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Allgood Dominoes for iOS (FREE to play)

https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/ag-dominoes/id6477411238

Allgood Software is proud to announce the release of Allgood Dominoes, now free to download and play.

If you’re looking for the best way to play Dominoes for Free on your iPhone or iPad, look no further! Allgood Dominoes offers 20 different ways to play Dominoes across the full spectrum of known games, from the iconic Draw and Block games all the way up to Muggins and Mexican Train.

Configure the number and speed of your computer opponents, as well as fully configurable game options.

Download and Play for Free on your iPhone or iPad now

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ag-dominoes/id6477411238

Muggins in Allgood Dominoes on iPhone
  • Add ’em up 50
  • All Threes
  • Bergen
  • Double Bergen
  • Block
  • Cross
  • Doubles
  • Draw
  • Fours
  • Matador
  • Merry-Go-Round
  • Mexican Train
  • Muggins
  • Muggins (Classic)
  • One Arm Joe
  • Sebastopol
  • Seven-Toed Pete
  • Sniff
  • Threes & Fives
  • Tiddle A Wink
  • Tiddle A Wink (British)

Allgood Solitaire Game List

Allgood Solitaire offers 230 games, here’s the full list of all the variations you’ll find within …

Accordion  (Jumping  family)

Aces Up  (Clearing family)

Agnes Bernauer  (Klondike family)

Agnes Sorel  (Klondike family)

Agnes Sorel (easier)  (Klondike family)

Alaska  (Yukon family)

Ali Baba  (Forty Thieves family)

Alsation  (Forty Thieves family)

Alternates  (No Build family)

American Toad  (Canfield family)

Anubis  (Pyramid family)

Apophis  (Pyramid family)

Arizona  (Flower Garden family)

Ascension  (Miscellaneous family)

Athena  (Klondike family)

Auld Lang Syne  (No Build family)

Auld Lang Syne (Easier)  (No Build family)

Australian Patience  (Yukon family)

Baker’s Dozen  (Castle family)

Baker’s Game  (Free Cell family)

Beleaguered Castle  (Castle family)

Big Forty  (Forty Thieves family)

Bisley  (Fan family)

Black Hole  (Golf family)

Black Widow  (Spider family)

Block Ten  (Clearing family)

Block Eleven  (Miscellaneous family)

Blockade  (Forty Thieves family)

Blondes & Brunettes  (Forty Thieves family)

Blue Moon  (Montana family)

Brigade  (Flower Garden family)

Brisbane  (Yukon family)

Bristol  (Fan family)

British Solitaire  (Fan family)

British Canister  (Klondike family)

Busy Aces  (Forty Thieves family)

Calculation  (No Build family)

Can Can  (Klondike family)

Canfield  (Canfield family)

Canfield by 1s  (Canfield family)

Canfield Rush  (Canfield family)

Superior Canfield  (Canfield family)

Storehouse Canfield  (Canfield family)

Canister  (Klondike family)

Carlton  (Klondike family)

Old Carlton  (Yukon family)

Carpet  (Miscellaneous family)

Castles In Spain  (Castle family)

Ceiling Fan  (Fan family)

Chameleon  (Canfield family)

Chessboard  (Castle family)

Clans  (Corners family)

Congress  (Congress family)

Corners  (Corners family)

Crazy Quilt  (Miscellaneous family)

Crescent  (Clock family)

Cromwell  (Klondike family)

Czarina  (Corners family)

Diplomat  (Congress family)

Double Athena  (Klondike family)

Double Canfield  (Canfield family)

Double Corners  (Corners family)

Double Fan  (Fan family)

Double Flower Garden  (Flower Garden family)

Double Free Cell  (Free Cell family)

Double Gaps  (Montana family)

Double Golf  (Golf family)

Double Jump  (Jumping family)

Double Klondike  (Klondike family)

Double Klondike by 1s  (Klondike family)

Double Pyramid  (Pyramid family)

Double Scorpion  (Spider family)

Double Yukon  (Yukon family)

Doublets  (Clearing family)

Eagle Wing  (Miscellaneous family)

East Haven  (Klondike family)

Egyptian Solitaire  (Klondike family)

Eight Off  (Free Cell family)

Evangeline  (Clearing family)

Fan  (Fan family)

Feast  (Clock family)

Firing Squad  (Clearing family)

Five Piles  (Clearing family)

Flamboyant Solitaire  (Miscellaneous family)

Flamboyant Solitaire (Easier)  (Miscellaneous family)

Flower Garden  (Flower Garden family)

Fly  (No Build family)

Fore Cell  (Free Cell family)

Fortress  (Castle family)

Forty Pirates  (Forty Thieves family)

Forty Thieves  (Forty Thieves family)

Forty Thieves Rush  (Forty Thieves family)

Four Colors  (Free Cell family)

