Rainforest Solitaire

Solitaire puzzle games are a pretty new invention in the realm of casual games, since they weren’t really a thing up until a few years ago. In essence, they feature only the most basic Solitaire mechanics, while also including a few puzzle elements and power-ups to prevent the levels from feeling too repetitive, as it is usually the case with classic Solitaire games.

Rainforest Solitaire is even simpler than most games in the genre, since it barely features any new ideas or deviations from the norm. However, it is fun enough to keep you entertained for a few hours, and the difficulty level increases from one stage to the other. To top things off, the whole thing is designed to feel like an adventure through a jungle full of traps and obstacles.

As the title implies, the adventure takes place in a tropical forest, which also happens to be inhabited by various wacky animals that serve as companions along the way. Your actual goal is to clear the cards from the screen as quickly as possible by clicking on them in the right order, since you do not have to manually arrange them like in a classic Solitaire game.

There’s also a deck of random cards that must be used in order to match the ones on the screen, and you draw them one-by-one from the deck as you clear the level. In case you are in danger of running out of cards, power-ups can be used, such as jokers that allow you to match any card without worrying about its number or symbol. A few other special abilities are also unlocked later on into the game.

As far as the graphics are concerned, it must be said that Rainforest Solitaire looks a bit dated, and the resolution it runs at does not really have its place on a modern screen. The picture looks stretched and pixelated in fullscreen mode, and if you decide to run it windowed you have to make do with a very small play area. Thankfully, there are no tiny elements to click on, so this is not a huge issue.

Although it’s a bit of a disappointment in the graphics department, Rainforest Solitaire should still be able to keep you occupied for a few hours, especially if you are the type who likes to hunt high scores. With hundreds of levels to complete, the game is definitely a great choice for puzzle veterans. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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