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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2011, 10:13:18 PM »
Gunilla, I don't think he's tired.... I think he likes it.... he keeps coming back...... ::)
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2011, 10:16:22 PM »
Gunilla,

So you did it then?  Stuffed if I can.  ::)

I'm going to resist keeping on trying it though.... I could be there for days. ;D
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2011, 11:37:40 PM »
Gunilla, did you do a screen grab and photoshop it or something?
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2011, 11:40:48 PM »
No you didn't. It is do-able. I almost did it - just one space left and the damn cat got through it! No more!!!!
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2011, 11:53:26 PM »
Martin,

I've had a heap of "one space left" that the cat got through.  I am guessing it IS doable, but you have to get the right extra blocks already in place I think. ::)
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2011, 11:57:44 PM »
Yes, I was going to say it probably depends a lot on having a lucky initial set-up, as in many of these sorts of games.
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2011, 12:33:23 AM »
I just did it. :o :o :o :o :o  No idea how to actually capture the screen though. ::)  I have taken a photo of the computer screen, but I am not sure that will pass muster? ;)
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2011, 03:10:12 AM »
It's not hard to capture the cat once you get the gist of a couple strategies to use.
I resolve not to play this anymore.
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2011, 05:29:36 AM »
It was not so hard to capture the cat but to make a screen dump and save it in the right format took me some time  ::). 
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #24 on: January 11, 2011, 05:40:12 AM »
Quote from: Gunilla on January 11, 2011, 05:29:36 AM
It was not so hard to capture the cat but to make a screen dump and save it in the right format took me some time  ::). 

I have no idea about Macs, but on PCs, hit the Print-Screen button on your keyboard to capture your computer screen into the "Windows clipboard", then in whatever image software you might use, select Edit > Paste, or use Ctrl-V to paste the image in.
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #25 on: January 11, 2011, 09:23:16 AM »
Quote from: Gunilla on January 11, 2011, 05:29:36 AM
It was not so hard to capture the cat but to make a screen dump and save it in the right format took me some time  ::). 

I've sent you a PM Gunilla. 8)
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #26 on: January 11, 2011, 01:51:23 PM »
Quote from: Martin Baxendale on January 10, 2011, 11:57:44 PM
Yes, I was going to say it probably depends a lot on having a lucky initial set-up, as in many of these sorts of games.
Yes, Martin, the "start" one is given has a bearing and there are some tricks to capture the cat...... I wonder what the stategies of players are..... for instance.... sometimes I am content to just corral (spelling) the cat, as shown in Gunilla's pic but at other times I feel the need to herd the cat right down to the last spot, as in McMark's pic!

It's tougher to get a screen grab of the second type, because once the cat is completely cornered the screen resets quite quickly.

It's amazing what we can find to amuse ourselves in the middle of the night or in no-gardening weather, isn't it?  :-[

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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #27 on: January 11, 2011, 02:05:01 PM »
They say Children spend far too much time playing on computers.  :) :) :)
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #28 on: January 11, 2011, 10:52:28 PM »
Yes, Daddy!  ;D ;)
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
« Reply #29 on: January 12, 2011, 12:52:42 AM »
Maggi, sometimes you "feel the need to herd the cat right down to the last spot"? I'm not sure just exactly what that tells us about you.
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