''Solitaire Royale'' is a collection of solitaire games published by Spectrum HoloByte in 1987 for the Apple IIGS,

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. 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

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card-game simulation which features colorful card-back designs, digitized sounds of cards shuffling, and eight solitaire games. 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 ''

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'' #141 in "The Role of Computers" column.

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'' - May 1988

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