![]() In my humble opinion, the most successful player is the allrounder with the WIDEST EXPERIENCE who can tackle any game, even the hard ones such as Forty Thieves and Spider. Having said all that, one must admire 3bc as someone who is capable of playing many of the solitaire games well. Though they have the BEST SOLITAIRE SITE on the internet. ![]() Jim and David haven't yet devised a method of eliminating manipulation practices. with 2 user names or practising without logging on, then closing the site and logging back on to post the best time).ģ) The philosophy of “public disclosure of minimum time performance” further encourages such “manipulation practices.” This encourages them to “manipulate” the system (e.g. It allows the person to improve the game (technique, moves) and enhances the self-realisation.Ģ) The LeaderBoard and HighScore tables incite players to submit their fastest time performances, in comparison with other players. Thus one becomes dependent on the esteem of others.ġ) A table for performance figures (score, time, accuracy and other parameters) of an individual single player enhances the feedback and value in Solitaire. One is no longer playing against oneself but against a collective status, comparing one’s performance to other players. The attraction of Solitaire has many factors: intellectual (the manipulation of complex patterns and sequences), emotional (the vertigo adrenaline of working against the clock), child values (pleasure, satisfaction at wining), coping with chance (random card deals), deep concentration (absorption in the game), etc.Īdding a LeaderBoard and HighScores (not found on other sites) transforms Solitaire from an individual game towards a collective game. Solitaire is an individual game, played by oneself, against oneself. There are key distinctions between individual and collective games, which rely on important (hidden) differences between Self-realisation Needs (realisation of one’s potential) and Esteem Needs (esteem of others). Games are instructive and constructive (and sometimes addictive) appealing to deep values within the player. There was a discussion on the forum, February 2012, "Winners for game #1994354560" when I wrote: 5) You need a very fast internet connection. 4) Log out and log in again to post the winning time. (I developed a shorthand to write the sequence down so I could memorise it). This means that "emptying a whole column" by clicking on the top card is faster than a more ergonomic play using several clicks on different cards. 2) Replay to find better moves, particularly with respect to the mouse movement. 1) Play the game to find a good solution. The techniques for obtaining fast performance times are simple. How can you CHEAT against yourself? Yet someone that puts in an unbeatable performance, of 93 moves in 9 secs, makes it somehow unfair. CHEATING is an interesting word to describe solitaire. ![]()
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