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Goodsol Newsletter #365 - Persimmon and a Solitaire Challenge

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Goodsol Newsletter #365 Persimmon and a Solitaire Challenge   In this newsletter I have another new video of a new game in the 25th anniversary edition of Pretty Good Solitaire and a solitaire challenge - can you win Auld Lang Syne #239? Auld Lang Syne is a difficult game, very few game numbers are winnable. But give this one a try. For more information, see Can You Win Auld Lang Syne #239 on the forum.   Pretty Good Solitaire Youtube Channel - Goodsol.com/youtube The Pretty Good Solitaire Youtube channel now has 34 how to play videos. The newest video, How to Play Persimmon Solitaire, shows how to play one of the new games in version 20. Many of the most popular games, such as Klondike, FreeCell, and many more, have videos showing how to play the game. Here are a few of the videos: New - How to Play Persimmon Solitaire How to Play Kings in the Corner How to Play Thieves of Egypt How to Play Triple Peaks Solitaire - - Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows - Goodsol.com/download Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows recently updated to version 20.0 with 1030 games and Daily Quests. This 25th anniversary version has 15 new games including Quadruple FreeCell, Quadruple Demons, Persimmon, and more. Also added is an AutoPlay option to the game Accordion to make it easier to play the winning strategy of dealing out all the cards at the start of the game. If you haven't downloaded the new version yet, give it a try! Download Now!   Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition - Goodsol.com/mac Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition is currently at version 3.56 with 750 games.  If you have the full version installed, just go to the Internet menu, select Download Latest Version to update. Version 3.56 works in the latest macOS 10.15 Catalina.   Pretty Good Solitaire Mini - Goodsol.com/iPhone Pretty Good Solitaire for iPhone is currently at version 1.0 with 720 games.  Still only 99 cents.   Our iPad Games - Goodsol.com/iPad Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad is currently at version 1.5 with 700 games.   Pretty Good MahJongg - Goodsol.com/pgmj Our companion game to Pretty Good Solitaire is Pretty Good MahJongg, solitaire with MahJongg tiles.  Pretty Good MahJongg for Windows and Mac are currently at version 2.7 with 410 games.  Pretty Good MahJongg for Mac works in macOS 10.15 Catalina.   Featured Game - Persimmon Persimmon is a new game in version 20.0 of Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows. In this video I explain how to play Persimmon: How to Play Persimmon. Persimmon is a one deck game of the Klondike type. There are the usual four foundation piles, which are built up in suit from Ace to King. The game is won when all of the cards have been moved here. There are seven tableau piles which are built down by alternate color as in Klondike. Move groups of cards if they are in sequence down by alternate color. Spaces are filled with Kings or groups of cards headed by a King. At the start of the game one card is dealt to the first pile, two cards to the 2nd, and so on. The top card is face up. There is a stock pile face down in the top left. Turn over this pile three cards at a time to a waste pile by clicking during the first deal, two cards at a time during the 2nd deal, and one card at a time during the last deal. There are two redeals. This is like the game Gold Rush. Finally, there are two reserve piles. In the upper reserve pile (to the left of stock) the top card always available for play on the tableau or foundations. At the start of the game seven cards are dealt here. In the lower reserve pile ( to the left of tableau), every card is available for play. Click on card to move it to the bottom of the stack, then move to either the foundations or tableau. At the start of the game nine cards are dealt face up to this pile. This is like the game Flower Garden or Northwest Territory. Persimmon is an original game I invented for the 25th anniversary edition of Pretty Good Solitaire. Currently there are very few player stats for the game on the online scores site, so you can see if you can do better than the current near 25% average. You probably can. -- Contact Us - Goodsol.com/contact.html Lost Code - Goodsol.com/regusers.html -- Thomas Warfield - Software Designer - support@goodsol.com Anne Warfield - Order Fulfillment - orders@goodsol.com ©2020 Goodsol Development Inc. PO Box 9155, Springfield IL  62791 Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, and more.  Visit us at Goodsol.com. List Archive:  View past newsletters.

How to Play Persimmon Solitaire

How to Play Persimmon Solitaire, one of the new games in the 25th anniversary edition of Pretty Good Solitaire.

