Solitaire: Victorian Picnic

In Brief

The title of the game basically tells you what this game is, i.e. a solitaire game with a Victorian theme running through it. :)

Suggestions:

Whether you like or dislike Solitaire: Victorian Picnic please give some feedback about your opinion of the game, for example, what you liked or disliked about the game, and how it could be improved from your point of view. If you don't like this genre at all, please explain why. What improvements would change your opinion? There are thousands of subscribers to the game giveaway of the day every weekend which makes this an ideal forum for giving developers ideas as to what their consumers (i.e you) would like to see in a game. For example, you could suggest extra content such as better or more original mini games, or a level editor that you would like to see that would make it more appealing to you. Maybe you think the graphics are a little dated and are in need of re skinning, or maybe you've just had enough of the genre and want to see something different or something with more originality?

If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 HERE. If you prefer the game on Steam you can also buy this game via the Steam platform HERE for £

Installation:

Solitaire: Victorian Picnic downloads to a 66.4 MB zip file that unzips to four files, (a setup.gcd security wrapper, the set up file and a read me). Those with multiple hard drives are able to save games on any drive they wish. The newly installed game is 71.9 MB in size. The game installs to the following path by default, but can be changed by the user if you prefer:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MyPlayCity.com\Solitaire - Victorian Picnic

Four shortcuts are installed to the desktop. three of which can be safely deleted (Play Online Games, MyPlayCity Games and shortcuts to a free online game which vary each week). Also, if you don't like icons installed to the quick launch task bar, make sure you uncheck the box when the additional tasks window appears (after the Select Start Menu Folder window)

Introduction:

Welcome to glorious England! Stroll through beautiful parks, visit a masquerade ball, and drink tea with noble ladies and gentlemen.

Explore a legendary time and complete 120 exciting levels! Collect pairs as fast as you can and use special multipliers to increase your rewards. Collect golden cards to complete levels and unlock the next location. Pick up bonus cards and get additional rewards! Enjoy beautiful music to help you relax and concentrate on the game.

1) ...120 levels and multiple difficulty modes

2) ... Explore 12 locations!

3) ... Collect golden cards

4) ... Original themed decks and 9 card back styles

5) ... For new players and experts alike!

Reference accessed HERE. 2nd Oct 2016

If you have a problem installing or activating or getting Solitaire: Victorian Picnic to work please visit the problems section, which I've now incorporated into the FAQ's thread, and which you can find HERE

The Game:

By the time I arrived back from archery, and after seeing the comments left, I decided it wasn't worth spending a couple more hours on a review of this game. I had started a draft, which is incomplete. All of the information you need can be found in the two help pages and the several tutorial panels that appear when you first start the game if you play through the novice section, they explain all that is required in this game. The following paragraph is the draft copy of my review, sorry I never finished it:

The shop allows you to purchase various items such as bonus's that enable you to change certain outcomes, for example, if the cards are going too well, you can purchase shuffles. This bonus moves all exposed cards bnack into the main pack and then is shuffled so that you get a different pair of cards exposed whenever you need to turn cards. You can also purchase jokers which can be used to emulate any card that is open. Once a card has been changed to a joker you can pair it off with any other card. Useful if you need to remove a card, especially one that may be blocking lots of other cards, finally you can buy a Mulligan. A mulligan is a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first chance went wrong through bad luck or a blunder. Its best-known meaning is in golf, whereby a player is informally allowed to replay a stroke, even though this is against the formal rules of golf.

You will find the occasional golden cards appear. These are special cards that give you points. If you remove all of the golden cards by pairing them off with cards of equal value in a level before you complete the level you receive the maximum number of possible points for that level and the score is carried forwards to the next level. There are also useful bonus cards that give you certain bonuses. That's as far as I got before I had to go out, sorry

MyPlayCity's description of the game:

Travel to the Victorian era and practice your skills in solitaire in the captivating card game Solitaire: Victorian Picnic! Are you a fan of sentimental novels where romantic girls and noble men are building relationship? Then, you probably like the novels of Jane Osten and the Brontës: Charlotte, Emily and Anne, where the main characters lived in bloom of the Victorian era. Have you always dreamt of traveling to the age of sense and sensibility, where the girls are pretty and naïve and men – noble and brave? Launch the game Solitaire: Victorian Picnic and enjoy the magnificent views of the such a romantic age! It’s high time to practice if you are skillful enough to join the tournaments of solitaire. Because all sorts of card games: both solitaire, poker and preference were in great request. Welcome to glorious England with the game Solitaire: Victorian Picnic! Explore various gorgeous locations and earn trophies! Just play solitaire and find two cards of equal value to get prize score and become the master of solitaire.

The rules of the game are simple enough, you can remove the cards of the same rank regardless of their suit. Besides ordinary cards there are special golden cards. But if you manage to get rid of all of them before the cards return to the deck, you’ll receive the maximum number of points. During the game you get bonus cards with special mark – if removed, they give you extra coins or bonuses. Play the amazing card game Solitaire: Victorian Picnic and train your logic skills! But there are situations where you are stuck, use helpful bonuses to proceed. There are 3 of them: Shuffle, Mulligan and Joker. Shuffle will mix all the cards and place them to the game board again, Mulligan will cancel your last action and Joker will turn any card to Joker to help cards match. Prove your skills in playing solitaire and get a unique collection of rare trophies such as Correct Calculation for getting points in packs and others. Have fun while playing Solitaire: Victorian Picnic and admire the Victorian epoch!

