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Are there solitär games that are impossible to win? I am pretty sure that I tried every possible combinations and all lead to losing the game.

That's not very fair.

>> No.2124946

It depends which variety of solitaire (patience).

Freecell definitely has unwinnable games. In the version which comes with WinXP, choose "Select Game" and enter -1 or -2 as the seed for a game which is clearly unwinnable.

>> No.2124954

Yes there are.

I played a solitaire game where I could not move a single card.

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>>2124954

>> No.2124974

yep, given the nature of the game there are series of cards and initial setups that are absolutely impossible to "win" regardless of skill level.

>> No.2124986

Sure. For instance, suppose the initial 7 visible cards are red 2,2,3,3,4,4,5, and the draw pile (24 cards) contains the other 19 red cards plus 5 high-value black cards.

>> No.2125020

>>2124954
your mouse was broken

>> No.2125025

>Are there solitär games that are impossible to win? I am pretty sure that I tried every possible combinations and all lead to losing the game.

yes, a lot

>> No.2125082

Yes. This is known as determinism.

>> No.2125400

>Are there solitär games that are impossible to win? I am pretty sure that I tried every possible combinations and all lead to losing the game.
>combinations and all lead to losing the game.
> all lead to losing the game.
>losing the game.

god damnit OP