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Solitaire Expeditions Patch Notes & News

Solitaire Expeditions, now with 18 more variants!

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498d ago

Today's update represents the single biggest update that Solitaire Expeditions has had since its release.

18 variants added, including a new family

Family: Adding/Matching

Simplex

Family: Busy Aces

Courtyard

Family: Beleaguered Castle

Castle's End
Congress
Twin Queens

Family: Forty Thieves

Forty and Eight
Little Forty

Family: Foundations Up/Down

Bisley

Family: Perseverance (NEW!)

Cruel
Perseverance
Perseverance II
Ripple Fan
Unusual

Family: Other

Alternations
Mount Olympus
Queen Victoria
Relaxed Alternations
Royal Family

New unlockables

24 backgrounds
5 card backs
1 deck

Difficulty rating adjustments

Caprice: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Deuces: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard
Double Gaps: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Duke: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Very Easy
Grandfather: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Nationale: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard
Papa's Canfield: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Easy

Other changes

Added thousands seperator to all numbers in UI
Made UI tweaks to instructions for Expedition mode to hopefully make it more clear how the mode works

Solitaire Expeditions, now with 18 more variants!

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498d ago

Today's update represents the single biggest update that Solitaire Expeditions has had since its release.

18 variants added, including a new family

Family: Adding/Matching

Simplex

Family: Busy Aces

Courtyard

Family: Beleaguered Castle

Castle's End
Congress
Twin Queens

Family: Forty Thieves

Forty and Eight
Little Forty

Family: Foundations Up/Down

Bisley

Family: Perseverance (NEW!)

Cruel
Perseverance
Perseverance II
Ripple Fan
Unusual

Family: Other

Alternations
Mount Olympus
Queen Victoria
Relaxed Alternations
Royal Family

New unlockables

24 backgrounds
5 card backs
1 deck

Difficulty rating adjustments

Caprice: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Deuces: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard
Double Gaps: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Duke: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Very Easy
Grandfather: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Nationale: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard
Papa's Canfield: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Easy

Other changes

Added thousands seperator to all numbers in UI
Made UI tweaks to instructions for Expedition mode to hopefully make it more clear how the mode works

Variant #182: Grandfather

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700d ago

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A couple of new features and some fixes

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756d ago

Full change list

Enhancement to hint system: If you have a card selected and request a hint, the game will show you all of the places where the selected card can be played. Warning: This incurs the 5 point hint penalty for each possible play that is shown. Single card selection must be enabled in Settings for this to work.
Added Steam leaderboards to View stats screen
Campaign mode: Fixed bug where closing rules window does not return to game selection dialog
Aces Up: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very hard
Addiction: Added rules clarification
Beehive: Fixed bug where using double-click to play cards would not move full stacks to the discard pile
Double Gaps: Changed difficulty rating from Very hard to Medium
Pile Up: Changed difficulty rating from Very hard To Hard
Simplicity: Added tooltips to show contents of Tableau stacks
Spider (2 suits): Changed difficulty rating from Very hard to Hard
Tri-Peaks/Tri-Peaks II : Fixed incorrect help

Minor update

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847d ago

Beehive: Added card counter to tableau piles

Variant #181: Aces Up

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869d ago

Variant #181: Aces Up

Aces Up doesn't offer much in the way of strategy, but it might fit the bill if you're in the mood to play something that requires less brainpower. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/2b877a3026d8876354f297193f946f62e08aed83.png

Full change list

Added variant #181: Aces Up
Black Hole: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hopeless
Colorado: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Dawson: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Miss Milligan: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Number Ten: Changed difficulty rating from Very Easy to Easy
Royal Penguin: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Very Easy
Siegecraft: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy

Some minor changes

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905d ago

Added option to enable confirmation dialog for Redeal and Restart
Added default suit order to foundation stacks
Fixed incorrect rule text for Canfield family
Criss-Cross: Added card counter to Reserve pile
Criss-Cross: Double-clicking on the Reserve will now move cards to the center Tableau pile
Criss-Cross: Can now make matches by clicking on Tableau then Reserve

