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ccm290's Amazon Solitaire (Other)
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| [February 10, 2014 11:50:14 AM]
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Game Analysis 1: Amazon Solitaire
Basic Information: Amazon solitaire is a single player game involving a standard deck of playing cards. For this game, the cards 2-6 and the king are removed. The goal is to stack the cards in the following order: Ace(A), 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack(J), and Queen(Q) for the Clubs(C), Spades(S), Diamonds(D), and Hearts(H) suits.
Rules: To start off, shuffle the cards a couple of times, to ensure a random experience. After that, 4 cards will be placed facing up on the board. If the cards on the board do not contain an ace, then 4 more cards must be placed on the board from left to right. If an ace is playable, place it above the cards on the board, starting the stack. Repeat with 7-Q. Do this for all 4 suits. If all cards are dealt to the table, place the cards not already placed in the other stack from left to right back into the draw deck without shuffling. Once all cards are sorted into their respected suits, then the game is over.
Run through 1:
I start by shuffling my cards. I place the shuffled deck on my board and remove four cards, laying them face up on my board.
First Play: {QC}, {9H}, {10H}, {QH}
Second Play: {QC, AD}, {9H, JH}, {10H, 7C}, {QH, 7H}
I received an Ace on the board, so I place it in my winning pile.
Third Play: {QC, 8H}, {9H, JH, 8C}, {10H, 7C, 9C}, {QH, 7H, 10C}
Fourth play: {QC, 8H, AC}, {9H, JH, 8C, 9D}, {10H, 7C, 9C, 10D}, {QH, 7H, 10C, JC}
Another ace is revealed, allowing me to start my second deck.
Fifth Play: {QC, 8H, AS}, {9H, JH, 8C, 9D, 7S}, {10H, 7C, 9C, 10D, 10S}, {QH, 7H, 10C, JC, JD}
I have two cards I can play: an Ace of Spades is placed in my third winning collum. I also have the 7 of Spades playable.
Fifth Play: {QC, 8H, QD}, {9H, JH, 8C, 9D, 8S}, {10H, 7C, 9C, 10D, 10S, 9S}, {QH, 7H, 10C, JC, JD, 8D}
I can play the 8, 9, and 10 of Spades.
6th Play: {QC, 8H, QD, JS}, {9H, JH, 8C, 9D, 7D}, {10H, 7C, 9C, 10D, AH}, {QH, 7H, 10C, JC, JD, 8D, QS}
I can play the following cards: AH, 7D, JS, QS, 8D, 9D, 10D, JD, QD. I ran out of cards to play, so I have to return the unplaced cards to my deck from left to right.
I repeated the process above until I sorted the entire playing deck, which only took 2 more deals.
Run through 2:
I repeated the steps setting up my board, reshuffling the cards. The process unfolded similarly. I started out finding my aces on the third placement. It took about 3 more deals to get my deck resorted.
Final Analysis: The game was somewhat enjoyable. After the second play, I wasn't as excited as the first time I played it. I didn't feel I had any real goal for the game, other than resorting my cards. The game is good when you have to pass the time alone, which is the real purpose. Perhaps some rule changes could make this game better, such as shuffling the cards every time you have to start over, adding in a point system to compare it to other rounds, and maybe adapting it to a two player game. Also, allowing the whole deck may add fun and challenge. It needs something to draw the player into the game. Overall, Amazon Solitaire is another solitaire game that is simple to learn, but eventually becomes boring and stale after several playthroughs.
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ccm290's Amazon Solitaire (Other)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Monday 10 February, 2014
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