Is Agnes winnable or, if yes, what are the rules

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_%28card_game%29

mycae wrote:
> Your question #139347 on gnome-games in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-games/+question/139347
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> mycae proposed the following answer:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_%28card_game%29
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If I understand the rules correctly, I should have 7 cards in the
reserve and I am only getting 1.

Diane Asoyuf

According to their manual, they do not use a reserve -- you have to score as many points as you can by making valid moves.

http://library.gnome.org/users/aisleriot/stable/Agnes.html.en

According to :
http://www.goodsol.com/pgshelp/agnes_sorel.htm

The variant name is:
Agnes Sorel

and the scoring is mostly luck.

You might want to create a bug report, asking for an implementation of the other agnes variant, as a "wishlist" item; however it probably won't happen any time soon, as this would be up to whomever wrote the game to decide that they want to follow your suggestion, and then do it.

mycae wrote:
> Your question #139347 on gnome-games in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-games/+question/139347
>
> mycae proposed the following answer:
> You might want to create a bug report, asking for an implementation of
> the other agnes variant, as a "wishlist" item; however it probably won't
> happen any time soon, as this would be up to whomever wrote the game to
> decide that they want to follow your suggestion, and then do it.
>
>
When I checked in the place you provided in the first email there was a
reserve of 7 cards. Did I misunderstand that?

mycae wrote:
> Your question #139347 on gnome-games in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-games/+question/139347
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> mycae proposed the following answer:
> Yes, at the bottom of that link, in the text:
>
> "There are two versions of the game of Agnes. The one described above is
> called Agnes Bernauer. In another version called Agnes Sorel (no
> connection to the woman with the same name), the game is played the same
> way except the cards in the tableau are built down by color, i.e. Red
> suits on red, black suits on black. Furthermore, in Agnes Sorel, spaces
> are not filled. David Parlett gave these two versions their separate
> names.[1][2]"
>
> The game you are currently playing is Sorel, and does not have a
> reserve. The game in the Image is Bernauer.
>
>
Tks
I don't think it can be won.

Diane Asoyuf

Thanks mycae, that solved my question.

Let me qualify please. It answered part of my question. I still don't think the game is solvable, but I do appreciate and thank you very much for your help.

No answer is not an answer. This is as confusing as playing Aisle Riot