802597
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=26802597
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=26802597
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=26802597
A whole month since the last bear? Try this one:
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=2006276149
Over 2K plays and the #10 score is 3:10.
And this one is pretty challenging. 1161 plays and #10 is 9:39 (!). https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1982835672
Thanks Z!
Just when I thought I was out!
...they pulled me back in
Took me ages to solve this one.
Gotta love that complete column of black with a red ace at the top.
New bear in town: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=2084611489 // The two aces are oh so tempting but... resist.
That was a tricky one.
Game #: 1758448387
Took me over 8 minutes to solve this one. Think others found it tricky as well because despite my slow time I still managed to get into the top 4%
Game #: 1468172543
thanks .. a good bear .. took quite a few tries!
Thanks for the bear - it was a gnarly one and took quite a few goes but got there in the end!
Hi @wtown glad you got there in the end
it took me quite while to solve it.
Bearish indeed. Top 10 are ~ 1:30 to 3:00 after 15K plays.
Another tricky one:
Game #: 520718651
Took me a while to work this one out:
Game #: 993072924
Another
Game #: 599215538
Thanks .. a lot of moves but didn't take me as many tries as usual!
Well done @wtown, you have the free cell magic touch
I was lost in the maze and it took me over 20 minutes to find the path to solve that one
At least a bit tougher than your average bear: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=870253996
This one was tricky to solve:
Game #: 1862586040
Relatively small number of plays (<500), but fewer than 10 people finished it. And 9th place pushes 10 minutes.
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1340662592
My brain feels mauled
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1435715897
Okay, now I can go to bed. Wasn’t looking promising for a while.
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1705002526
Have at it: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1931296676
Yes, a tough bear! Thanks!
Nearly 3000 plays, and so far only 6 players have solved it in under 3 min.
https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=783952002
Make it 7. The 96 moves part is tougher.
Finally got a chance to share with you guys: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=1111471466
I would rate this one 5/10.
I think we can start the rating system. For example, this one would be a 9/10: https://greenfelt.net/freecell?game=2068431502