A new year and a new variant (#180)

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930d ago

Variant #180: Colorado

Today's variant is another one where you build half of the foundations up from Ace to King and half down from King to Ace: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/dec911993e9e214bc6bf04200c99b643035fa20e.png

Other changes

Added help entry for 'Stock' to New York games
New family: Foundations Up/Down
New family: Pyramid
Giza II: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Relaxed Pyramid II: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Thieves of Egypt: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Windmill: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard

A new variant and a new deck

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1000d ago

Variant #179: Algerian

This variant is similar to Tournament in that you build half of the foundations up from Ace to King and half Down from King to Ace. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/f4caa7ea493c5e6b6d7d82d04d902f265da4ec1e.png

New deck

A new deck has been added to unlock: Sealife Watercolor.

Difficulty rating adjustments

Double Canfield: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Doublets: Change difficulty rating from Hard to Easy
EastHaven: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Eight Off: Changed difficulty from Easy to Very Easy
Emperor: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Exit: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Fanny: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Flower Garden: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Fortress: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Maze: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Napoleon's Square: Changed difficulty rating from Very Easy to Easy
Nationale: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
New York: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Poker Squares: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Queen of Italy: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Royal Marriage: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Royal Penguin: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Sir Tommy: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Spider (1 suit): Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Spider (4 suits): Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hopeless
Strategy: Changed difficulty rating from Very Easy to Hard

Scare up some fun with Solitaire Expeditions!

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1009d ago

For a limited time, you can trick or treat on your Expedition!

From October 28 to November 6, ghosts will be haunting various locations in Solitaire Expeditions. In particular, they seem to really like taking up residence in Expedition mode: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/0acf88abd8b64eb4fbf38e52075c1b413a512804.png However, the general population is not enjoying their presence and would really like it if you could vanquish them by winning games of solitaire in the haunted states.

So that's the trick, where's the treat?

When you successfully clear states of their spiritual occupation, you will receive Halloween themed card backs, backgrounds, and decks that will be yours to keep forever (or at least until you delete your profile). After all, who wouldn't want their own Ghostmobile? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/64bf1c1818e5db51b353ae39298c3205f1dce101.png

Added Variant #178

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1025d ago

Variant #178: Windmill

A rather unique variant with a center foundation that is built upwards until it holds 52 cards, along with 4 corner foundations that are build down from King to Ace. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/2806e758bf4b53bc01d0e0079ee5ad08c40fdf9b.png

Difficulty rating adjustments

American Toad: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Carpet: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Castles in Spain: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Chessboard: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Demon Fan: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Easy
Dieppe: Changed diffiiculty rating from Easy to Very Easy
Diplomat: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Medium
Scorpion II: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Tabby Cat: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Thirteens: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Three Cells: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Tournament: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Vertical: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Medium
Whitehead: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy

Hotfix

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1075d ago

Fixed rare crash when returning to profile selection screen from Free play

Play follow the leader in Solitaire Expeditions!

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1087d ago

The following Steam leaderboards have been added for Solitaire Expeditions:

Total points
Games played
Variants won

These are currently viewable on the Steam community site. At some point, I may add a way to view them in game. If you have suggestions for more leaderboards, let me know!

Added Variant #177

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1097d ago

Variant #177: Papa's Canfield

Papa's Canfield is simply Variegated Canfield with unlimited cycling through the deck. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/2c3e369fa9ecb09e3db846fd55172c825976020b.png

Other changes

Fixed incorrect statistics displayed by game summary dialog

Minor change

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1102d ago

Tournament: Added a background visualization to make it easier to differentiate A to K stacks from K to A stacks

Variant #176 and a new setting

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1106d ago

Variant #176: Tournament

This variant is fairly unique - no building on the Tableau, and half of the foundations are built up from Ace to King and half are built down from King to Ace. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/7883fdb90a2de11e31a0e82f0da486d880805c9a.png

New setting

Today's build adds a new setting: "Automatically check for loss". By default, this is enabled and continues the existing behavior in the game where it will inform the user when they have lost because there are no more valid moves. If disabled, the game will only tell you that you have lost if you request a hint and there are no moves available.

