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Goodsol Newsletter #187 - New Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition v2.50 with 500 Games

Goodsol Newsletter #187  --  http://www.goodsol.com


PRETTY GOOD SOLITAIRE MAC EDITION v2.50
http://www.goodsol.com/mac

Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition version 2.50 with 500 games is now available.

This update adds 40 new games, bringing the total to 500. The new games are Apophis, Bavarian Patience, Box Kite, Castle's End, Cheops, Darwin, Dieppe, Dover, Dutch Solitaire, Eighteens, Farmer's Wife, Fly, Geoffrey, Gnat, Great River, Housefly, How They Run, Indefatigable, Junction, Lanes, Last Chance, Little Billie, Outback, Panther Creek, Pyramid Dozen, Pyramid Rank, Pyramid Seven, Quadruple Yukon, Roslyn, Russian Cell, Samara, Selective Castle, Simplex, Spaulding, Stronghold, Toni, Triple Demons, Vincent, White Horse, and Yukon Spider.

Also new in this version is a main screen search filter - just type in part of a game name and only the games with that name will show. For example, type in "free" and you will see "FreeCell", "Double FreeCell", "Free Fan", etc. This is a quick way to find the game you are looking for.

You can see the list of 500 games (plus 70 bonus games in the full version) in this version at http://www.goodsol.com/mac/index.html#games

The Mac Edition runs on OS X version 10.4 or later - including Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion.  It does NOT run on iPads, iPhones, or iPods.  However, all of these 500 games are in the iPad version at http://www.goodsol.com/ipad or directly from the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pretty-good-solitaire/id645018925?ls=1&mt=8 .

TO DOWNLOAD THE TRIAL
Download the TRIAL version of Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition from http://www.goodsol.com/mac/download.html . The trial version is limited to game numbers 1 to 30 of each game, while the full version has over 2 billion game numbers for each game.

TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL VERSION
If you are a paid user with the FULL version, simply run your installed full version.  Go to the Internet menu (note that the menus are located at the very top of the screen with the Apple logo on the left and the date/time on the right).  Select "Download Latest Version" from the Internet menu.  The new version will begin downloading.

If you do not have the full version already installed, you can download from the link in your receipt email (the email you received after your order with your registration code). If you don't still have this link, email me at [email protected] to have it sent to you again.

TO ORDER
Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition is US$24.95. You can order online from http://www.goodsol.com/mac/orderonline.html . After your order you will get an email with a link on where to download the full version and a registration code. Registered users can submit scores to the web site and you get free upgrades to new versions through 2015.

Registered users of the Windows version of Pretty Good Solitaire can get a coupon code worth 30% off the Mac Edition - just go to http://www.goodsol.com/mac/coupon.html
 

MORE INFORMATION
More information about Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition: http://www.goodsol.com/mac

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COMING SOON FOR WINDOWS
Don't worry, Windows users, we haven't forgotten you!  Pretty Good Solitaire for Windows contains 810 solitaire games and was most recently updated at the the beginning of the summer. It will be updating again soon with more new games.  In the meantime, see the 810 games at http://www.goodsol.com/pgs and don't forget that you can download additional card sets at http://www.goodsol.com/pgs/cardsets.html .  We have 20 card sets available, such as the Tropical Card Set and Wood Card Set and more.  There are also 8 card sets that were created by Pretty Good Solitaire users.

See all our Windows games at http://www.goodsol.com/wingames.html

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PRETTY GOOD SOLITAIRE ON FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/goodsol

Pretty Good Solitaire is on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/goodsol .  Over the next few weeks I'll be posting links to some old featured games from old newsletters.  Come to our page, like us, and check out the first two links for Klondike and FreeCell.

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FEATURED GAME  - GEOFFREY

This game is at Geoffrey.


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FreeCell

FreeCell is the strategic solitaire game that is almost always winnable.  See http://www.goodsol.com/games/freecell.html for more information.

New Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition v2.50 with 500 Games

A new version 2.50 of Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition has just been released!

