Subject: Want a 9X3 challenge?
Date: Sun Jun 10 12:24:03 2018
User: Turpin827
Message:Try level 10 game 16254 - a BASTARD! I was the 3rd to solve it -took me over an hour. Stats are now 63/3/4.76%.
Date: Wed Jun 13 18:13:16 2018
User: kangaroo
Message:So far, no good! 3/102. I'm still working on it.
Date: Thu Jun 14 12:55:37 2018
User: TitanicTony
Message:I agree, that was VERY difficult!!!
Congratulations! You Win
Game #: 9x3 16254/10
Game stats: 141/4/2.84%,..... Moves 60,..... Card moves 190.
Good luck Roo! If you would like a hint, I would be happy to provide one. Probably my first 8 moves would be sufficient, but it is still somewhat complicated.
Date: Thu Jun 14 13:04:49 2018
User: Turpin827
Message:Congrats TT!
Good luck Roo. You have to make a lot of right choices even after the correct opening sequence
Date: Thu Jun 14 21:34:54 2018
User: roo
Message:Thanks TT and Turpin. It's keeping me entertained if nothing else. I'll ask for a hint after a few more tries!
Date: Fri Jun 15 06:33:19 2018
User: TitanicTony
Message:OK, roo. I'm guessing that none of the wins were on the 1st try. I know mine wasn't!
Since we are mentioning seldom won games, today I won this w9x2, to keep my streak alive at 142!
Congratulations! You Win
Game #: 9x2 2417,... Game stats: 37/3/8.11%,... Difficulty: 10,... Elapsed: 4:51,... Streak: 142.
Date: Fri Jun 15 08:39:03 2018
User: roo
Message:5/184 now! Can't remember how I began the winning game but it involved column 1. I'd say you got it in the least games TT. Well done.
Date: Fri Jun 15 09:10:27 2018
User: TitanicTony
Message:BRAVO roo!!!
And, not "that" well done. Please remember that I used cards, and while I only played it twice on the site, I must have played it at least 10 times with cards before finally finding the winning line. I played very slowly, and thoughtfully (and always taking notes), and it took me about 5 hours! I was very pleased to finally get it.
Date: Sat Jun 16 03:49:31 2018
User: roo
Message:How would I know that you used cards TT? I can't see where you mentioned that!
Of course I play these sorts of hard games that people post like a tournament because there's nothing at stake, so I can easily give up and make the same mistake over and over. I probably spent about 5 hours on it too.
I've played a harder game. There's an 8x3 which took me months to solve, even though WRAC solved it during a tourney.
Date: Sat Jun 16 04:00:38 2018
User: TitanicTony
Message:These days, I try to avoid mentioning "cards", as TN (and several others) are so adamently against them! They have been discussed a lot over the years (but not recently), so I just assumed that you knew that I use cards (these days, I'm 79 now, I can hardly play without them, and notes).
I've also played harder games, but I think that this one was definitely in my top 10 most difficult.
Date: Sat Jun 16 16:02:55 2018
User: TitanicTonys_deckofcards
Message:User: roo
Message: How would I know that you used cards TT? I can't see where you mentioned that!
He was using me because he is Tony! That's what he does. I gets no rest.....
Date: Sat Jun 16 17:01:43 2018
User: TitanicTony
Message:Fortunately, being just a deck of cards (actually several decks), they don't need any rest, but I certainly do!!
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