Solutions to the solitaire puzzles:


Full 33-square board: 46-44, 65-45, 57-55, 54-56, 52-54, 75-53, 43-63, 75-73-53, 35-55, 15-35, 23-43-63-65-45-25, 37-57-55-53, 31-33, 34-32, 51-31-33, 13-15-35, 36-34-32-52-54, 24-44 (18 moves, Lowest possible)

Davis Jump: 51-53, 54-52, 56-54, 75-55, 45-65, 31-51-53-55, 33-53, 13-33, 25-45-43-23, 15-13-33, 37-35, 32-52-54-56-36, 73-75-55, 63-65-45-25-23-43, 57-37-35-33-53. (15 moves)

Corner-to-Corner: 51-31, 43-41, 53-51, 73-53, 22-42, 34-32, 31-33, 36-34-32, 54-52, 51-53, 56-54-52, 13-33, 14-34, 15-35, 74-54, 75-55, 34-36-56, 66-46, 54-56, 57-55, 32-34-54-56-36, 41-43, 62-42-44-46, 47-45, 26-46, 45-47, 37-57. (27 moves)

Latin cross: 43-23, 45-43, 53-33, 23-43, 42-44. (5 moves)

Greek cross: 45-47, 43-45, 64-44-46, 24-44, 47-45-43, 42-44. (6 moves)

Fireplace/Football team: 42-22, 43-63, 34-32, 51-53, 54-52, 31-51-53, 63-43, 22-42-44. (8 moves)

Small pyramid: 55-53-33, 35-55, 65-45, 44-46, 33-35, 25-45, 46-44. (7 moves)

Big pyramid: 34-14, 43-23, 44-46, 54-56-36-34, 75-55, 15-13-33-35, 25-45-65-63-43, 42-44. (8 moves)

Shrine: 37-35, 57-55, 45-65, 47-45, 35-55, 65-45 (Greek cross formed.) 44-46, 42-44, 63-43-45, 23-43, 46-44-42, 41-43. (12 moves. Please note it ends on square 43.)

Lamp: 32-34, 52-54, 57-55-35-33-53, 63-43, 47-45, 37-35-55-53-33, 41-43, 44-42, 23-43, 42-44. (10 moves)

Octagram: 55-57, 36-56, 57-55, 54-56, 74-54, 44-46, 56-36, 26-46, 47-45, 24-26, 45-25, 26-24, 66-64-44, 34-54, 14-34, 62-64-44, 52-54, 33-35, 54-34, 35-33-53, 41-43, 53-33, 23-43, 22-42-44. (24 moves)

Pentagon: 55-57, 36-56, 57-55, 44-46, 25-45, 46-44, 65-45, 23-25, 43-23, 45-43, 53-33-35-15-13-33-31-51-53-55, 74-54, 55-53, 63-43, 42-44. (15 moves, please note the chain of 9 jumps.)

Five crosses: 64-66, 44-64, 74-54, 42-62-64-44-42, 41-43, 24-22-42-44-24, 14-34, 46-46-24-44-46, 47-45, 46-44. (10 moves)

Double cross: 54-56-36, 26-46, 35-55, 47-45-65, 74-54, 66-64, 43-63, 54-74, 62-64, 74-54, 33-35, 54-34, 35-33, 41-43-23, 14-34, 22-24-44. (16 moves)

Tilted square: 53-73, 33-53, 46-44, 65-45-43-63, 35-33-31-51-53-55-57-37-35-15-13-33, 73-53, 74-54-52-32-34, 24-44. (8 moves, please note the chain of 11 jumps.)

Lonely cross: 24-44, 32-34, 53-33, 23-43, 35-33, 55-35, 25-45, 52-32-34, 75-55, 63-65, 55-75, 57-55, 36-56, 55-57 (14 moves)

Final score: 64-44, 56-54, 35-55, 54-56, 62-64, 42-62, 44-42, 24-44, 22-24, 42-22, 14-34, 26-24, 34-14, 46-26, 66-46, 64-66. (16 moves)

Twelve guards: 42-44, 23-43, 44-42, 41-43, 22-42, 24-44, 36-34, 44-24, 14-34, 26-24, 64-44, 52-54, 44-64, 74-54, 62-64, 46-44, 65-45, 44-46, 47-45, 66-46, 45-47, 34-14, 43-41, 54-74. (24 moves.)

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