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[Dev] FreeCell Unlocked - an ad-free modern take on the classic Solitaire game.
▲ 0 r/iosgaming

[Dev] FreeCell Unlocked - an ad-free modern take on the classic Solitaire game.

Longtime FreeCell player, and the one thing that I sometimes wanted was to share a game. In most apps you can't hand someone "this exact game" the way you'd pass a chess position. So I built that in: every game produces a short replay key that captures the deal and the moves. Paste a friend's key and you get their exact board to race, or watch their moves play back as in "Play Along" mode.

There are also a few rule modes (Hard Mode with 0 resting cells, Hidden Rows, a 5-cell easy lane), a daily challenge with a leaderboard, and large-print cards. Free, no ads. Happy to answer anything / take feedback.

Also check out my developer blog as why I made yet another FreeCell app.

iOS: [https://apps.apple.com/app/id6764465274\](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6764465274)

YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfAryF4Ga5I\](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfAryF4Ga5I)

Web: [https://bnegames.com/FreeCell/\](https://bnegames.com/FreeCell/)

Blog: [https://www.bnegames.com/FreeCell/blog.html\](https://www.bnegames.com/FreeCell/blog.html)

u/WheezardX — 8 days ago
▲ 3 r/AndroidGaming

[Dev] FreeCell Unlocked — a modern, ad-free FreeCell where any deal is a shareable code

Longtime FreeCell player, and the one thing that I sometimes wanted was to share a game. In most apps you can't hand someone "this exact game" the way you'd pass a chess position. So I built that in: every game produces a short replay key that captures the deal and the moves. Paste a friend's key and you get their exact board to race, or watch their moves play back as in "Play Along" mode.

There are also a few rule modes (Hard Mode with 0 resting cells, Hidden Rows, a 5-cell easy lane), a daily challenge with a leaderboard, and large-print cards. Free, no ads. Happy to answer anything / take feedback.

Also check out my developer blog as why I made yet another FreeCell app.

PlayStore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bnegames.freecell
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfAryF4Ga5I
Web: https://bnegames.com/FreeCell/
Blog: https://www.bnegames.com/FreeCell/blog.html

u/WheezardX — 10 days ago
▲ 5 r/solitaire

I built a FreeCell where every game is a shareable code — paste a friend's code and you play their exact deal

Longtime FreeCell player, and the one thing that I sometimes wanted was to share a game. In most apps you can't hand someone "this exact game" the way you'd pass a chess position. So I built that in: every game produces a short replay key that captures the deal and the moves. Paste a friend's key and you get their exact board to race, or watch their moves play back as in "Play Along" mode.

There are also a few rule modes (Hard Mode with 0 resting cells, Hidden Rows, a 5-cell easy lane), a daily challenge with a leaderboard, and large-print cards. Free, no ads. Happy to answer anything / take feedback. Links in a comment so I'm not spamming the post.

Also check out my developer blog as why I made yet another FreeCell app.

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u/WheezardX — 10 days ago
▲ 6 r/solitaire

Hey solitaire lovers! I'm a solo dev building a FreeCell game (mobile, maybe web) and before I lock down the feature list I'd love to hear from people who actually play the genre seriously.

I've played MobilityWare's FreeCell on my iPad for years. Recently I got rebilled the yearly fee and thought to myself "Why am I paying a subscription for FreeCell?". So I built my own. Features I have that I think make my app stand apart are:

  • Free and ad-free. No dark patterns, no rent seeking. I may add cosmetic purchases to support development costs but the base game is free.
  • Shareable games. I've never seen this feature in a game. Share your game from any point of play. Maybe you are stuck and want a friend to help out? Or maybe you did really well and want to see if your friend can beat you. There is a "ghost play" feature that shows their moves as you play through the same deal.

What I want to know:

  1. What's the #1 thing the FreeCell app you currently use gets wrong?
  2. Is there a feature you've wanted for years that nobody ships? (Hints quality? Stats? Tablet layout? Something weirder?)
  3. Does "shareable deals" sound interesting or like a gimmick?
  4. Would you purchase cosmetics to support the game? If I added leaderboards or any sort of online component there would be ongoing server costs. Would you be willing to make a small one time purchase to support this?
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u/WheezardX — 2 months ago