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Adjustable win conditions for Solitaire

Win percentage shouldn't be left to luck of the draw
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Currently, in the standard Solitaire, playing with Vegas-style scoring, you frequently are dealt unwinnable hands. Even in an unwinnable hand, however, you can still break even or even come out ahead of your previous score. I think it's unfair that, even if you get all points possible out of a hand, it can still count as a loss in your statistics.

So I'd like a couple of win conditions you can set, including 'break even', 'surpass previous score', and 'earn all points possible'.

That is all.

21 Quest, Jul 26 2012

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       Or perhaps when you lose, a window should pop up saying, "Your life on this planet is limited. Why are you wasting it playing a pointless computer game ? Turn the computer off, and go do something real".
8th of 7, Jul 26 2012
  

       I think that's actually what should happen when you /win/.
ytk, Jul 26 2012
  

       [Options] [Draw 3][Vegas Scoring]
  

       Hold [ctr][alt][shift] as you click on the pile. Increases your odds. Current win percentage, 50% and bank sits at $3,823,518.
  

       P.S. I have no life...
Klaatu, Jul 26 2012
  

       If you lose then you could always get a life.
UnaBubba, Jul 26 2012
  

       Why is it called "Vegas scoring"? Did they ever actually play solitaire in Las Vegas? (Sorry honey, I lost $22,000 at the solitaire table and I had to sell our plane tickets)
phundug, Jul 27 2012
  

       //Did they ever actually play solitaire in Las Vegas?//
  

       My understanding is that a few casinos in Lost Wages, Nevada still have solitaire tables.
Klaatu, Jul 30 2012
  

       Hey thanks, klaatu, that worked wonders. Went from -52 to +12,077 in 3 days. Still, though, some hands remain unwinnable and I'd like to have the fact that I've scored the highest score possible to be reflected in my win percentage.
  

       //Get a life//
  

       I play solitaire while listening to political debates, to educate myself on the issues at hand. In total, maybe 2-3 hours every few days.
21 Quest, Jul 30 2012
  

       //listening to political debates//
  

       Get a life.   
ytk, Jul 30 2012
  

       // playing with Vegas-style scoring, you frequently are dealt unwinnable hands //
  

       That's more or less what happens in every Vegas casino game. It's the economic base of the entire state of Nevada.
Alterother, Jul 30 2012
  
      
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