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HAL9000 · 05-14-2002, 11:16 AM

I've been playing consecutive games of Freecell since I got the MS Entertainment pack in 1995 and finally finished all 32000 games with the exception of three. Games -1 and -2 are a put in as a joke and are impossible (or at least without the keystroke command to cheat... can't remember it anyway) and game number 11982, which I found out a long time ago, apparently, is impossible as well.

NEVER AGAIN WILL I PLAY A GAME OF FREECELL AARRRRGGG. I think I lost my sanity 20,000 games ago

Blankman · 05-14-2002, 11:29 AM

Hal, this definitely has to be a world record. Call Guiness, they have to know.

homer15 · 05-14-2002, 11:40 AM

nice goin, hal... it's nice to know that machines like yourself can beat simple games without a problem.

the cheat is ctrl+shift+f10, then click abort.

what are your statistics?

HAL9000 · 05-14-2002, 12:12 PM

I would have to double check, but I think around 45%... some of them were a real pain to complete.

Unfortunately, I'm not the first to finish. If you check on the web, there are others. Doing the search is how I found out the one game was impossible.

doctorgonzo · 05-14-2002, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by HAL9000
Unfortunately, I'm not the first to finish. If you check on the web, there are others. Doing the search is how I found out the one game was impossible.

You mean, {GULP!}, there are actually more people who have done that?

Isn't this how the Roman Empire fell?

Penguin · 05-14-2002, 01:34 PM

Hal,

My wife is in the process of doing the same thing. She has an excel spreadsheet so she knows which games she has already played and on what day she did it.

I have no idea where she is, but she has been doing it for over a year now.

Congrats. I think.

Now I can tell my wife she has hope. Someone has done it and maybe she can beat your record.

Werewolfdaddy · 05-14-2002, 01:49 PM

Hal, you astonish me.

HAL9000 · 05-14-2002, 02:20 PM

I never bothered with a spreadsheet, I just kept renaming the Freecell shortcut with what game I completed.

davidhooper · 05-14-2002, 03:17 PM

Hehe, congratulations.

KR0316 · 05-14-2002, 03:41 PM

WOW
Hal that is cool.

Confused · 05-14-2002, 03:55 PM

What's with games 1 and 2. I can work both on my PC without any problem.
Chas

Charliey · 05-14-2002, 04:16 PM

Not games 1 and 2, but -1 and -2. They are an easter egg, and are impossible.

Confused · 05-15-2002, 06:21 AM

Gotcha, Thanks
Chas

dldz · 05-16-2002, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HAL9000
I've been playing consecutive games of Freecell since I got the MS Entertainment pack in 1995 and finally finished all 32000 games with the exception of three. Games -1 and -2 are a put in as a joke and are impossible (or at least without the keystroke command to cheat... can't remember it anyway) and game number 11982, which I found out a long time ago, apparently, is impossible as well.

NEVER AGAIN WILL I PLAY A GAME OF FREECELL AARRRRGGG. I think I lost my sanity 20,000 games ago

Get some help HERE Hal

Werewolfdaddy · 05-17-2002, 02:12 AM

Sometimes, I find real fear on the internet. I don't know if I should praise or curse you, dldz.

dldz · 05-17-2002, 02:17 AM

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Originally posted by Werewolfdaddy
Sometimes, I find real fear on the internet. I don't know if I should praise or curse you, dldz.

I worry about HAL

AzCoastie · 05-18-2002, 09:11 PM

Congrats Hal!

I'm confused... I've never really messed with Freecell and when I start a new game, it asks for a game number between 1 and 1,000,000!

Am I missing something here? I thought there were only 32,000 games?

HAL9000 · 05-18-2002, 09:23 PM

There are apparently slight variations of the game, is yours the MS Entertainment pack? Mine is the original disk from the MS Entertainment '95. I've used that to be fair that I have played 32,000 unique games. From what I understand, Freecell included in say WinME may be the same 32,000 games, but in a different order.

OH DAMN... just checked Freecell that is included in XP... seems I have 968,000 games to go

AzCoastie · 05-18-2002, 10:00 PM

Mine is the XP version too... I don't think I'm gonna start this game! I already have too many bad habits!

Good luck!

HAL9000 · 05-18-2002, 10:13 PM

Not even gonna try... I conquered the 95 version and that took 7 years. At the same rate, it will take me 219 years to finish 1,000,000 games. Even if I quadrupled the rate, it I would still have to live to the age of 89 to finish. I'm not that dedicated.

Andrewxcav · 05-18-2002, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HAL9000
I never bothered with a spreadsheet, I just kept renaming the Freecell shortcut with what game I completed.

How many backups of said shortcuts do you have?

