Solitaire collection events cheating

You will likely score higher in your group if you hold off on your staring time by a few hours.  The events start at a set time.  I notice that the very best players start as soon as possible.  Your group is formed along with 99 others that start at the "same" time as you.  Point being is that group competition is fierce early on in the 24 hr time period.  Try starting 3-4 hours after the start and you will likely rank higher in your group.  Personally, I strive to finish with a time that is 1.5 times the 100th rank world time.

I suggest that ignoring the scoreboard for a solitaire type game to be best.

The game used to be played for cash at $52 for a deck and paid $5 for each card above the tableau but the computerized version is a free to play ad nauseum version

The clock does not run between completed games. Verify for yourself by keeping track of each game's time and comparing to your total score.  There are/was issues with the timer continuing to run if you quit a game without finishing it.

I have had the same thought for over a year, but have not been able to find any hard evidence to support this.  Another issue, check the leader board 10 minutes into an event and you will see people that have already completed the event in a time of xx (greater than 10 minutes).  How can that be?

Hi Joan,

Thanks for the reply!  It is kind of funny that Microsoft feels the need to monitor the results. If they have no way to actually do anything about the various "methods" employed to play the game, what good does it do to monitor? Some players may be hampered by slow connections or slow computers when playing normally. So? If you wanted a "real' tournament, you would bring people together and have them play on the same speed computers under observation.  

As for this solitaire tournament, everyone should be welcome to play in any manner they see fit. There are no "real" rewards to seeing you name at the top of any list except the acknowledgement of friends. If friends want to police each other, fine. Otherwise...everyone can just play.