PySol
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 PySol Fan Club Edition displaying a deal of Black Hole | |
| Developer(s) | Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1998 (Continued after 2004[1] as PySolFC[2]) |
| Stable release | 2.8.0
/ March 6, 2020[3] |
| Written in | Python and Tk |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Computer game |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
PySol is an open-source (GPL) and platform independent computer game that incorporates around 1,000 solitaire games, including card games and other types of single-player games.[4] The game achieved broad usage in the open-source gaming domain and was ported to other platforms, including Windows, Mac and the OpenPandora gaming handheld.[5]
History
PySol was originated by Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer in 1998.[6] It is written in the Python programming language,[7] and it uses the Tk GUI toolkit. While development of the original PySol officially ceased in 2004,[1] several forks, including PySolitaire, UltraSol, FlowerSol, and PySol Fan Club Edition (also known as “PySolFC”) continue to be developed by the game's community.
Supported games
PySol and its variants contain hundreds of games,[2] therefore the games are classified according to several criteria for better usability. The following game classes are supported by PySol: Baker's Dozen, Beleaguered Castle, Canfield, Fan, Forty Thieves, FreeCell, Golf, Gypsy, Klondike, Montana, Napoleon, Numerica, Spider, Terrace, Yukon.[8]
Features
PySol features a hint system, multiple undo/redo, bookmarks and a demo mode showing how to play each game. Also, loss/win statistics are taken for every player and there are several assist play and automatic play options. If a sound server is installed, it also supports sound effects and background music.[9]
Reception and usage
PySolFC was noted by several news outlets positively as a "tremendous collection of Solitaire games, going well beyond the usual mix"[10][8] and was downloaded from Sourceforge alone 350,000 times between 2006 and April 2020.[11] PySolFC is also included in many Linux distributions like Ubuntu,[12] Fedora,[13] OpenSuse,[14] Debian,[15] and also ported to other platforms such as Microsoft Windows[10], Mac,[16] or the OpenPandora gaming handheld.[5]
In December 2000 CNN placed PySol among the "Top 10 Linux games for the holidays".[17] PySol received in 2003 The Linux Game Tome's Best Free Cards/Board/Gambling Game award.[18]
See also
References
- ^ a b Oberhumer, Markus. "Pysol Solitaire Home Page". Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ a b "PySolFC Home Page". sourceforge.net.
- ^ "pysolfc-2.8.0". github.com. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "PySolFC - List of solitaire games". sourceforge.net.
- ^ a b pysolfc.jr on repo.openpandora.org
- ^ Pysol game on archive.org
- ^ skomoroh. "PySolFC". SourceForge.
- ^ a b Scott M. Morris (27 Sep 2005). "PySol: More Solitaire Than You Can Shake a Stick At". Novell Cool Solutions. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Debian -- Details of package pysol in lenny". debian.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010.
- ^ a b Ian Harac (23 March 2009). "Editorial Review of PySol Fan Club Edition (PySolFC)". PC World. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Pysolfc - stats on Sourceforge.net (April 2020)
- ^ pysolfc on apps.ubuntu.com/
- ^ PySolFC on apps.fedoraproject.org
- ^ pysol on software.opensuse.org
- ^ pysol on packages.debian.org
- ^ pysol on macupdate.com
- ^ Top 10 Linux games for the holidays by Lee Anderson on cnn.com (December 20, 2000, archived)
- ^ "Linux Game Tome Awards". happypenguin.org. 2003-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
External links
- PySolFC (PySol Fan Club Edition) Homepage
- Original PySol Homepage
- Official GitHub repository of PySolFC
- Scott M. Morris (27 Sep 2005). "PySol: More Solitaire Than You Can Shake a Stick At". Novell Cool Solutions. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- Ian Harac. "Editorial Review of PySol Fan Club Edition (PySolFC)". PC World. Retrieved 6 February 2011.