Four Leaf Clovers  (Golf family)

Four Winds  (Osmosis family)

Fourteen Out  (Clearing family)

Fourteens  (Clearing family)

Free Cell  (Free Cell family)

Free Cell (Easier)  (Free Cell family)

Free Cell (Harder)  (Free Cell family)

Free Cell (Hardest)  (Free Cell family)

Free Parking  (Montana family)

Frog  (No Build family)

Gaps  (Montana family)

The Gate  (Congress family)

Gigantic Spider  (Spider family)

Golf  (Golf family)

Golf (Easier)  (Golf family)

Golf (Easiest)  (Golf family)

Good Measure  (Fan family)

Grand Departures  (Clearing family)

Grandfather’s Clock  (Clock family)

Great Grandfather’s Clock  (Clock family)

Grandmother’s Solitaire  (Fan family)

Grounds for Divorce  (Spider family)

Hamlet  (Forty Thieves family)

Harp  (Klondike family)

Herring Bone  (Clock family)

House in the Wood  (Fan family)

House on the Hill  (Fan family)

Indian  (Forty Thieves family)

Interchange  (Forty Thieves family)

Jumping Spider  (Spider family)

King Albert  (Klondike family)

King Cell  (Free Cell family)

Klondike  (Klondike family)

Klondike by 1s  (Klondike family)

Klondike Rush  (Klondike family)

Klondike Reversed  (Klondike family)

Klondike Territory  (Flower Garden family)

La Bella Lucie  (Fan family)

Letter H Solitaire  (Congress family)

Little Spider  (Spider family)

Lucas  (Forty Thieves family)

Magic Carpet  (Miscellaneous family)

Maria Luisa  (Forty Thieves family)

Miss Milligan  (Klondike family)

Montana  (Montana family)

Monte Carlo  (Clearing family)

Monte Carlo Thirteens  (Clearing family)

Moosehide  (Yukon family)

Mount Olympus  (Klondike family)

Nestor  (Clearing family)

Northwest Territory  (Flower Garden family)

Number Ten  (Forty Thieves family)

Octave  (Klondike family)

Old Fashioned (by color)  (No Build family)

Old Fashioned (by suit)  (No Build family)

One234  (No Build family)

Open Doublets  (Clearing family)

Open Proils  (Miscellaneous family)

Osmosis  (Osmosis family)

Paganini  (Montana family)

Pants  (Canfield family)

Parliament  (Congress family)

Patio  (Clearing family)

Peek  (Osmosis family)

Penguin  (Free Cell family)

Perseverance  (Forty Thieves family)

Phoenix  (Klondike family)

Phoenix  (Flower Garden family)

Portuguese Solitaire  (Castle family)

Pyramid  (Pyramid family)

Pyramid Golf  (Pyramid family)

Pyramid Pairs  (Pyramid family)

Pyramid Seven  (Pyramid family)

Blind Pyramid  (Pyramid family)

Quadruple Klondike  (Klondike family)

Quadruple Interchange  (Forty Thieves family)

Rank and File  (Forty Thieves family)

Recruiters  (Clearing family)

Roaming Proils  (Miscellaneous family)

Red and Black  (Forty Thieves family)

Red and Black (blocks)  (Forty Thieves family)

Red Moon  (Montana family)

Room With a View  (Fan family)

Royal Garden  (Flower Garden family)

Russian Solitaire  (Yukon family)

San Juan Hill  (Forty Thieves family)

Saratoga  (Klondike family)

Scarab  (Miscellaneous family)

Scorpion  (Spider family)

Scotch Patience  (Fan family)

Seahaven Towers  (Free Cell family)

Shamrocks  (Fan family)

Simple Pairs  (Clearing family)

Simple Simon  (Spider family)

Simplicity  (Klondike family)

Sir Tommy  (No Build family)

Spanish Patience  (Castle family)

Seven in a Row  (Klondike family)

Spaces  (Montana family)

Spider  (Spider family)

Spider (1 suit)  (Spider family)

Spider (2 suits)  (Spider family)

Spiderette  (Spider family)

Spiderette (Easier)  (Spider family)

Spiderwort  (Spider family)

Stonewall  (Flower Garden family)

Streets and Alleys  (Castle family)

Suspense  (Miscellaneous family)

Tam O Shanter  (No Build family)

Thieves of Egypt  (Klondike family)

Three Pirates  (Forty Thieves family)

Three Shuffles and a Draw  (Fan family)

Thumb and Pouch  (Klondike family)

Total Pair  (Jumping family)

Towers of Hanoi  (Miscellaneous family)

Trefoil  (Fan family)

Trefoil + Draw  (Fan family)

Triangle  (Pyramid family)

Triple Klondike  (Klondike family)

Triple Pyramid  (Pyramid family)