Other changes

Arizona: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Easy
Frog: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard

Minor patch

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1112d ago

Fixed bug where career stats page is not correctly displaying playtimes over 1 day
Baker's Dozen: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Medium
Baroness II: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Medium
Big Apple: Changed difficulty from Medium to Hard
Black Widow: Changed difficulty from Medium to Hard
Intelligence: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Liberty Island: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Miss Milligan: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Pile Up: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Seahaven Towers: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Spiderette (1 suit): Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Medium
Spiderette (2 suits): Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Triangle II: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Wildflower: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard

Added card counter to Tableau piles for Busy Aces family

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1163d ago

When playing games from the Busy Aces family, it can be difficult to know how many cards are in the Tableau piles. These piles now have a card counter showing the current number of cards.

Personalize your Solitaire Expeditions experience with custom backgrounds

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1169d ago

Add your own custom backgrounds to Solitaire Expeditions!

Today's release adds a new customization feature where you can use any image for a background in the game. Head to the 'Backgrounds' tab on the Settings dialog and click the new 'Add custom background' button: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/2e1f90503501f56a193b9b49fc36d87cccb5221b.png You will then be prompted to browse to a PNG or JPEG file on your system. Once you pick an image, choose how you want the image scaled to fit the screen: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41741714/d484b18bc87880df8bbb7973fc9cec00df7295ce.png Once you click 'Add', you will have a new custom background! Add as many as you'd like. These backgrounds are attached to your user profile and have been added to the game's Steam cloud support so you can access them on all of your devices.

Other changes

Lowered volume of game and campaign win music
When selecting card rewards, you can now choose which deck to unlock cards from
Added 2 new backgrounds and 3 new card backs

Minor update

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1184d ago

Free play game list: Favorites column can now be sorted like the other columns
Free play game list: List now always scrolls to currently selected game
Expedition mode: Added 'Connected states' to state tooltips
Expedition mode: Added connection from Arizona to Hawaii
Expedition mode: Added connection from Oregon to Hawaii

Fixed incorrect rule text for Strategy

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1186d ago

Strategy: Fixed incorrect rule text

Difficulty adjustments

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1193d ago

Baby Spiderette: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Deuces: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Giza: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
How They Run: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Manhattan Project: Changed difficulty from Medium to Hopeless

Minor update

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1196d ago

Triple Klondike: Changed layout so cards could be bigger

Hotfix for undo in certain Fan variants

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1232d ago

Fixed bug in some Fan types where undoing a redeal was not restoring redeals left. Variants affected: Demon Fan, Fan, Intelligence, La Belle Lucie, Trefoil

Fixed bug where Tableau piles were not wrapping in the right direction

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1234d ago

Some game types allow for wrapping King to Ace or Ace to King when building Tableau piles. The logic for this was inverted (so they would wrap in the wrong direction), and has been fixed.

10 new variants and get 30% off during the Steam Spring Sale

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1235d ago

10 new variants added, bringing the total to 175

Here's the list:

Caprice - This is unlike any existing variant in Solitaire Expeditions. There are two sets of foundations: One is built up from Ace to King, and the other is build down from King to Ace. Tableau piles can be built up or down.
Nationale - Gameplay is identical to Caprice, but the cards are all dealt out at the beginning of the game.
Fortress - A variation on Beleaguered Castle where Tableau piles can be built up or down.
Chessboard - This is Fortress with one rule change: the player gets to choose the base rank of the Foundation piles.
Giza II - This is Giza with one twist: Pairs can be made with a covered card and the card on top of it.
Pyramid II - Pyramid where pairs can be made with a covered card and the card on top of it
Relaxed Pyramid II - Relaxed Pyramid where pairs can be made with a covered card and the card on top of it
Triangle II - Triangle where pairs can be made with a covered card and the card on top of it
Carpet - A very simple Foundation based game where you have 20 single card piles laid out in a grid.
Trefoil - A derivative of La Belle Lucie where the Aces are pulled out and placed on the Foundations at the start of the game.

