Solitaire Royale

Developer(s)Software Resources International
Publisher(s)Spectrum HoloByte
Designer(s)Brad Fregger
Programmer(s)Michael Sandige (PC)
Brodie Lockard (Mac)
Artist(s)Dennis Fregger (Mac)
Platform(s)Amiga, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, FM-7, Macintosh, MSX2, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X1
Release1987
Genre(s)Strategy
Mode(s)

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.[1] 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]

Reviews

References

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