So I had a user request to add an in-game clock so that they could compete with their friend to see who could win a solitaire game faster. I thought that this was a fun idea and figured other people might just enjoy timing themselves.
Now, Solitaire Expeditions will time how long it takes you to play each game of solitaire. Best win times will be recorded and displayed on the free play game selection screen. Career stats will show total time played across all games.
Then I decided to take it a step further and let the user specify the seed for a given game in free play. In computer programing, a 'seed' is an input into a random number generator that is used to generate a sequence of random numbers. You will get the same sequence of random numbers each time you use the same seed. In effect, you can think of this as a unique game id.
What this means is that two different people can use the same game id and get the same exact card layout for a given variant. Compete with your friends and see who can get the best win time for the same game!
Here is a shot of the freeplay preview pane with the new game id input and fastest time to win display:
Other changes in this build:
- Fly: Fixed incorrect help
- Poker squares: Fixed crash when using hint button
- Stonewall: Fixed bug with reserve cards dragging behind other cards in the reserve pile
- Added text to in-game toolbar buttons so it is more clear what they do