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Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Here's a screen shot of the game:

You can read more info and download the preliminary version by reading the Checkers Solitaire article.

[update] I just uploaded 0.1.7.  It adds the ability to save (and load) the game play history.  Sooooo... The first person that can send me a history file that shows the gameplay getting to 1 piece left (with the default 8x8x2 game), I'll happily annouce it to the world (at least the readers of this site).  Do you have what it takes? If you think you do; let the challenge begin.  Even if you can get it down to less than 4, I'll be happy to mention your name as well.

[update] Well as of April 9, 2005, no one has seem to gotten below 4; however, I have heard through the grapevine that someone did at least get to 4.  Erik Porter posted a comment “declar[ing] the game impossible” and the “least amount of pieces you can get down to is 8”.  What's funny is his own cousin proved him wrong.  First getting down to 6 and then down to 4.  In the comments on Erik's site, you can find links to download the histories.

Please don't paste them into the comments ;-)... send them to me privately.  I'll verify them and, once they are verified, I'll make them available along with your name being attached.

Published Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:10 PM by CorySmith
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# Cory Smith release new VB.NET game... Checkers Solitaire...

Friday, April 08, 2005 5:54 AM by Code/Tea/Etc.

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Friday, April 08, 2005 1:02 PM by Derick Bailey
why go through the trouble of all the manual posting of high scores? I'm sure you could whip up a simple web service to take in the names and a page to display the scores. :)

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Friday, April 08, 2005 2:07 PM by Cory Smith
It's coming ;-) It's just a matter of time and resources.

# Checkers anyone?

Friday, April 08, 2005 2:43 PM by Brad McCabe's WebLog
Looking to kill a bit of time with some fun and a chance at world fame?  Ok, limited world fame. ...

# Checkers Solitaire

Friday, April 08, 2005 3:17 PM by markorangel.com

# Cory Smith release new VB.NET game... Checkers Solitaire...

Sunday, April 10, 2005 1:21 AM by Code/Tea/Etc.

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:51 PM by J C
I wrote a simulation to play random games, after about 6 million games, the best the program has done is 4 pieces. So I am convinced 4 is the minimum number of pieces that can be left.

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Friday, April 15, 2005 11:47 PM by Sly W
Any chance you might be willing to port the code to CE? My wife has a Dell Axim and would very much like to have this game for on the go fun. I, personally, think there are MANY other things she could be doing with the Axim but hey, it is her's afterall.

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:15 AM by Judy Vaughan
I do not have a url yet. Is it possible for me to play anyway? judyv0548@sbcglobal.net.

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Thursday, September 07, 2006 6:26 PM by samantha
i wanna play checkers! i hope this is what im looking for.

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Thursday, September 07, 2006 6:27 PM by samantha
this is fun

# re: Checkers Solitaire... Wanna give it a go?

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 6:29 PM by Matthew
i have gotten down to 2 before
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