Goodsol Newsletter #364 - Quadruple Demons Solitaire

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Goodsol Newsletter #364 Quadruple Demons   As summer comes to an end here and some places around the world are locking down again, we have a sale and a new video for you, as well as an interesting forum thread about an old game.   Pretty Good Solitaire on the iPad AppStore - 30% OFF Sale! Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad is 30% off in the iPad AppStore until August 23rd. Get it on your iPad at Pretty Good Solitaire on the iPad AppStore. The iPad version currently has 700 games. More information about the iPad version is at Goodsol.com/iPad. iPad Version Tip - Touch the big gamename/gamenumber button at the top of the screen to access many features, such as new game, restart game, statistics, select game, and more. - - Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows - Goodsol.com/download Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows recently updated in July to version 20.0 with 1030 games and Daily Quests. This 25th anniversary version has 15 new games including several interesting new 4 deck games, such as Quadruple FreeCell, Quadruple Demons, and more. If you haven't downloaded the new version yet, give it a try! Download Now!   Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition - Goodsol.com/mac Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition is currently at version 3.56 with 750 games.  If you have the full version installed, just go to the Internet menu, select Download Latest Version to update. Version 3.56 works in the latest macOS 10.15 Catalina.   Pretty Good Solitaire Mini - Goodsol.com/iPhone Pretty Good Solitaire for iPhone is currently at version 1.0 with 720 games.  Still at its introductory price of only 99 cents.   Pretty Good MahJongg - Goodsol.com/pgmj Our companion game to Pretty Good Solitaire is Pretty Good MahJongg, solitaire with MahJongg tiles.  Pretty Good MahJongg for Windows and Mac are currently at version 2.7 with 410 games.  Pretty Good MahJongg for Mac works in macOS 10.15 Catalina.   Goodsol Solitaire Forum - Goodsol.net/forum Discuss our solitaire games and winnable game numbers with other solitaire players. The latest big thread involves the popular game Lady Jane, which I invented in 1996. A forum member posted about game #39107. While most Lady Jane games are fairly easy to win, this one is very hard. See the link for the solution.   Lost Codes - Lost Code Lookup You lost your registration code and you need it to install on a new computer - it happens! You can always request your code again from our site at: https://www.goodsol.com/regusers.html.   Featured Game - Quadruple Demons Quadruple Demons is a new game in version 20.0 of Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows. In this video I explain how to play Quadruple Demons: How to Play Quadruple Demons Solitaire. Quadruple Demons is a four deck version of the two deck game Demons and Thieves. It plays exactly like Demons and Thieves, except there are more cards and more piles. Quadruple Demons has eight foundation piles. These piles are built up in suit from from the rank of the first card dealt to the first pile, wrapping to Ace and then to King again, until each pile contains 26 cards. Only two piles for each suit allowed. The game is won when all the cards are moved here. There are 12 tableau piles. The first five piles (left of the white line) are built down by alternate color, wrapping from Ace to King as necessary. The remaining seven piles (right of the line) are built down in suit, wrapping from Ace to King if necessary. Move groups of cards if they form a legal descending sequence for that pile. Spaces can be filled by any card or legal group of cards. At the start of the game 1 card is dealt each to the left five piles, and 12 cards are dealt to each of the remaining seven piles. Groups of cards can be moved across the white line to the other side, but note that once they have been moved across the line those cards can no longer be moved as a group as the building rules are different on the other side. A reserve pile starts the game with 21 cards. The top card is available for play on the foundations or tableau. Finally, the stock pile in the top left is turned over one card at a time to the waste by clicking. There are two redeals. Quadruple Demons, like Demons and Thieves, seems to be winnable almost always, although it might not be easy. -- Contact Us - Goodsol.com/contact.html Lost Code - Goodsol.com/regusers.html -- Thomas Warfield - Software Designer - support@goodsol.com Anne Warfield - Order Fulfillment - orders@goodsol.com ©2020 Goodsol Development Inc. PO Box 9155, Springfield IL  62791 Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, and more.  Visit us at Goodsol.com. List Archive:  View past newsletters.

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How to Play Quadruple Demons

Goodsol Newsletter #363 - Quadruple FreeCell

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Goodsol Newsletter #363 Quadruple FreeCell   New Pretty Good MahJongg for Mac v2.7 - Pretty Good MahJongg A new version of Pretty Good MahJongg for Mac is now available! Version 2.7 is updated for macOS 10.15 Catalina (and also works in earlier macOS versions). Version 2.7 contains 355 tile matching layouts and 55 mahjongg solitaire games, the same as the Windows version. Download the new version 2.7 from Goodsol.com/pgmj. If you have purchased, download the new full version from the link in your receipt email or by going to the Internet menu in the game, select "Download Latest Version". The Windows version is also available at Goodsol.com/pgmj. - - Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows - Goodsol.com/download Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows just updated to version 20.0 with 1030 games and Daily Quests in July to a very nice response. This is the 25th anniversary version! People like the new games in this version - there are 15 new games including several interesting new 4 deck games, such as Quadruple FreeCell, Quadruple Demons, and more. If you haven't downloaded the new version yet, give it a try! Download Now!   Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition - Goodsol.com/mac Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition is currently at version 3.56 with 750 games.  If you have the full version installed, just go to the Internet menu, select Download Latest Version to update. Version 3.56 works in the latest macOS 10.15 Catalina.   Our iPad Games - Goodsol.com/iPad Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad is currently at version 1.5 with 700 games.   Pretty Good Solitaire Mini - Goodsol.com/iPhone Pretty Good Solitaire for iPhone is currently at version 1.0 with 720 games.  Still at its introductory price of only 99 cents.   Goodsol Solitaire Forum - Goodsol.net/forum Discuss our solitaire games and winnable game numbers with other solitaire players.   Featured Game - Quadruple FreeCell Quadruple FreeCell is a new game in version 20.0 of Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows. In this video I explain how to play Quadruple FreeCell: How to Play Quadruple FreeCell. Quadruple Freecell has eight foundation piles. These piles are built up in suit from Ace to King, wrapping to Ace and then to King again, until each pile contains 26 cards. Only two piles for each suit allowed. The game is won when all the cards are moved here. There are 12 tableau piles. At the start of the game 18 cards are dealt face up to the first four piles, and 17 cards are dealt face up to the remaining piles. The piles are built down by alternate color, wrapping Kings on Aces if necessary. The top card is available for play on the foundations, cells, or another tableau pile. Move groups of cards if they are in sequence down by alternate color and if there are enough free cells that the cards could be moved individually. Fill spaces with any card or legal groups of cards. Finally, there are nine cells. Only 1 card allowed in each cell. The card is available for play on the foundations or tableau. The winnability of Quadruple FreeCell is not known, but it is expected that most (if not nearly all) positions are winnable. -- Contact Us - Goodsol.com/contact.html Lost Code - Goodsol.com/regusers.html -- Thomas Warfield - Software Designer - support@goodsol.com Anne Warfield - Order Fulfillment - orders@goodsol.com ©2020 Goodsol Development Inc. PO Box 9155, Springfield IL  62791 Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, and more.  Visit us at Goodsol.com. List Archive:  View past newsletters.