Good morning players.

Good Morning everyone!

Thank goodness we finally are getting some MUCH needed rain here in VA!

Good morning - a beautiful day and hopefully it won't be too hot today as I have a lot to do.

Pa...2 in a row!

5 Clubs first

Hold on there Norm I may have been a player in my youth but I am just considered lascivious these days Good (RAINY) morning Cravers

morning, evening to all
I am virtually sitting ontop of the heater to keep warm - artic winds today

Hey everyone!!! Sounds like we are all getting a break from the heat Gave me a good chuckle Pa!! Redru.. you would think we were in other parts of the world or something??? lol Stay warm!!!

Morning all! Planned a bbq for my Red Hat friends today and it's going to RAIN! NOOOOOOOO!! Sigh, we need the rain but why today??

2 in a row Norm and they managed to make both quite difficult. Boy I do sound like a Pilliie fan? Even winning doesn't make me happyL)L

Well, I made the board - for a few minuts at least - anfd have much to do. We are moving my Mom to the Rehab Center today and I have to gather things together to take over. Have a good day all and keep safe - I am not going to say keep cool as some of us are having a cold spell it seems. ;)

The rain has you playing very well though Lynne ! Hope your bbq goes ok inspite of it all!

Just noticed I didn't clean up all my typos - darn, I hate new keyboards asitt akes a while to get my fingers adjusted to the spacing. Keep well....

How is your Mom doing, TKO?? No worries about the typos!! How are you hanging in there? Car repairs go ok??

Thanks Donna!

Qs first brought me down a bit.

Ok fizzbut..what universe is your wormhole in???

then went lower with Qs..so I haven't a clue lol

I can't even figure out how I got the Qs first..better eat brekkie.

@Fizzbut, The games not over yet..........OOoooops!

Morning all! You're on the right track, donna. Of course I recommend plenty of coffee with brekkie.

Hmmm, good thing I've already had brekkie and coffee.

@Fizzbut, Unfortunately I have to go, no doubt you will go lower. May-be back later, as it's a rainy day here too! Been raining for the past week, just what the garden needs! Jac xxx

this 3 of spades is KILLING me. where the f&^%^$$#$%% is it???? ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Car is finally done - and I hope it is all OK. Seems to be anyway. Mom is doing better. She had a couple of bad days but is getting stronger. Thanks....

It's under the 8 and 9 in the 7th column. So you need the 9 to move the 8, emmajulie

i give up. the 3 of spades has f&&^^$^$&%*%*^*&ed me up completely. i cannot pull down that 3 of spades no matter what. whyyyyy???? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy??????????????????

Deep breath, hold... exhale slowly....Ahhhhhhh.......
Now try again with clues. The easy way is to switch the 8 back onto the 9 to play the 9 up (but it's not the lowest moves way)

A whole lot of IWYDM going on. Sorry you were right jac.

I'm thrilled we've been getting so much rain. my corn is 6' tall and now I'm waiting for it to grow ears,although it probably won't listen, lol

LOLLL cracking me up Lou!!!
Ok which track that I was on, was the right one, fizz??? LOL

On all counts donna, breakfast, Q, your sunny disposition... I'll add the queen isn't the only diamond that plays better first.

TTFN , have a great day!

Thanks fizzbut..I will stop playing them back and forth over and over now LOL!!! and thanks !!

I am guessing 8s.. but it's just a guess cause it is all I have tried so far lol

Welcome to Dr. Gonzo

Ok Now I'm ready I just spent the last hour trying not to solve the mahjong of the day and was a rousing success. Now let's see if I can't catch Sir Fizz

I'm with you, emmajulie! And I've even had my breakfast!

Donna, how's your eye today?

Hmmmmmm scratch scratch scratch Hmmmmmmm. The scratches are contemplations not bugs

Hi 57 Feral Cats!! Thanks for asking... I had a heck of a miserable night. I was in awful pain.. til I finally decided to keep my eye open for as long as possible. It is the only way I can make my eye water and have any moisture.. that finally washed a large part of the bug out of it. Eye drops and flushing did nothing so thank God that finally helped. It is still sore and blurry, but hopefully just residual irritation and no more bug parts lol.

