![]() Update: As promised, I’m returning to my original 5 star rating now that the latest update 9.02 fixes the card face problem. Other than that hiccup, it’s hands down my new favorite app! I got stuck on a Yukon game and just quit because the auto hint didn’t show up and I just couldn’t figure it out. It would be cool if this was incorporated into all the games. Or, I noticed that on Klondike, there’s an option to set the time for how much time passes before a hint is shown. I wish that there was an option for a hint button somewhere in the bottom panel or on the game table so that I could request a hint on demand to keep my game time low. I have it switched on but I never get them. I’ve been enjoying learning some of the ones that I’ve never played before, but my only issue is that I’m not sure if the “auto hints” feature is working properly. The classics are all here, but the real treat is that it’s one of the few apps out there that offers many different versions of my favorite pastime game. The design is beautiful and I love how many options there are to customize your game to your liking. This is the best Solitaire app that I’ve come across in the App Store! So much so, that I deleted all other solitaire apps from my phone almost immediately. I’m not sure how that invalidates the rest of what is being said by so many people.Original 5-star review:I play thousands of hands per year in this app. Win-win!Developer response: Apple says you’re on the current version, so I can ignore the rest of what you said *la la la I’m not listening*Or maybe my kids’ iPad auto updated, and Apple only shows the latest version installed. Meanwhile the other 90% of us can keep the game we bought and actually enjoy playing. Create a bundle of the two with the bundle price being the same as the single game price, and you’ve got a free upgrade path for the people who want it. Then release the modern version as a separate app with an new identifier. Re-release the old 8.x version as the last version. You’re not going to get around that by pasting the same tired “use classic mode it’s the same” response.There’s an easy fix for this that should make everyone happy. Seems like the vast majority of people here hate the new version and would gladly revert to v8 if they could.Obviously, virtually nobody is happy with “Classic” mode which is nothing like the classic version of the game. I’m still happily sitting on the last 8.x version of this game and watching the reviews in horror. Another example of a developer ‘improving’ an app that didn’t need to be improved. Gameplay is still OK, I guess, but the experience is aggravating now. Cards are uglier now, and the app takes significantly longer to load. The app grew from 46MB to 145MB just to add many unnecessary features. This update is a huge step back and a correction is needed. Secondly, you did not address my other two issues: bloat and slowness. I would be willing to bet that most of us spend more time in you app than you do. I do not understand why you will not accept that your long-term users have an issue with this release. UPDATE: Firstly, the cards are NOT the same and if you need screenshots to prove it, I will happily provide them. I’m taking a star away for the poor response from the developer. And still no comment on the bloat or slowness. UPDATE 2: Great, so you are finally admitting that the cards are not the “exact same.” Why have you been gaslighting your users? Frankly, it’s unbelievable. (Also, if your stacks get really deep, you can drag the playfield up and down to see what's below.) OK, enough raving, back to my game of Yukon! Then touch the destination, and watch the whole stack move over. So instead, you first tap the card you want to move, and it (and any "attached" cards) will glow. One hint to new players: You might think that you drag the cards with your finger tip, but that can be too hard to manage, you can't see the card your finger is on, and your hand obstructs half the screen. And the animations help you see the effects your moves are having on the playfield. Solebon's graphics are lovely, but readable even when you have all the cards on-screen. On a screen as small as the iPhone's, it's very hard to display a full deck of cards (or two!) and have them be readable and manipulable with your finger. These aspects of Solebon are not just style/taste decisions, that you may or may not like. ![]() In particular, the card faces are designed to be highly readable, and the animation effects are as smooth as anything I've seen on the iPhone. I'm delighted that their taste and style has transitioned so well to the iPhone's touch screen. I have been playing Smallware's Solavant Solitaire for years, it's a wonderful implementation of "hard" solitaire games, that emphasises clarity and smooth, graceful animation over flashy, distracting graphics or effects. ![]()
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