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Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, lets see if I'm the only one who admits to taking time to play the free games that come with the computer. You know, Solitaire, Freecell, Minesweeper, Spider Solitiare (XP users). I mean, if anything, there's those few seconds you want to kill while you're on hold on the phone or something. Certainly I'm not the only one who plays these games.

Anyone want to share their scores/times with the rest of us?

Here's mine...
Spider Solitaire:
Usually play on Easy (I played one on Medium and won, but the rest are on easy). My stats on easy are: Win Rate 70%. High score 1201.

Freecell: Win rate 46%

Minsweeper:
Best times
Beginner: 9 seconds
Intermediate: 56 Seconds
Expert: 145 Seconds

Solitaire I don't see a place where high scores are kept. But usually, if I score above 600 I think I'm doing pretty good.

Of course, there's several more of those more simple Microsoft games; such a Jezzball, Tetris, Tetravex, Taipei, TriPeaks, Cruel...(to name a few). But, I won't get into that yet, not until I see if anyone wants to play along with this thread.

Jagger
Member

08-07-2002

Monday, October 11, 2004 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've played the solitaire game on my computer, but that's the only one. I never bothered looking at the score, I figure if I made it through the whole game I was doing good.

Tashakinz
Member

11-13-2002

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like spider solitaire and really like spaceboy pinball.

March
Member

10-02-2003

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Spider Solitaire - don't have that but sounds interesting. How does it work?

FAvorite - Freecell
Solitaire - I usually play vegas style, and I am usually losing money.


Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Whoami, I love Spider Solitaire, too. Here are my stats: Easy 72% win rate (188 won, 71 lost), high score 1196; Medium 30% win rate (131 won, 302 lost), 1175 high score; Hard *gulp* 4% (11 won, 220 lost), high score 1107.

So why do I keep playing the difficult level? Dunno; beats the heck outta me! :-)

I used to play FreeCell all the time, but have been playing Solitaire much more often lately.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 9:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm a Freecell addict. My friends know that if I never finish my dissertation, it will be because of Freecell.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 10:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love Spider Solitaire, and ONLY play it on the hard level -- though my stats aren't very good LOL.

Autumn
Member

10-29-2003

Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh I haven't played Spider Solitaire in a while - I used to LOVE that game!

Tishala, I'm with you: Freecell addicts unite! (just teasing) -- actually my uncle is so bad that he added a counter onto his screen and then started at game one and is counting them down as he beats them till he gets through them all. Every so often I get a call to check out game such&such and let him know how fast I got through it. lol!

March, trying to remember Spider Solitaire (its been a while since I've played) - I believe it worked that the cards are all laid out at the bottom and you work - moving them into like piles - to get them all lined up. (so instead of moving the cards up into decks they line up in rows.) I need to go open it again and check - could probably just copy and paste the "how to play" from there. (my mind isn't fully functioning yet, sorry. lol!)

Melfie1222
Member

07-29-2002

Monday, October 18, 2004 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've been known to write down the game number of FreeCells that I haven't been able to win, so I can come back and try them later (the game started it... it says that is supposed but not proven that all games are winnable. grrr! )

I am hopeless at Minesweeper... I have better luck if I just click around randomly than if I sit there and actually try to figure it out... and this is on the easiest level.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm a freecell addict too, but I take it one step further; I use it as a way of predicting my future. For example, if I have an exam to study for, or essay to write, but I am also thinking of stopping for a cup of tea or snack break, I will play freecell to see which I should do.

If I lose the game, it means I need to get back to my homework or studying. If I win, it means I deserve the break. I will then drink my tea while playing another game of freecell.

Win rate right now: 93%

I play solitaire, but it doesn't let me cheat, and involves very little thinking.

Minesweeper, I suck at it. My boyfriend is AWESOME at Minesweeper, but loses ar Freecell constantly, and I am the reverse of him. Only once have I ever won at Minesweeper, and it was the beginner/smallest level, and it took me a looooong time.

I love free cell.

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've played Minesweeper for years and love it.

I'm going to blame Tish for my newly developed addiction to FreeCell. I always ignored it, but tried it after reading about it here. I bombed the first few times and almost gave up on it. Then I poked around the internet and read various sites containing "hints" to good FreeCell play and suddenly my game improved. I've won several the first time through, others I have to try once, twice, maybe again. I just won a game I had to play about 6 or 7 times before I got it right. Now I want to play it again and see if I can remember how I won and do it again. I bet I won't be able to win it again right away.

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
psst... russian squares... that's all i'm sayin'