Unlimited  (Forty Thieves family)

Vertical  (Clearing family)

Volcano  (Fan family)

Westcliff  (Klondike family)

Westcliff Rush  (Klondike family)

Whistler  (Canfield family)

Whitehead  (Klondike family)

Wildflower  (Flower Garden family)

Will O Wisp  (Spider family)

Will O Wisp (suits)  (Spider family)

Windmill  (Corners family)

Wish  (Clearing family)

Yukon  (Yukon family)

Yukon Cells  (Yukon family)

Zig Zags  (Klondike family)

Zodiac  (Clock family)

Allgood Solitaire v5.5 for Mac OS X released

Allgood Software is proud to announce the latest upgrade to their flagship software, Allgood Solitaire for Mac OS X.

This new release fixes issues with the latest Mac OS software, which had introduce graphics glitches while playing. It also adds new features, such as full screen mode, additional graphics for deck designs, and backgrounds, and more.

Available for free download now with this link: http://www.allgoodsw.com/solitaire.dmg

You can find out more details about the release and full feature list on our Solitaire page here:
http://www.allgoodsw.com/allgood-solitaire-for-mac-os-x/


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Allgood Solitaire for iPad released

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/allgood-solitaire/id1004286337?ls=1&mt=8

Allgood Solitaire on iPad

Allgood Software is excited to announce the release of the iPad version of their flagship product, “Allgood Solitaire”.   Expanded to take advantage of the intuitive touch interface on the iPad, and adding new features, this new version is a significant innovation from the desktop version.

Allgood Solitaire offers over 200 different variations of Solitaire, from the well known Klondike, Pyramid, Canfield and Spider, to the more eclectic Will O Wisp, and Monte Carlo.  With this many options, there’ll be something for every lover of Solitaire, from the casual player to the hard core addict.  You’ll be able to bookmark your favourite games for an easy way to play them again later.

All games support undo/redo, pile peeking, move hints, as well as a comprehensive rule guide, making it very easy to learn and discover new games.  Autoplay is also available for games building up with Foundation piles.  There are many different deck and background choices so you can customise your experience.

Available now through the Apple App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/allgood-solitaire/id1004286337?ls=1&mt=8

 

Over 200 games to choose from

Getting help is even easier than ever

Game of the Week: Trefoil+Draw

Trefoil + Draw

Trefoil + Draw is a classic “Fan” style game, challenging and winnable a lot of the time.

  Trefoil + Draw is my favourite of all the Fan style games, and one of my top choices when I feel like a few quick games of solitaire, without having to worry about complex strategies using Cells, etc…   This game is a slight variant on ‘Trefoil’, adding an opportunity to free up a blocked card one single time – I find this small concession very satisfying when you’ve played a good game and just been a little unlucky in the lay of the cards in the last deal.

trefoil_build_example  The rules are very simple – build the Foundations up in suit, and you can build the Tableau piles down in suit.  Only one card at a time may be moved, and you can’t re-use spaces.  The result of this, is that in for any deal you often get one or more cards that are immediately blocked.  For example, any cards under a King, which can only be moved directly to Foundations.   It also means that a card can only be moved once during a deal, as it only has one possible target it can be played on.
This game gives you several options to escape when the game is completely blocked…

Redeal:

You’re allowed 2 re-deals during the game, where any cards not on a Foundation pile are gathered, shuffled and re-dealt to the Tableau.

Draw:

As a last result, you have a single chance to pull any card out and put it on top of its pile – this can be extremely useful when the board is well set up, but one card is blocked.   The best strategy tends to be to use the re-deals first, and save your Draw for the very last deal, when you’re totally stuck, and have no other options.

During each deal, after clearing cards that may be played immediately to Foundations, the next thing you should consider is what plays are  “low hanging fruit”.  Check the location of all the Kings, since there’s nothing you can do to move them, and immediately build on any that are at the top of their piles, since we know they can’t be moved by themselves except to Foundations, and the cards built on them are not going to prevent that.   Next, check to see if there are any piles that contain only a single card – and build on them as much as you can next, since they won’t be blocking any other cards.

Once you’ve built all you can ‘for free’, you’ll need to examine the board and see which cards have a chance to be freed, and which ones will never be freed (i.e. under Kings or other blocked cards), build so that you can free up cards that might have a chance to go to Foundations, and ignore anything that will be stuck for this deal.   You’ll often find that one move will block another move, so there’ll be tradeoffs to be made about which cards will be freed, and which can be blocked until the next deal.

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When you are finally stuck, and ready to execute the “Draw”, it’s worth considering lateral moves.  Often the instinct is to free a card that can move straight to the Foundations, and this is often the right move, but occasionally there are other ways to use this.  Take this example below for example.  If we want free up all the cards we can in the Clubs suit, it’s tempting to pull the 5Clubs to the top of the pile, and play from there.  This will enable us to play the 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of clubs.  However, if instead of Drawing the 5Clubs, we Draw the 10Clubs, that will enable us to move the 9Clubs onto it, and free the 5Clubs that way, and we’ll be able to play the 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , and 10 of Clubs, giving an advantage.