Minor improvement to the hint system

If you have one or more cards selected then the hint system will now first look for available targets for that selection.

Get 30% off during the Steam Spring Sale

The Steam Spring Sale runs March 16-23 and Solitaire Expeditions will be 30% off during that time. If you are enjoying the game, please leave a review - it really helps with visibility of the game in the Steam store. Thanks!

Difficulty adjustment patch

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1247d ago

Redeals added to Pyramid and Relaxed Pyramid

These games had extremely low win rates (Pyramid had 0 wins in over 4000 games). Turns out that it's common that redeals are allowed in these variants. Thus, Pyramid now allows 2 redeals and Relaxed Pyramid allows 1. I will also be resetting the global stats on these variants so that I can accurately measure the difficulty of them with the redeals.

Full change list

Agnes Bernauer: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
All in a Row: Changed difficulty from Very Hard to Hopeless
Aunt Mary: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard
Baker's Dozen: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Baroness II: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Big FreeCell: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Medium
Castles in Spain: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Medium
Four Seasons: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Very Hard
Golf (Traditional): Changed difficulty from Hopeless to Very Hard
Josephine: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Martha: Changed difficulty rating from Very Easy to Easy
Nestor: Changed difficulty rating from Medium to Hard
Penguin: Changed difficulty rating from Very Easy to Medium
Pyramid: Added 2 redeals
Rainbow: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Relaxed Pyramid: Added 1 redeal
Simple Pairs: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard
Spider (2 suits): Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Spiderette (4 suits): Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hopeless
Stonewall: Changed difficulty rating from Hard to Very Hard
Three Blind Mice II: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Medium
Two Cells: Changed difficulty rating from Very Hard to Hard

Hotfix for possible crash in Royal Marriage

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1283d ago

Royal Marriage: Fixed potential crash

5 new variants added, 1 removed

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1288d ago

The variant 'Queens and Jacks' has been removed because it was 100% luck based, not very interesting to play, and impossible to win. Five new variants have been added:

Dieppe
Duke
Liberty Island
Manhattan Project
Simplicity

Other changes:

Farmer's Wife: Changed difficulty from Easy to Medium
Lanes: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Hard
Red and Black: Changed difficulty rating from Very Easy to Medium
Storehouse: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Medium
Thieves of Egypt: Changed difficulty rating from Easy to Medium

Minor fixes

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1357d ago

Fixed 'Redeem rewards' popup appearing even if you have no more rewards left to collect
Fixed free play column sort being lost when switching to Expedition mode and back
Game summary dialog now has a scrollbar if the window height is too small

Halloween event has been extended through Sunday 11/6

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1369d ago

I wound up adding a lot more Halloween art than I expected, and unlocking it was a bit slow so I've extended the event a few days in case you're still trying to unlock things.

Solitaire Expeditions news & patch notes

18 variants added, including a new family

Family: Adding/Matching

Family: Busy Aces

Family: Beleaguered Castle

Family: Forty Thieves

Family: Foundations Up/Down

Family: Perseverance (NEW!)

Family: Other

New unlockables

Difficulty rating adjustments

Other changes

Solitaire Expeditions news & patch notes

18 variants added, including a new family

Family: Adding/Matching

Family: Busy Aces

Family: Beleaguered Castle

Family: Forty Thieves

Family: Foundations Up/Down

Family: Perseverance (NEW!)

Family: Other

New unlockables

Difficulty rating adjustments

Other changes

Full change list

Variant #181: Aces Up

Full change list

Variant #180: Colorado

Other changes

Variant #179: Algerian

New deck

Difficulty rating adjustments

For a limited time, you can trick or treat on your Expedition!

So that's the trick, where's the treat?

Variant #178: Windmill

Difficulty rating adjustments

Variant #177: Papa's Canfield

Other changes

Variant #176: Tournament

New setting

Other changes

Add your own custom backgrounds to Solitaire Expeditions!

Other changes

10 new variants added, bringing the total to 175

Minor improvement to the hint system

Get 30% off during the Steam Spring Sale

Redeals added to Pyramid and Relaxed Pyramid

Full change list

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