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# Tripeaks Solitaire Solver 73k

A brute force solver for Microsoft Tripeaks solitaire written in javascript.

The `dist` folder contains an HTML+JS interface for entering cards and getting solutions. You can open it directly in a browser to try it out.

The solver can provide a "best moves" list (the first set of moves found that removes the most cards from the board) for unsolvable games, and games-in-progress (when you don't already know all the cards).

This began as a fork of [Courtney Pitcher's project](https://github.com/IgniparousTempest/javascript-tri-peaks-solitaire-solver), and I'm grateful for the solving algorithm & inspiration.

## Notes

- Unsolvable games can take 6 or more minutes to solve, so be patient.
- Per Courtney Pitcher, "This is probably quite a poor implementation." Please don't fault either of us, he was teaching himself javascript, and I'm just having fun.
- The HTML+JS interface is built with [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/), [Alpine.js](https://alpinejs.dev/), [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/), and some [free customized SVG playing cards](https://www.me.uk/cards/). Linting & formatting is included.
several layout & appearance changes 2022-09-14 09:54:03 -04:00			`# Tripeaks Solitaire Solver 73k`
after running a lint + format 2022-09-07 08:49:25 -04:00
several layout & appearance changes 2022-09-14 09:54:03 -04:00			`A brute force solver for Microsoft Tripeaks solitaire written in javascript.`
First code 2019-07-27 07:46:57 -04:00
several layout & appearance changes 2022-09-14 09:54:03 -04:00			The `dist` folder contains an HTML+JS interface for entering cards and getting solutions. You can open it directly in a browser to try it out.
First code 2019-07-27 07:46:57 -04:00
several layout & appearance changes 2022-09-14 09:54:03 -04:00			`The solver can provide a "best moves" list (the first set of moves found that removes the most cards from the board) for unsolvable games, and games-in-progress (when you don't already know all the cards).`
initial HTML implementation of user input with validation 2022-09-10 14:13:49 -04:00
several layout & appearance changes 2022-09-14 09:54:03 -04:00			`This began as a fork of [Courtney Pitcher's project](https://github.com/IgniparousTempest/javascript-tri-peaks-solitaire-solver), and I'm grateful for the solving algorithm & inspiration.`
can now return 'best path' for an unsolvable board 2022-09-07 20:54:49 -04:00
implemented tests for Card.isSequential method 2022-09-11 07:19:27 -04:00			`## Notes`
can now return 'best path' for an unsolvable board 2022-09-07 20:54:49 -04:00
implemented tests for Card.isSequential method 2022-09-11 07:19:27 -04:00			`- Unsolvable games can take 6 or more minutes to solve, so be patient.`
several layout & appearance changes 2022-09-14 09:54:03 -04:00			`- Per Courtney Pitcher, "This is probably quite a poor implementation." Please don't fault either of us, he was teaching himself javascript, and I'm just having fun.`
			`- The HTML+JS interface is built with [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/), [Alpine.js](https://alpinejs.dev/), [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/), and some [free customized SVG playing cards](https://www.me.uk/cards/). Linting & formatting is included.`