The trial version can be downloaded from http://www.goodsol.com/mac/download.html
Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition includes 500 games - see http://www.goodsol.com/mac for full details.

This update adds 40 new games, bringing the total to 500. The new games are Apophis, Bavarian Patience, Box Kite, Castle's End, Cheops, Darwin, Dieppe, Dover, Dutch Solitaire, Eighteens, Farmer's Wife, Fly, Geoffrey, Gnat, Great River, Housefly, How They Run, Indefatigable, Junction, Lanes, Last Chance, Little Billie, Outback, Panther Creek, Pyramid Dozen, Pyramid Rank, Pyramid Seven, Quadruple Yukon, Roslyn, Russian Cell, Samara, Selective Castle, Simplex, Spaulding, Stronghold, Toni, Triple Demons, Vincent, White Horse, and Yukon Spider.

Also new in this version is a main screen search filter - just type in part of a game name and only the games with that name will show. For example, type in "free" and you will see "FreeCell", "Double FreeCell", "Free Fan", etc. This is a quick way to find the game you are looking for.

This is a free update for all registered users - if you have the full version installed, just start the game, go to the Internet menu, select "Download Latest Version". You will then be able to download the full version.

Klondike

Klondike is the standard 7 pile classic solitaire game.  Learn more at http://www.goodsol.com/games/klondike.html

 

Solitaire Master

Looking for the old eGames Solitaire Master game?  See http://www.goodsol.com/solitaire-master.html

Goodsol Newsletter #186 - Flower Garden

Goodsol Newsletter #186  --  http://www.goodsol.com


Most Popular Solitaire for iPad
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http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/most-popular-solitaire.html

Version 1.1 of Most Popular Solitaire for iPad is now available in the App Store.  If you have purchased the app, the update will be in the update section of the App Store.

These are the changes:
- added snapshot and redo to snapshot (touch game toolbar button to access)
- added new card set - Tropical Card Set
- changed scoring system so that you can replay a previously played deal number and replace your old score with a new score
- increased font size on game toolbar button to make it more clear that it is a button.
- added button to select a deal number
- added buttons to increase, decrease, or select random deal numbers
- added button to clear statistics for the current game
- added ability to delete a score by swipe action

Bug Fixes:
- audio issue could cause slow animations after prolonged use
- background images were not set correctly when launching games
- changing player did not immediately update statistics box
- incorrect card images could appear when a card is highlighted
- victory animation did not show in certain games
- chosen game was not highlighted when selected randomly by shaking device at main menu

Most Popular Solitaire is $3.99 on the iPad App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/most-popular-solitaire/id635650165?ls=1&mt=8
Most Popular Solitaire is a collection of 30 of the most popular solitaire games.

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Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad
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http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/pretty-good-solitaire.html

Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad with 500 games is also available on the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pretty-good-solitaire/id645018925?ls=1&mt=8

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New Web Site Design
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http://www.goodsol.com/

For the first time in over 7 years, we have changed our web site design.  The new site design is now live at http://www.goodsol.com .

Our games are now divided up by operating system.  Our Windows games are at http://www.goodsol.com/wingames.html

Our Mac games are at http://www.goodsol.com/macgames.html

Our iPad games are at http://www.goodsol.com/ipad

Our new contact page is at http://www.goodsol.com/contact.html

We have new versions on all 3 operating systems coming soon!  On the iPad, we have the first updates of Goodsol Solitaire 101 for iPad and Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad coming.

For the Mac, the 500 game version of Pretty Good Solitaire Mac Edition is coming soon.

And of course, a new Windows version of Pretty Good Solitaire will be coming as well.

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Featured Game - Flower Garden
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This game is at Flower Garden.


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Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, and more.  Visit us at http://www.goodsol.com .

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Goodsol Newsletter #185 - iPad Survey

Goodsol Newsletter #185  --  http://www.goodsol.com


Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad Survey
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http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/survey.html

With Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad now available, we are interested in some feedback on how to make it better.

