Microsoft Solitaire Collection Free
The World's #1 Solitaire game is now on iPhone and iPad!
For over 25 years, Microsoft Solitaire Collection remains one of the most played games of all time and is now available FREE for your iPhone or iPad!
The Microsoft Solitaire Collection offers FIVE of the best Solitaire card games in one app!
KLONDIKE
Timeless & Classic Solitaire. Clear all the cards from the table using one or three-card draw. Also try out Traditional or Vegas scoring!
SPIDER
Eight columns of cards await you. Clear them all with fewest moves possible.
Play single suit or challenge yourself with four suits!
FREECELL
Be strategic and use the four extra cells to move cards around and try to clear all cards from the table.
FreeCell rewards players who think several moves ahead.
TRIPEAKS
Select cards in a sequence, earn combo points, and clear as many boards as you can before you run out of deals!
PYRAMID
Combine two cards that add up to 13 to remove them from the board. Challenge yourself to reach the top of the Pyramid and clear as many boards as you can!
CARD BACKS & THEMES
Now featuring many beautiful themes and card backs, from the simplicity of “Classic” to the serenity of an Aquarium that comes to life before you while you play. You can even create custom card backs from your own photos!
EVENTS
Play with hundreds of thousands of players as you finish challenges and collect bracelets.
DAILY CHALLENGES
Play new guaranteed solvable challenges in all 5 game modes with 4 levels of difficulty every day! By completing Daily Challenges, you will earn badges and rewards!
STAR CLUB
Even more challenges arranged in collections and packs you can unlock by earning stars.
LEVELS
Earn experience points (XP) in all game modes and unlock titles and exclusive card backs!
XBOX LIVE ACHIEVEMENTS
Sign in with your Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and compete with your friends and family. Continue playing on any Windows 10, iPhone or iPad device because your progress and game data will be saved in the cloud!
Upgrade to Premium on iPhone and iPad
You can now get the Microsoft Solitaire Collection Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year. With Premium Subscription you get these great features:
With Premium Edition you get these great features:
• No Advertisements
• More coins for completing Daily Challenges
• Get a boost for every game of TriPeaks and Pyramid
• NOTE: this will not grant Premium on other platforms
Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews monthly or annually depending on the subscription type purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period ($1.99 monthly, or $9.99 annually, depending on the subscription type purchased). You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. If auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, you will not be charged for the next period. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period.
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Developer(s) | Arkadium, Microsoft Studios |
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Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Replaces | Solitaire, FreeCell, Spider Solitaire |
Type | Video game |
Website | www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9wzdncrfhwd2 |
Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a video game included with Windows 10. It replaces Solitaire, FreeCell and Spider Solitaire included with the previous versions of Windows. It also adds Pyramid and TriPeaks to Windows for the first time and introduces new daily challenges and themes. (An older version of Pyramid was previously bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 under the name 'Tut's Tomb', and an older version of TriPeaks was previously bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3; both made the cut for Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack.) Unlike the games included in Windows 7 and earlier versions, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is freemiumadware[1] with Xbox Live integration. The app's hub-based design was originally inspired by the design for Windows 8's Start screen in 2012. At the time, the developers considered the game a tool for helping users become more familiar with Windows 8.[2] Unlike its predecessors, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is updated from Windows Store and communicates with a Microsoft server in order to track achievements and offer daily challenges.
Overview[edit]
The software, designed by Microsoft Studios and developed by Arkadium, includes Klondike (classic Solitaire), Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, and TriPeaks game modes, as well as daily challenges. The default theme is similar to the default theme for card games in Windows Vista and 7, but the other themes are different. It is also possible for users to create their own custom themes. Other new features include in-game music, cloud syncing, and Xbox Live integration. The hidden debug menu from classic card apps is no longer present,[3] and the drop-down menus have been replaced with a universal hamburger menu and in-game hint and undo buttons at the bottom of the screen. (The Windows 8 version used the hidden Charms bar instead of the visible hamburger menu.) Mindmaster download crack.
When a player wins a game, the game will randomly select a card animation based on animations from previous versions of Windows card games. The app has a dedicated page for statistics on Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks, Daily Challenge, and Star Club.
Microsoft Solitaire Collection was first made available for download in Windows 8. Despite solitaire games previously being included in Windows for free since 1990,[4] they were not included in Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 and were uninstalled during upgrades from previous systems.[5] Instead, Microsoft produced the advertising-supported[1]Microsoft Solitaire Collection that users could download through the Windows Store. As a Windows Runtime app, it ran in fullscreen or in Windows 8's snapped mode, so it was designed to run in a variety of horizontal sizes but always stretch vertically across the entire screen.
Microsoft Solitaire Collection offers FIVE of the best Solitaire card games for free in one app - Klondike Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Free-Cell Solitaire, Tri Peaks.
