how many points is it possible to score in spider solitaire intermediate?

Anonymous
2011-05-08T20:39:34+00:00

Trying to figure out the maximum number of points that can be scored playing spider solitaire intermediate -----the one with two suits.

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Anonymous
2011-06-18T20:05:29+00:00

My highest scores for Spider Solitaire (Windows 7's version) on intermediate are as follows:

1238 (5/23/2010)

1222 (6/20/2010)

1214 (8/30/2010)

1195 (4/4/2011)

1180 (6/12/2011)

I'm positive there are higher scores possible. :)

Wikipedia states that the highest possible score is 1293 given a perfect deal (and I'm assuming that's on Expert mode given the additional score possibilites being lower than what I've achieved on intermediate mode).

Win percentage is almost meaningless (addressing another "answer") as all games of Spider Solitaire are winnable given the unlimited undo's in Windows' version. I've played 646 games thus far with a 100% win percentage.

Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Solitaire_(Windows)#Highest_Possible_Scores

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Anonymous
2015-03-21T19:46:18+00:00

You can get as high a score as you want.  It just takes time.

Find a game where when you clear a column you get the no more moves screen.  You just got 100 points. Click to return to the game and undo.  The game forgets to take away the 100 points.   clear the column again and get another 100 points (minus the point for the undo and the point for the move to clear the column).  Wash, rinse, repeat until you reach the score you want or get bored.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-05T13:55:38+00:00

    No,  I have had some unwinnable games.  I tried every meaningful move which was possible since there weren't many moves to be made in this case.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-05T14:06:52+00:00

    I disagree that all games are winnable.  I have run across a game that was not winnable.  I tried every possible opening and meaningful move and there wasn't a path to win.  Trying every move was possible because there were not very many moves before having to "hit".    And this makes sense unless Microsoft was only submitting winnable games, as it would be easily possible to stack the cards in a way that you couldn't win.  Like bury every occurrence of any particular card at the very bottom, or put the cards so that when you hit they were all nearly the same or off by two.   Or stack everything in the exact reverse order needed.  Out of many hundreds of games I have only run into this once.  But I have had some close ones where I had to go to the beginning many times before I found an escape.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-10T08:19:16+00:00

    i play intermediate every day as does my girlfriend. my best score which i just got is 1263.

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