Re: Solitaire Win Rates [WAS: Tula Stats]

["Benedict" <boycat_oh@...>]

>   Right about now, I would be interested in hearing Phillip's 
preferences for winning odds in solitaires, if he would care to 
state them :-)
> 
Hi, Mike

:)

At the start of judging I would have to say in general I prefer the 
odds of winning (a potentially solvable solitaire) to be about 
50%. I think that is still true for the more complex (longer) 
solitaire games. I am definitely frustrated by games that can 
potentially 'lock' (or become blocked) after only a few turns, or 
even before making a single move!

However, there are also some (mainly themed) solitaire games 
that are more open in their scoring (i.e. they did not necessarily 
have a single simple 'win' condition) and they don't fit into the 
concept of having winning odds.

Phillip