Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2

In Brief

A solitaire card game with a Victorian feel to it. The first in the series was given away HERE Oct 2016 where it received a positive 73% out of 49 votes with 25 comments.

Installation:

Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2 downloads to a 53 MB zip file that unzips to three 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 56.4 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 2

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 Victorian England! Dive into a magical atmosphere of love and romance in Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2! Explore an atmosphere of enchanting dances at a wedding ball in London's high society as you solve challenging solitaire layouts.

Play 120 unique solitaire card deals! Fans of traditional card deals like spider solitaire and fans of unusual solitaire styles are sure to love this game. Enjoy premium-quality graphics, colorful levels and classical music in the most romantic period of history!

Reference accessed HERE 4th Aug 2018

The Game:

We all know how to play solitaire card games, so I won’t 'bore' you with a long description/explanation. The two help pages (see the two images just below the installation details above) tell you all you need to know about today’s game. Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2 is like most other solitaire games I’ve ever played i.e. you remove sequences of cards in the hope of removing all the cards on display. That said, today's game is slightly different in that to win a level, you don’t necessarily need to remove all the cards, instead you can attain the maximum number of points available for that level by creating long sequences of removed cards in combination with removing the gold coloured cards. Using the joker or the mulligan cards can help to create long sequences. At thje start of a new game you can play through a tutorial session or cancel the tutorial if you wish. There are bonus cards that allow you to change a card (via a Joker) a shuffle bonus and a Mulligan bonus (that allows you to take the last move back). Overall a very pleasant version of solitaire that I recommend you download and install. :)

Very short review by Whiterabbit-UK 4th Aug 2018.

Other Reviews and Videos of Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2:

You can see community reviews of Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2 HERE and via the Big fish forums HERE. You can also see a couple of game play videos HERE, and HERE.

Conclusion:

If you liked the original or solitaire game in general, you’ll probably like this as well. The game is well constructed, with pleasant graphics and music. Apart from the new card layouts, the game is basically the same as the original release several years ago. As far as solitaire games go, I’d give this an average 7.5 out of 10. :)

If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 HERE; or If you prefer to purchase the game you can get it directly from Big Fish Games HERE

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank MyPlayCity for giving away Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2 with the toolbars etc. removed and also to the game giveaway team, as always, for securing other ways to get free games.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

I've updated the games section that used to be posted with the review. The thread is now called 'Weekly roundup 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.

The rest of the information that used to be posted here can be found in the forums HERE. Also, check out Delenns thread over in the game discussion forums for details of other free games and offers HERE

Having problems installing today's game?

If you have a problem installing or activating or getting Solitaire Victorian Picnic 2 to work please visit the problems section, which you can find in the FAQ's thread HERE. Also, read through the community’s comments because sometimes fixes have already been posted. The main issue we have is with the giveaway wrapper, which uses a Themida based code to protect the games executable. Unfortunately, Themida is also used to hide malware; so, as a precaution, some security software may block the installation and sometimes even delete the executable file. Blocking or deletion is usually determined partly by the way your computer is set up. Usually, you'll get a message saying ''the file is corrupted'', but, the files are okay. There are a couple of things you can do to overcome this issue. The first is to reboot in safe mode with networking, install the game then reboot, or secondly, you can (at your own risk) temporarily turn off your security, install the game, then turn your security back on. A note of reassurance to those that choose the latter and quicker method. The game giveaway team have been giving away games for over a decade (Dec 2006 & prior to that, via the main site 2 or 3 times weekly from Oct 2006 to Dec 2006) and have 'NEVER' given away a game infected with malware; they always test every giveaway with several of the top anti-malware suites to ensure all games are free from malware.

If for any reason you want to contact the giveaway team, for example, if you have a problem getting the latest game or other issues that the FAQ's thread or these comments don't cover or solve or if you have a game to offer the community you can do so HERE