What a terrible thing to happen! I hate long miserable nights, too. Sorry you had to go through that. And yes, let's hope there are no more bug parts and that your eye is on the mend.

I was reading someone's profile who is from Virginia. How many of you out there are from or are living in Virginia? I'm originally from northern Virginia but am currently living in Danville, down south right near the border of North Carolina.

Off to a graduation party..then a baseball fund raiser..bbl...to check in...

sounds like fun mcr girl!! JBAMA is in Virginia.

Did someone find the 3 somewhere other then I did? or was it playing the 9 up straight was easier.

I have tried this game for hours. I am not in the top players, but have always been able to complete a game. Even the hard ones. I have done what fizzbut said to do by switching the 8 back onto the 9 to play the 9 up. Still stuck. How do you get the 10 and 3 then. Help I am going bald quickly by pulling my hair.

Yes Sir Fizz, I had to go check but straight up for me too.

It is a really convoluted puzzle dianneworthy. I got a decent score once and can't figure out how I did it. yes I played the 9s straight up but can't do it again lol

57 Feral Cats I am from Ashland, VA....center of the universe you know!

near the end you must bring down the 6s onto the 7. You then move the 5 onto the 6s..which is how you can put up the 6s. But I can't string it all together again lol.

Donna for me the 56 played straight over before the flip The 5 played straight up. That's for low moves

Have a terrible case of poison ivy!! Everybody be careful--my dr. says he's seen a lot of cases this year. Poison ivy is NO FUN!!

Thanks for trying to help Donna. You are a sweetie. Still haven't got it yet though. Is the bald look in? I hope so. LOL

The bald look better be in or I'm passe'

Well, I'm fifth from the bottom but I finally finished. The only thing that I can pass along so you might be able to at least finish (but not with low moves) is to watch how you play the Diamonds. Either play them over, if possible, or play them below without covering them up or play cards on them that also have a chance to play up. Then you can eventually play the 2 through 7 of Diamonds above and can finally play the 8 of Diamonds straight up when it is uncovered on the last pile. Hope that helps somebody . . . I'm sure many had more efficient ways of doing it but my goal was just to FINISH!!

I think it was explained once but I don't recall what I'm supposed to do to get the Hearts, Clubs, etc. to appear in writing. Also, JBAMA - I used to travel through Ashland quite often on my way from Vienna to Richmond to visit my brother and his family. Nice little town! I also remember stopping at the place in Ashland where the D.C. Snipers had been. What a terrible time that was!

Sorry, it's the 9 of Diamonds in the last pile that you can play straight up once you already have the Ace through 8 up there.

Yes. I finally did it. LOL. With the 3rd to the last worst rating. Don't even know how, but it is done. I even have a few strands of hair left to work with.

which black jack do you use first Pa?

Clubs Donna

That's what I am using. No idea what I am doing wrong that it all works except the 7s is covered at the end by 6 and I can't get it up so 9s goes up. I am as bald as dianeworthy lol!!!

ok left 6s down til after the flip so could switch with 6.. probably not right but got me down one point lol

Alright Hamlette, you're one move out and now I'm really starting to get depressed about my two moves away from "perfection". Instead, I think I just might have to get manic again and see if I can't find the way to Fizz's time of 54 seconds...

usedart maybe 2 straight over will be one of them.

I don't think any game has ever driven me so crazy or have I ever done one so many times and still 5 moves off

Thanks Pa. That was one of the moves I had missed.

Just........one.........more.......move!!!

FINALLY!!! Thanks all for the clues.

what did it usedart?? I still can't get the magic number.

Donna, all the clues above as well as 8 first and 4 plays straight up.

This one is mostly straightforward with all the clues. Also, I've long since given up my illusions of equaling Fizz's time and will now humbly sit and have a bite or two of crow pie...

Even in my dreams, I'm not able to break a minute with this one...

Congratulations Jeffy!

You solved this easy puzzle in 8 minutes and 50 seconds with 162 attempts.