Does practice make perfect? Are high bonus scores luck or skill?
• Yes, practice does make one a better player, and yes, I believe that high bonus scores are more skill than luck. After months of playing Solitaire on Radica’s handheld unit, I’ve noticed that I’m getting scores above 6200 more often now than before. • I should point out that, in one way, we have to admit that high bonus scores are partially due to luck. For example, it’s luck that you got the right cards to win the game. But the better you play, the faster you press the buttons to move the cards, the better your bonus score (which is theoretically determined by the length of time you played the game), and that’s skill. • To give you an idea of how bonus scores can improve with practice, I give this summary: • I bought my latest Radica Solitaire handheld unit in mid-November 2004. I write down all my “perfect” scores, which I define to be any total score of 6000 or more. Starting November 18, I have earned at least one perfect score EVERY DAY (except for the days that the unit was not
