# Is this Microsoft Solitaire game solvable?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 19, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170 "2016-12-19T19:06:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170/1 "2016-12-19T19:06:16Z")

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The Daily Challenge for Dec. 19, Tripeaks.

mild spoilers follow

The top middle card is a 5. To clear a five you need either a four or a six. Two of the fours and two of the sixes are under that five, so they’re no help. Nine draws into the game, you’ve exhausted your last 4 and your last 6; iow, you have to have the middle peak nearly cleared by nine draws in. As far as I can tell that’s impossible. Yea or nay?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170/2 "2016-12-19T19:42:10Z")

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[Moderating]

I imagine this was meant for the Game Room, not CS. I’ll move it there for you.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170/3 "2016-12-19T20:22:39Z")

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One thing that sucks about **Chronos** being a mod again is that you see his name on something, and figure there’s gonna be some really high quality explanation on the topic. And then it just turns out he moved the thread.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170/4 "2016-12-19T21:45:28Z")

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\<nm\>, found the solution online (shoulda’ known).

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-microsoft-solitaire-game-solvable/775170/5 "2016-12-20T02:14:25Z")

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Just think what it’s like for me. “Oh, this is in the wrong forum. I ought to tell someone… wait, that’s me.”