Friday, April 29, 2011

Is There Something Wrong with FreeCell in Windows 7?

I used to lose at FreeCell* all the time. But ever since I upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, I have yet to lose a game, which makes me think they removed all of the hard games from the randomizer. What is up with this? Discuss**.

*Background for non-geeks: FreeCell is a solitaire-like card game that is included in Windows XP and later. FreeCell games are enumerated by the random number seed that causes the cards to be dealt in a particular way. Okay, that wasn't much of a non-geek explanation. But you get the idea, right? There are only a certain number of possible hands that can be dealt, and each one has its own unique number.

** I recognize that I have no readers, and so issuing this directive is futile. But futility is the name of this game. Which game? Good question.