Goodsol Solitaire Blog

Play SpiderCells Solitaire Online!

Play SpiderCells solitaire online.  SpiderCells is a cross between FreeCell and Spider.

Play One Cell Solitaire Online!

Another new game today - play One Cell Solitaire online for free.  One Cell is FreeCell with just one cell.

Play Two Cells Solitaire Online!

New today, play Two Cells Solitaire online.  Two Cells is FreeCell with only 2 cells.

Play Three Cells Solitaire Online!

New today, play Three Cells, FreeCell with 3 cells, online for free.

Play ForeCell Solitaire Online!

Play ForeCell solitaire online.

Works in Windows 10 - Pretty Good Solitaire

Today is the official release day for Windows 10.

I'm happy to say that Pretty Good Solitaire works in Windows 10.

Actually, it is a little more than that.  Not only does Pretty Good Solitaire work in Windows 10, it works great in Windows 10.  I'm not sure how or why, but the animation seems snappier and the game just plays smoother in Windows 10.

This is extra great given the recent news that Microsoft is charging to remove ads in the solitaire game in Windows 10.

Personally, I rather like Windows 10.  It is a huge improvement over Windows 8 and seems a bit better than Windows 7.  It definitely feels like Windows 7 with the start button returned. 

So if you are thinking of updating to Windows 10, have no fear about your favorite solitaire game.  It will work.

Note: if you are upgrading a machine from an earlier version of Windows, I would recommend backing up the game's data folder first.  This is the

C:\users\[Windows User name]\AppData\Roaming\Goodsol\Pretty Good Solitaire

folder in Windows 7 or 8.  After updating Windows, you will need to run the setup installation file to reinstall the game, then copy back the data folder, which is in the same place in Windows 10 (but Microsoft hides the AppData folder, so you will need to go to the View menu in Windows Explorer and check the "Hidden Items" box to see the folder).

 

 

Update:  Here is a really quick way to go the Application Data folder in Windows 10 (this is where the Goodsol data folder is located):

Type this in the "Search the web and Windows" box in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen:  %appdata%

Don't forget the weird % at the beginning and end.  This will pop up a Windows Explorer window with the AppData folder.  If you have installed Pretty Good Solitaire, you should see the Goodsol folder there.  If not, that is where you want to copy it to from your old computer/installation.

 

Play Antares Solitaire Online!

Play Antares Solitaire online.  Antares is a FreeCell/Scorpion cross that I invented.

Microsoft Will Charge to Remove Ads from Solitaire in Windows 10

I have been making solitaire games for 20 years.

In that time, one of the biggest drivers of my business has been people playing the solitaire game(s) that come with Windows, then getting frustrated with them and going out and looking for better solitaire games.

This started with the basic solitaire game (which is the game called Klondike), which has been in Windows since 1990.  They added FreeCell in 1995 and Spider in 2001.  Each of these additions popularized those games and sent people to the internet looking for better versions.  

Then in Windows 7 Microsoft removed the solitaire games from the default Windows installation.  There is no doubt this caused fewer people to play solitaire.

Now Windows 10 will be released this week and solitaire is back.

But there is a catch.

#Microsoft wants $1.49 a month to remove the ads it shows inside #Solitaire on #Windows10 http://t.co/1n8xTyXPQD via @sai

— Thomas Warfield (@goodsolitaire) July 28, 2015

Microsoft wants $1.49 a month to remove the ads it shows inside Solitaire on Windows 10

They have created a "Premium Membership" for solitaire.  It will cost $1.49 a month (or $9.99 a year) to remove ads from the Windows solitaire game.

Nothing, and I do mean nothing, could be more awesome for me than this.

I sell solitaire games for Windows for prices ranging from $9.99 to $24.95, depending on how many games are in the bundle.  Note it's a one time fee, not a monthly charge. My games have many more features than the Microsoft games, and many more games.

It will not take very long for people to figure out that my one time fee is a lot cheaper than Microsoft's monthly (or yearly) charge over time.

These games, included in Windows once again, but with ads and a charge to remove them, are going to send masses of people searching the internet for better, cheaper solitaire games.

I can't wait.

For the record, my game Pretty Good Solitaire has 870 different solitaire games for $24.95.

Goodsol Solitaire 101 has 101 different games for $19.95.

Most Popular Solitaire has 30 of the most popular solitaire games for $16.95.

FreeCell Plus has FreeCell and several other FreeCell type games for $9.95.

All of them have 30 day free trials so that you can try before you buy.

And I have Mac solitaire games and iPad solitaire games too, and a new free site with some solitaire games you can play online in your browser (with limited features, but still good).

 

 

Play Double FreeCell Solitaire Online!

FreeCell Week begins today on the online games site.  New today is the 2 deck FreeCell type game Double FreeCell.  Play Double FreeCell Solitaire online.

Play Hypotenuse Solitaire Online!

Klondike week ends with Hypotenuse, a 2 deck Klondike type game.  Play Hypotenuse solitaire online.