The Windows 10 version was introduced to Windows 10 beta testers preinstalled with the system in build 10061, in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft Solitaire. Some customization features were not included until after the initial public release of Windows 10. The developers noted the delay was due to major code changes that happened during the development of Windows 10. The Windows 10 version was designed to scale dynamically both vertically and horizontally. The main page's layout was rearranged to use vertical scrolling rather than horizontal scrolling.[2]
Since the original 'Microsoft Solitaire' was Klondike solitaire but did not use the Klondike branding, some users were unaware it was Klondike. The Microsoft Casual Games team reportedly received frequent feedback to 'Bring back the game mode from Windows 7' even though they already did. To address user confusion and help users find this game, the developers replaced the large polar bear on the Klondike tile with a Klondike deck and the words 'Classic Solitaire'.[6]
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Microsoft Solitaire Collection was made available for iOS and Android in August 2016 to beta testers in the Microsoft Casual Games Inner Circle.[7][8] It was made publicly available on these platforms on November 23, 2016. Most iOS solitaire apps are integrated with Apple's Game Center, but this one is exclusively integrated into Microsoft's ecosystem. Since these versions integrate directly with the cloud service, it is not necessary to have the Xbox app installed on an iOS or Android device in order to sync data and achievements.[9][8]
On the same day, a news bulletin launched from the app into a web browser announced that the Events feature would be publicly available in December 2016.[10]
Advertisement controversy[edit]
Rules for dammit card game. The 5 basic game modes contain ads, displayed at the end of each game, and there are new features added in Windows 8 (Daily Challenges and Star Club) where users will see interstitial video ads roughly every 15 minutes, but only between games. Users can optionally pay $1.49/month or $10/year to get the Premium Edition of the game, which removes all advertisements, gives double coins for completing Daily Challenges, and gives some bonuses in the basic TriPeaks and Pyramid game modes.[11] Users who downloaded the iOS or Android app between November 23 and December 31, 2016 were given a month of Premium on that iOS or Android device.[9]
Gizmodo characterized the change as a way to 'nickel and dime' users, writing that 'something which used to come on your PC for free is now corrupted by ad buys.'[12]PC Gamer wrote: 'The ads in question aren't small banners that appear at the bottom of the screen while you play. They run over the full Solitaire window, some for 15 seconds and some for 30 seconds, and while they don't seem to pop up very often .. they can't be aborted.'[13]The Telegraph wrote that users are in 'disbelief' that they would have to pay to play a game without being 'interrupted by a slew of adverts.'[14]Rock, Paper, Shotgun said that the changes are a 'particularly heartbreaking sign of the times' and that some users would find it 'profoundly sinister' that 'a large corporation is gathering and storing vast amounts of data on your computing habits, and not simply what you do in a browser.'[15]
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There are also in-app links to play or download other Microsoft-branded games, including Microsoft Mahjong and Microsoft Minesweeper.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ abKingsley-Hughes, Adrian (28 July 2015). 'Want to remove the ads from Solitaire in Windows 10? That'll be $1.49 a month'. ZDNet. CBS Interactive.
- ^ ab'Evolving Solitaire - Microsoft Casual Games'. 3 December 2015.
- ^'Enable Hidden Secret 'Debug' Menu in Microsoft 'Solitaire' Game in Windows Vista and 7 - AskVG'.
- ^Callaham, John (31 July 2015). 'Here's what Microsoft says about Windows 10's version of Solitaire and its ad-supported model'. Windows Central. Mobile Nations.
- ^Kamen, Matt (30 July 2015). 'Windows 10 makes you pay to remove ads from Solitaire'. Wired UK. Condé Nast.
- ^'Classic or Klondike? - Microsoft Casual Games'. 16 November 2015.
- ^'Microsoft Solitaire Collection coming to iOS and Android devices - On MSFT'. 24 August 2016.
- ^ ab'Microsoft Solitaire Collection is coming to Android and iOS - MSPoweruser'. 23 August 2016.
- ^ abJensen, Paul; Manager, Studio; Games, Microsoft Casual. 'World's Most Popular Solitaire Game Now Available on iOS and Android'.
- ^'News'.
- ^Luckerson, Victor (29 July 2015). 'Windows 10 Solitaire Costs $9.99 a Year'. Time. Time Inc.
- ^Walker, Alissa (29 July 2015). 'If You Want Microsoft Solitaire Ad-Free It'll Cost You $10/Year'. Gizmodo. Gawker Media.
- ^Chalk, Andy (29 July 2015). 'Windows 10 Solitaire requires a subscription to remove ads'. PC Gamer. Future plc.
- ^Ward, Victoria (31 July 2015). 'Windows 10: Now you have to pay to play Solitaire'. telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group.
- ^Meer, Alec (30 July 2015). 'Windows 10 Is Spying On You: Here's How To Stop It'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Rock Paper Shotgun Ltd.
- ^'Microsoft Solitaire Collection – Games on Microsoft Store'.
External links[edit]
- Microsoft Solitaire Collection on Windows Store
- Microsoft Solitaire Collection on MSN Games