Description
Solebon™ is Smallware's premium handheld solitaire for serious players - now on iPhone! With millions of satisfied players and over a decade of solitaire experience, Smallware knows what gurus like in their solitaire.
40 GAMES
Accordian, Aces Up, Agnew Sorel, Ambrose, Askew, Baker's Game, Baker's Game Easy, Beleaguered Castle, Blind Alleys, Bouquet, Colorado, Creepy Crawly, Demon, Doublets, Eight Off, Eight Off Easy, Fanny, Fortune's Favor, Four Seasons, Fourteen Out, Free Cell, Free Cell Easy, Golf, Honeybees, Klondike Deal 1, Klondike Deal 3, La Belle Lucie, Lady of the Manor, Monte Carlo, Penguin, Provisional, Pyramid, Pyramid Easy, Russian Revolver, Scorpion, Spiderette, Spiderling, Spiderling 2 Suits, Triple Mulligan, Yukon
FEATURES
- Easy-to-read screens
- Unlimited undo
- Foundation autoplay
- Statistics
- Timer
- Scoring
- Moves tracking
- In-game rules
- Tap card movement
- No interference with iPod audio
- Background color selection
- Card back color selection
- Reversing layouts
AWARDS
- 2008 Best App Ever Awards : Nominee, Best Traditional Game
What's New in Version 2.1
- Added game Agnes Sorel.
- Added easy variants for Baker's Game, Eight Off, Free Cell and Pyramid.
- Added random game selection.
- Added preferences to turn off popup messages for Baker's Game and Free Cell.
- Added preferences to turn off card unstacking animations for Baker's Game, Eight Off and Free Cell.
- Fixed an error in Provisional that allowed reserve cards to be moved incorrectly to the golf hole.
- Increased space between cards and title bar in some game layouts.
Customer Reviews
Beautifully executed for the small 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. I'm delighted that their taste and style has transitioned so well to the iPhone's touch screen. 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.
These aspects of Solebon are not just style/taste decisions, that you may or may not like. 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. Solebon's graphics are lovely, but readable even when you have all the cards on-screen. And the animations help you see the effects your moves are having on the playfield. Clean, subtle, graceful, playable.
One hint to new players: You might think that you drag the cards with your finger tip, but that's too hard to manage, you can't see the card your finger is on, and your hand obstructs half the screen. So instead, you first tap the card you want to move, and it (and any "attached" cards) will glow. Then touch the destination, and watch the whole stack move over. (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!
Nicely done. A keeper!
I was a bit concerned at first by the comparatively high price, but I'm glad I went with this solitaire game. In addition to having so many variations, the graphics are excellent and the animations well-designed. This game is also what I call a "good citizen" within the iPhone by letting me see the clock/battery as well as letting me hear my iTunes while playing. Instructions for some variations are not always perfectly clear (too brief), but that's a small quibble.
great solitaire app!
This is a great version of solitaire for the iphone.
The graphics are simple and elegant. The interface is intuitive and easy to use.
I haven't had any problem with crashing. Probably the most stable of any of the apps I've used so far.
Maybe I've just been lucky.
Great variety of games. (for those who were complaining it only had 7, try scrolling on that window.
It displays 7 at a time, but there are 21)
Wish it had Seahaven Towers, though. Only other thing I'd like to see is the ability to change color schemes,
but that's a pretty minor request.
Great app! I highly recommend it!!!
- $1.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Mar 23, 2009
- Current Version: 2.1
- 0.8 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Smallware LLC
- © 2008-2009 Smallware LLC
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later.
