Solitaire Royale Explained

Developer:Software Resources International
Publisher:Spectrum HoloByte
Designer:Brad Fregger
Programmer:Michael Sandige (PC)
Brodie Lockard (Mac)
Artist:Dennis Fregger (Mac)
Released:1987
Genre:Strategy
Platforms:Amiga, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, FM-7, Macintosh, MSX2, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X1

Solitaire Royale is a collection of solitaire games published by Spectrum HoloByte in 1987 for the Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, Macintosh, and Amiga. The eight games included are "3 Shuffles and a Draw", "Pyramid", "Golf", "Corners", "Reno", "Klondike", "Canfield", and "Calculation". There are also three children's games: "Pairs", "The Wish", and "Concentration".

Gameplay

Solitaire Royale is a computer solitaire card-game simulation which features colorful card-back designs, digitized sounds of cards shuffling, and eight solitaire games. The game features a tournament competition where the challenge is to accumulate the highest total score upon playing all eight games in a row, with the two combatants receiving exactly the same deal. When a solitaire game is won, fireworks are displayed.

Reception

The game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon #141 in "The Role of Computers" column.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. The Role of Computers. Lesser. Lesser. Lesser. Hartley. Patricia. Kirk. Dragon. 141. January 1989. 72–78.
  2. Web site: ACE Magazine Issue 03. December 1987.
  3. Web site: Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (67 1988).