# Solitaire Royale

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***Solitaire Royale*** is a collection of solitaire games published by [Spectrum HoloByte](/source/Spectrum_HoloByte) in 1987 for the [Apple IIGS](/source/Apple_IIGS), [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Macintosh](/source/Macintosh), and [Amiga](/source/Amiga). The eight games included are "3 Shuffles and a Draw", "Pyramid", "Golf", "Corners", "Reno", "Klondike", "Canfield", and "Calculation". There are also three children's games: "Pairs", "The Wish", and "Concentration".

## Gameplay

*Solitaire Royale* is a computer [solitaire](/source/Solitaire_(card_game)) card-game simulation which features colorful card-back designs, digitized sounds of cards shuffling, and eight solitaire games.[1] The game features a tournament competition where the challenge is to accumulate the highest total score upon playing all eight games in a row, with the two combatants receiving exactly the same deal. When a solitaire game is won, fireworks are displayed.

## Reception

The game received 5 out of 5 stars in *[Dragon](/source/Dragon_(magazine))* #141 in "The Role of Computers" column.[1]

## References

1. Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (January 1989). "The Role of Computers". *Dragon*. '***(141): 72–78.***

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