Edited reference accessed HERE. 2016

http://www.myplaycity.com/victorian_picnic/

Reference accessed HERE. 2016

Other Reviews, Videos and a Slideshow of images showing the How to Play pages:

You can see Big Fish community reviews of Solitaire: Victorian Picnic HERE and more question and answers about the game in the Big Fish forums HERE

If you want to see some game play videos of
Solitaire: Victorian Picnic you'll find them HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

Conclusion:

To be added later

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank MyPlayCity for giving away Solitaire: Victorian Picnic minus the usual MPC checkboxes and also to the game giveaway team, as always, for securing other ways to get free games, in this case Steam keys.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

The problems section that used to be posted here in the Game review is now included in the Game Discussion FAQ's thread; which you can find HERE.

I've updated the games section that used to be posted with the review. The thread is now called 'Weekly round up of game deals', formerly the games section of the weekly reviews. You can find the new thread (which I've posted in the sticky section of the game discussion forums to make it easier to find if you are perusing the game discussion forums) HERE.

If today's game was not to your liking, you may find other games either free or for less than the price of a cup of coffee (from your favorite coffee house) via the 'Weekly Roundup of Game Deals' thread which I've posted a link to above, or HERE.

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The latest free game over on Origin is still Nox (not changed for over 2 months so look out for a new game soon). You can get it HERE. Please note that you do require the Origin game platform to be able to download and install the game.

My Sunny Resort: Starter Pack is available over on Failmids Shareware-on-Sale site HERE

The Crew is still available via Ubisofts uPlay client, you need to have a free uPlay account to be able to access the free game. Once it's tied to your account, it's yours permanently. This is the last chance to get this excellent game from Ubisoft as the deal ends tomorrow, Monday 3rd Oct, when it will be replaced by another as yet undisclosed game, which I'll add here next week. I highly recommend this game, especially if you are into open world games and/or vehicle based games. The Crew usually costs around £25; here's part of the Crew's description:

''fine tune your ride as you level up and progress through 5 unique and richly detailed regions of a massive open-world US. Maneuver through the bustling streets of New York City and Los Angeles, cruise down sunny Miami Beach or trek through the breathtaking plateaus of Monument Valley. Each locale comes with its own set of surprises and driving challenges to master. On your journey you will encounter other players on the road – all potentially worthy companions to crew up with, or future rivals to compete against. This is driving at its most exciting, varied and open''.

To get the game you have to log into your uPlay account, then click on the banner that says Ubisoft turns 30. This should open a new page where you can get The Crew added to your account. The Crew is also a premium AAA game and well worth getting, especially if you like open world racing games. To get The Crew the shareware link I've provided above isn't actually necessary. You just have to sign into your uPlay account and look for the Ubisoft turning 30 link, or if you don't have a uPlay account create an account HERE. Click on the green Join the Club button, get your free account, then get your free copy of The Crew.

If you spend over three dollars in the Indie Gala store (they have some excellent bundle deals, but these are excluded from the offer) you will also get a free (Steam key) for the post apocalyptic game 35mm that usually costs £5.99 (the link takes you to the discounted games, the Steam copy link takes you to the 35mm Steam page). 35mm is a story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, which was created after a global epidemic. The disaster destroyed much of the world's population, the infrastructure went belly up and what was only remained in the memories of those who survived. In order to survive, you will have to adapt to the changes. You will have to play the character whose path runs through the deserted towns , cities , fields and forests of the vast country of Russia. You'll even discover a secret underground facility.

The Daily indie Games site (DIG) are still offering free Steam keys for Hacker Evolution Time Dimensions and Crystals of time. To get keys for these two games you will have to do similar activities as you do for those Steam games that have been offered for the past several months over on the game giveaway site. You can find those free Steam key deals HERE (Hacker Evolution: Time Dimensions and HERE (Crystals of Time).

Steam has some excellent card games available, for example The Hoyle Official Card Games Collection which is a collection of over 70 classic card games (with variations) such as Solitaire, Hearts, Bridge, Euchre, Rummy, Blackjack, Go Fish, Fan Tan, Oh Hell , Whist and War. you can even choose from an array of background, card designs and AI opponents for the non solitaire games in the collection. in my opinion this is one of the best card game collections available for PC, and is a measly £14.99 when not on sale (which it isn't at present). If you prefer the game as a non Steam version you can get it from several out lets for example Game fools HERE.

. If you prefer solitaire games there's loads of them available for example Solitaire Royale , Chef Solitaire: USA, Faerie Solitaire, Lapland Solitaire and Classic Fun Collection 5 in 1, the last one also includes other games such as Mahjong, Sudoku and G-Tris (a version of tetris) to name just a few.