9.4 /10 1 Votes
Initial release 1998 Platform Linux | 4.7/5 SourceForge Written in Python and Tk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developer(s) Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer Stable release 4.82 / September 2, 2003; 13 years ago (2003-09-02) Repository sourceforge.net/p/pysolfc/code/HEAD/tree/ Development status Continued after 2004 as PySolFC Similar AisleRiot, Pretty Good Solitaire, Scorched 3D, Egoboo, BZFlag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PySol is an open source (GPL) and platform independent computer game that incorporates around 1,000 solitaire games, including card games and other types of single-player games. The game achieved broad usage in the open-source gaming domain and was ported to other platforms, including Windows, Mac and the OpenPandora gaming handheld.
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History
PySol was originated by Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer in 1998. It is written in the Python programming language, and it uses the Tk GUI toolkit. While development of PySol officially ceased in 2004, several forks, including PySolitaire, UltraSol, FlowerSol, and PySol Fan Club Edition (also known as “PySolFC”) continue to be developed by the game's community.
Supported games
PySol and its variants contain hundreds of games, therefore the games are classified according to several criteria for better usability. The following game classes are supported by PySol: Baker's Dozen, Beleaguered Castle, Canfield, Fan, Forty Thieves, FreeCell, Golf, Gypsy, Klondike, Montana, Napoleon, Numerica, Spider, Terrace, Yukon.
Features
PySol features a hint system, multiple undo/redo, bookmarks and a demo mode showing how to play each game. Also, loss/win statistics are taken for every player and there are several assist play and automatic play options. If a sound server is installed, it also supports sound effects and background music.
Reception and usage
PySolFC was noted by several news outlets positively as a "tremendous collection of Solitaire games, going well beyond the usual mix" and was downloaded from Sourceforge alone 268,000 times between 2006 and July 2016. PySolFC is also included in many Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, and also ported to other platforms such as Windows, MacOS or the OpenPandora gaming handheld.