 It’s often useful to use the 4-colour deck, as you can very quickly see the distribution of your suits across the Tableau

trefoil_4_colUsing the Four Colour deck with Trefoil + Draw

“Trefoil + Draw” is available now on Allgood Solitaire for OS X , and also in Allgood Solitaire for iPad.

Game of the Week: Gaps

Gaps

Gaps uses a large layout
Gaps uses a large layout, where every card is visible (Aces are removed)

Gaps is one of those classic games, that is very simple to learn and understand, and offers a large opportunity for skilful play.  It offers an interesting change from the usual formula of building up foundation piles, but instead all cards are always visible, and you try to rearrange them in order.

The layout is arranged in 4 rows, with 13 spaces in each row. The object of the game is to arrange all cards in order from left to right, counting up from 2 to King, with all cards in the same row in the same suit.  (Aces are not used in this game, they are simply discarded and never show up)

 

Move cards to gaps by matching the card to the left
Move cards  by matching the card to the left

There are simple rules for re-arranging cards.  You may only move a single card to gaps (never onto other cards).  Any gap can only be filled with a specific card matching suit to the card on the left of the gap, and one value higher.   So you can place the Jack of Diamonds in a gap to the right of the 10 of Diamonds, like this.

 

 

Here’s a game in progress, you can see how the cards are arranged from left to right.

game in progress
game in progress

For the spaces on the far left, you may place any 2, and no cards may be placed to the right of a King.  Once all the gaps end up next to Kings, the game is blocked, and there are 2 redeals available.  When redealing, all the cards currently in order are left in place, and the remainder are shuffled and laid back out, leaving gaps to the right of each correct line.

When moving cards, try to see which cards will be freed by any new move, and favour moves that free up other cards – you’ll find that runs develop within the layout.  I find the “Jumbo – Four Colors” deck to be very useful with this game:

four colour deck
Using Four Color deck with Gaps

See related games: Free Parking, Double Gaps

Available in all versions of Allgood Solitaire

Game of the Week: Eight Off

Eight Off

Eight Off is similar to Free Cell, but with more cells and stricter building rules.
Eight Off is similar to Free Cell, but with more cells and stricter building rules

Eight off is very similar to the popular game Free Cell, characterised by the special “Cell” piles which can hold any single arbitrary card from any pile.  Just like the classic foundation building games, the game is won by moving all cards to the foundations, which are built up in suit, from Ace to King.  You’ll need to free up cards in the Tableau to play to the Foundation piles, by moving them to other Tableau piles, when allowed by the building rules, or moving them in and out of the Cells, which can be used to hold any single card.

 

Eight Off has a straight forward layout, with Foundations at top, Cells in the middle
Eight Off has a straight forward layout, with Foundations at top, Cells in the middle[/center>
Unlike In Free Cell, you can build Tableau piles down by alternating colour (red on black), in Eight Off, the building is more restricted, and can only be done in the same suit.  This means there’s less options to build within the Tableau, but this is balanced by having more Cells available to hold cards.   Like in Free Cell, you may move sequences of cards between Tableau piles, but only if there are enough cells empty so that each card in the sequence may have been moved individually.  So when you start filling up your cells, you can only move smaller sequences between piles.  When Tableau piles are empty, you may move any King, or King-headed sequence to it.

I’ve found it very tempting to try to free all the Aces right away, by moving cards on top of them to the Cells, but it usually hurts me, as it blocks a lot of Cells right away, and blocks opportunities to build and move large sequences of cards within the Tableau.  What I find works better is to only free Aces that are buried by a single card if possible, and then look at which piles will cause trouble later, because they have a higher card of a suit, above a lower card of the same suit in a pile.  The larger the sequence built on that higher card, the harder it is to free the lower card later, and it’s impossible to move them to the foundation while that lower card is blocked.  I try to free those lower cards as much as possible, and guarantee that I won’t get blocked later in the game.   After that, I concentrate more on building sequences in the Tableau, than moving cards to foundations – as the sequences are revealed, you’ll generally find that cards go to the Aces by themselves.

Use the Four Color deck to see the suit distribution in the layout easily
Use the Four Color deck to see the suit distribution in the layout easily

I always use the 4 colour deck with this game – it’s set up a per-game deck preference so it’s automatically switched in when the game is chosen.  The 4 colour deck makes it very easy to see where my suit sequences are, and I can easily find cards I need to build that are buried in other piles.

Related Games: Free Cell, Seahaven Towers

Available now in all versions of Allgood Solitaire