If you have purchased Pretty Good Solitaire, please fill out our survey at http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/survey.html

We'd like to know what feature you most want us to add next - we have a list of features we'd like to add and we'd like to know which ones are the most important to you.

Also we want to know what games from the Windows version of Pretty Good Solitaire that you would most like to see on the iPad.  We plan to eventually add all of the games from the Windows version, but your feedback will be helpful to determine which games should be added first.  We are also interested in any comments you have on how Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad can be improved.

And finally, if you purchased Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad we would love it if you rated or reviewed it on iTunes.  You can rate or review from the purchase page at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pretty-good-solitaire/id645018925?ls=1&mt=8 .  Even if you don't want to write a review, just a rating is helpful.

Even if you haven't purchased Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad, we'd still like to know what features and games to add next.  Note that when the next version of the Mac Edition is released, the Mac version and the iPad app will have the same exact 500 games.

If you haven't purchased yet, you can do so at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pretty-good-solitaire/id645018925?ls=1&mt=8

Or go to the App Store and search for "goodsol" or "pretty good solitaire".

More information and screenshots of Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad:  http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/pretty-good-solitaire.html

List of the 500 games included in Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad:  http://goodsol.com/ipad/pretty-good-solitaire.html#games

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Advanced Tips and Tricks in Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad
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Here's a few tips for using Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad:

1) The game name and game number at the top center is a button.  From this button, you can restart the current game, start a new game, select a game number and play that game, or see your statistics.

2) Furthermore, on the game history list of your games played, if you swipe on a score, a button will appear that allows you to delete that score.  Also, in the iPad app if you play a game number you have played before, it will replace your old score with your new score.

3) If you touch a card and hold your finger on it, the app will show you the building rules for that pile, plus how many cards are in the pile.

4) You can change players by typing a player name in the player name box on the main screen.

5) You can select a game to play at random by shaking the iPad when at the main screen.

6) Shaking the iPad while in a game undoes a move.

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A Little Solitaire for iPad
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http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/a-little-solitaire.html

Version 1.1 of our first iPad app, A Little Solitaire, is now available in the App Store.  If you have purchased the app, the update will be in the update section of the App Store.

These are the changes in version 1.1:
- changed scoring system so that you can replay a previously played deal number and replace your old score with a new score
- increased font size on game toolbar button to make it more clear that it is a button.
- added button to select a deal number
- added buttons to increase, decrease, or select random deal numbers
- added button to clear statistics for the current game
- added ability to delete a score by swipe action
- moved undo and redo toolbar buttons further apart

Bug Fixes:
- opening sound was not adjusted for volume or muted
- audio issue could cause slow animations after prolonged use
- background images were not set correctly when launching games
- changing player did not immediately update statistics box
- fixed rare crash upon initial startup on older iPads

A Little Solitaire is 99 cents.  Download from the iPad App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-little-solitaire/id617086569?ls=1&mt=8 .

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Goodsol FreeCell Plus for iPad
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http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/freecell-plus.html

Version 1.1 of FreeCell Plus for iPad is now available in the App Store.  If you have purchased the app, the update will be in the update section of the App Store.

These are the changes in version 1.1:
- changed scoring system so that you can replay a previously played deal number and replace your old score with a new score
- increased font size on game toolbar button to make it more clear that it is a button.
- added button to select a deal number
- added buttons to increase, decrease, or select random deal numbers
- added button to clear statistics for the current game
- added ability to delete a score by swipe action

Bug Fixes:
- audio issue could cause slow animations after prolonged use
- background images were not set correctly when launching games
- changing player did not immediately update statistics box
- fixed rare crash upon initial startup on older iPads

Goodsol FreeCell Plus is $1.99 on the iPad App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodsol-freecell-plus/id625986922?ls=1&mt=8 .

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Featured Game - Spidike
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This game is at Spidike.


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Thomas Warfield - Software Designer - [email protected]
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©2013 Goodsol Development Inc. PO Box 9155, Springfield IL  62791
Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, and more.  Visit us at http://www.goodsol.com .

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