Even though it's called "solitaire," the game isn't actually called that. Hence the name, Klondike. Solo card games such as FreeCell, Pyramid, Golf, and so on all fall under the umbrella term "solitaire." By far, Klondike is the most successful of the three.
The game of solitaire is a misnomer. It's known as Klondike.
FreeCell, Pyramid, Golf, and a slew of other solo card games fall under the
term "solitaire." In terms of sheer success, Klondike is
unquestionably the best of these.
The developers of Solitaire Brain, Darshan Somashekar and
Neal Taparia, decided to focus on Klondike for their slick follow-up to the
acclaimed solitaire compilation Solitaired, which included all 500 or so
variations.
Solitaire Brain, like Solitaired, combines excellent
solitaire gameplay with a healthy dose of educational content in the form of a
variety of custom decks. In case you missed it the first time, here's a quick
recap of the Klondike Gold Rush.
The goal is to sort a shuffled deck of cards into suits,
with Aces at the bottom of the pile.
In the first step, the cards are dealt into seven columns,
each with one card on the left and seven on the right, with the top card on
each column facing up.
There is no such thing as a game of solitaire. Klondike is
the name of the region. Solo card games such as FreeCell, Pyramid, Golf, Spider Solitaire
and so on fall under the umbrella term "solitaire." By far, Klondike
is the most successful of the three.
Since Klondike is so popular, developers Neal Taparia and
Darshan Somashekar have decided to focus on it in Solitaire Brain, a slick
follow-up to their highly acclaimed compilation Solitaired.
Similar to Solitaired, Solitaire Brain incorporates
educational content in the form of various custom decks into its excellent
solitaire gameplay. In case you missed it the first time, here's a quick recap
of the Klondike Gold Rush.
The goal is to sort a shuffled deck of cards into suits,
with Aces at the bottom of the pile.
It's important that each column has seven cards, with one at
the bottom and seven at its top, and each column's top card is face up.
A card must be placed on another card of a different color
and a higher value in order for you to move. The Jack of Diamonds on a Queen of
Clubs or a Queen of Spades is an example of this. This means that if you want
to move a card, you'll have to use one from your own deck.
An Ace can be placed at the top of the screen and then a 2,
3, 4, etc. in the same suit can then be uncovered to build a stack. As long as
your hand doesn't become tangled, you'll be victorious! That's a tall order.
MIT, NASA, and Encyclopedia Britannica are just a few of the
institutions that Somashekar and Taparia have partnered with to bring
educational value to their Klondike-themed games..
As a result, five different decks of custom cards were
created, each featuring a different theme, such as Civil Rights Heroes, Women's
Suffrage Movement Heroes, and Famous Inventors.
You can play Solitaire Brain for free right now online, or
you can wait for the soon-to-be released mobile versions.
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