/simple-solitaire

Minimal Klondike Solitaire game, with deal 1 or deal 3 options, made using Java and implementing linked lists

Primary LanguageJava

Solitaire

AboutInstallationHow to useFeaturesScoring scheme

screenshot of new solitaire game

About

Note

This project was made for a school assignment. It is no longer maintained.

This is a minimal Classic (Klondike) Solitaire game.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download source code as a .zip file
  2. Unzip it into a new folder

How to use

  1. Run Solitaire.java

  2. Click on the game type that you want to play (draw 3 or draw 1)

  3. Click on the deck (face down part) to draw cards

  4. Click and drag the cards to move them from the deck to a tableau, foundation pile, etc.

  5. Press "Restart" if the game is stuck or you want to change game type. You will have the option to re-deal the cards or go back to the menu page

    screenshot of restart menu

Features

  • Draw 1 or draw 3 game

screenshot of level 1 setup

screenshot of level 2 setup

  • Displays top 3 high scores (see below for scoring scheme)
  • Re-deal a game without exiting

Scoring scheme

It has been modified from Microsoft Solitaire's scoring scheme

Move Points
Card moved onto foundation pile +15
Card removed from foundation pile -20
Card moved from deck to tableau +5
Card moved from one tableau to another +5
Facedown card turned faceup +10
Every 2 passes after 3 passes (4, 6, 8, etc) in Draw 3 -50
Every pass after 2 passes (3, 4, 5, etc) in Draw 1 -50