HAL9000 · 05-18-2002, 10:28 PM

None, I just renamed the file after I was done playing a session.

05-14-2002, 11:16 AM	#1
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,600	Whoo Hoo... finally finished. I've been playing consecutive games of Freecell since I got the MS Entertainment pack in 1995 and finally finished all 32000 games with the exception of three. Games -1 and -2 are a put in as a joke and are impossible (or at least without the keystroke command to cheat... can't remember it anyway) and game number 11982, which I found out a long time ago, apparently, is impossible as well. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PLAY A GAME OF FREECELL AARRRRGGG. I think I lost my sanity 20,000 games ago __________________ -At Ford, quality is job #1, job #2 is making them explode. ~Norm MacDonald, SNL News -Switching to Glide..Balancing in my head..inside of me... taking the glide path instead.

05-14-2002, 11:29 AM	#2
Blankman Member (10 bit) Join Date: May 1999 Location: Northwest Posts: 585	Hal, this definitely has to be a world record. Call Guiness, they have to know. __________________ Prost!

05-14-2002, 11:40 AM	#3
homer15 Resident Slacker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Suisun City, California (i know, where the hell is that?!?!?) Posts: 2,620	nice goin, hal... it's nice to know that machines like yourself can beat simple games without a problem. the cheat is ctrl+shift+f10, then click abort. what are your statistics? __________________ Friends help you move. REAL friends help you move bodies. - me quite possibly the best book ever written... by me

05-14-2002, 03:55 PM	#11
Confused Member (13 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Mt Washington, KY Posts: 4,927	What's with games 1 and 2. I can work both on my PC without any problem. Chas __________________ I may not be much, but I'm all I think about.

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05-14-2002, 12:12 PM	#4
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,600	I would have to double check, but I think around 45%... some of them were a real pain to complete. Unfortunately, I'm not the first to finish. If you check on the web, there are others. Doing the search is how I found out the one game was impossible.

05-14-2002, 01:34 PM	#6
Penguin Member (9 bit) Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 459	Hal, My wife is in the process of doing the same thing. She has an excel spreadsheet so she knows which games she has already played and on what day she did it. I have no idea where she is, but she has been doing it for over a year now. Congrats. I think. Now I can tell my wife she has hope. Someone has done it and maybe she can beat your record.

05-14-2002, 01:49 PM	#7
Werewolfdaddy 10th Level Vice President Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,135	Hal, you astonish me.

05-14-2002, 02:20 PM	#8
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,600	I never bothered with a spreadsheet, I just kept renaming the Freecell shortcut with what game I completed.

05-14-2002, 03:17 PM	#9
davidhooper Member (8 bit) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 129	Hehe, congratulations.

05-14-2002, 03:41 PM	#10
KR0316 Member (9 bit) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 468	WOW Hal that is cool.

05-14-2002, 04:16 PM	#12
Charliey Member (11 bit) Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 1,714	Not games 1 and 2, but -1 and -2. They are an easter egg, and are impossible.

05-15-2002, 06:21 AM	#13
Confused Member (13 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Mt Washington, KY Posts: 4,927	Gotcha, Thanks Chas

05-17-2002, 02:12 AM	#15
Werewolfdaddy 10th Level Vice President Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,135	Sometimes, I find real fear on the internet. I don't know if I should praise or curse you, dldz.

05-18-2002, 09:11 PM	#17
AzCoastie Member (9 bit) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sitting in front of my PC... Where else? Posts: 353	Congrats Hal! I'm confused... I've never really messed with Freecell and when I start a new game, it asks for a game number between 1 and 1,000,000! Am I missing something here? I thought there were only 32,000 games?

05-18-2002, 09:23 PM	#18
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,600	There are apparently slight variations of the game, is yours the MS Entertainment pack? Mine is the original disk from the MS Entertainment '95. I've used that to be fair that I have played 32,000 unique games. From what I understand, Freecell included in say WinME may be the same 32,000 games, but in a different order. OH DAMN... just checked Freecell that is included in XP... seems I have 968,000 games to go

05-18-2002, 10:00 PM	#19
AzCoastie Member (9 bit) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sitting in front of my PC... Where else? Posts: 353	Mine is the XP version too... I don't think I'm gonna start this game! I already have too many bad habits! Good luck!

05-18-2002, 10:13 PM	#20
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,600	Not even gonna try... I conquered the 95 version and that took 7 years. At the same rate, it will take me 219 years to finish 1,000,000 games. Even if I quadrupled the rate, it I would still have to live to the age of 89 to finish. I'm not that dedicated.

05-18-2002, 10:28 PM	#22
HAL9000 "Normal" again....?? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,600	None, I just renamed the file after I was done playing a session.

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