h2. Updated to 1.3.2
A couple of bugs that allowed the puzzles to be solved incorrectly have been fixed. For instance: you can no longer fill empty spaces with random track after connecting the stations -- the loop must use every square.
Thanks to several people for reporting them.
If you create a puzzle that has only one valid solution, post it here and I'll add it to the game. Be sure to include a title.
Updated to include high scores (just need to solve one of the hard puzzles)
Sage,
You ought to tell everyone your secrets and be playing on the crazy impossible difficulty level. :)
I intended "easy" to be nearly impossible to lose. And normal to be easy enough to get through a couple of hands without much thinking/strategy. I still think the last two difficulties offer plenty of challenge. If not, swear off using any of the gizmos.
h1. Updated to v1.1
gizmos are now returned if you undo a move caused by them. And at the start of each new hand, the gizmos are partially replenished.
sage,
You have convinced me to restore the gizmos if you undo. I might even add some back after each hand. Perhaps even 1,1 on hard. Look for the next version later today.
I used Solitary Fours to learn quite a bit. Definitely not putting some negative on the Undo was one of them.
Thanks for the feedback.
drphillysblunt,
If you complete a hand, you can continue onto the next hand and the score accumulates. For difficulties with gizmos, they don't reset though so be careful how you use them if you want the high score.
Sage.
I thought of the gizmos as permanent. And so you aren't supposed to get to reuse them if you change your mind and use undo.
I could add them back if you undo them but I wanted to add more consequence to undo (note the -1 to the score per use) than my previous game (Solitary Fours).
Shades501,
The max score for the 3x3 square is 115. If you place 222, 333, 444 you get 10 for each row, 15 for each column (2,3,4) and 20 for each diagonal for a total of 115. Obviously, you can use 111,222,333 or 333,444,555 or 444,555,666.
Someone else will have to do the math for the odds of getting 9 of these in a row for the max score of over 1000 for nine squares.
I'll update the ingame instructions with these images to help explain the game.
!http://wii.sirigames.com/images/tutorial/fours_smalltutorial1.png!
!http://wii.sirigames.com/images/tutorial/fours_smalltutorial2.png!
!http://wii.sirigames.com/images/tutorial/fours_smalltutorial3.png!
!http://wii.sirigames.com/images/tutorial/fours_smalltutorial4.png!
!http://wii.sirigames.com/images/tutorial/fours_smalltutorial5.png!
elbarto66,
Sorry you encountered a bug. Did you place the 7 of hearts on the 10 of hearts in the lower four piles (tableau)? If so, that's allowed as there are no restrictions for placement of cards there.
If not there, which of the foundations where you playing the 7 of hearts? Is there any other information I can use to track down the problem?
Thanks
Sage880,
The score is legitimate. I played the game a lot before making the Flash version with real cards and played it a lot more before posting it at Kongregate. Knowing the card patterns and knowing when to change your plan of attack comes with practice.
The score accumulations each time you complete a hand successfully. I got on a roll this morning and had ten+ hands work out, although I needed a bit of luck on a couple of them. I used Undo quite a bit on one hand in particular to carry the streak forward.
Yesterday, the random number generator was against me and shuffled the deck such that I could only win about every other hand.
h3. Gameplay Hints
When placing cards in tableau (discard area) I try keep them under the foundation they will eventually be placed. For each card, I ask myself which tableau would need it last and place it there. And when I deviate, I try to keep track of how I intend to play the cards so I don't block future moves.
Until I have a King in the tableau, I try to keep at least one of them clear. If all four kings are placed on over another card, you have lost.
The first foundation order is A,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K.
The second foundation is 2,4,6,8,10,Q,A,3,5,7,9,J,K.
The third foundation is 3,6,9,Q,2,5,8,J,A,4,7,10,K.
The fourth foundation order is 4,8,Q,3,7,J,2,6,10,A,5,9,K.
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