Might have said it before, but this is a great game! I've started playing it with playing cards since I don't have my laptop rn, only the "?" doesn't quite work since I only have 3 types of Jokers. If it's not too much work, do you think an android version is possible? Then I can continue enjoying the graphics & music on the move :) Also, do you know what this solitaire/patience variation is called, or did you come up with it on your own? ^^
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I think the difference to spider solitaire are precisely what makes this variation so great though, which is why I'm asking for the name ^^
It's of course inspired by spider & klondike solitaire, but it is far enough from both that I would call it its own thing.
Besides some minor differences, like only 1 deck and the extra"?" cards, there's a lot less luck involved, and a much higher variety of moves available. The four slots that you don't have in spider but can put any card in compared to klondike are very versatile for juggling, but do have their limits if you are not careful to keep enough buffer, which is an interesting dynamic to me. I also appreciate that you can put any card in empty slots, as you aren't arbitrarily limited like some solitaire/patience variants where you can only put kings there. Beyond these rule changes, which give a surprising amount of depth to the moveset that it took me hours to learn, as I said, there's not much luck involved either. Since all cards are laid out at the beginning, you only have the element of luck that one time. Beyond that, the only luck element is how much risk you are willing to take by not looking far enough into moves, & that decision lays in your own hands, so you can only blame yourself, not the draw of a pile :)