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| 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 |
| Release | 1987 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]The game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon #141 in "The Role of Computers" column.[1]
Reviews
[edit]- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - December 1987[2]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - May 1988[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (January 1989). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (141): 72–78.
- ^ "ACE Magazine Issue 03". December 1987.
- ^ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (67 1988)".
External links
[edit]- Solitaire Royale at Lemon Amiga
- Solitaire Royale at MobyGames
- Review in Compute!
- Review in Info
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