The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is best suited for players that like solitaire, that want variety, but hate plot, and are also overwhelmed when facing more than eight options of solitaire variants to play (too much variety?). That is a valid and existing demographic.

If you like Zachtronics games and the minigames featured within them, then you'll likely enjoy this too. If story/plot is mandatory for your enjoyment (why are you here?), skip this game, because it's a collection of solitaire variants. If you're looking for an easy game to perfect, go ahead and grab this, and pad out your perfect games list on Steam. The achievements are easily acquired. Win a specific solitaire variant one time, tens times, and one hundred times. Eight Solitaire variants, three achievements for each, for twenty-four total achievements.

I'll break down the individual variants:

This is my personal favorite, because I'm boring. It's a draw three solitaire with a draw stack that doesn't loop. Drawing the entirety of the draw stack opens up a free space you can stash an individual card within. It's worse than the version featured in Last Call BBS, the game it was originally featured in. In Last Call BBS, the Solitaire is great at knowing what cards are mathematically no longer required and will automatically feed them to the suit stacks on the left. The version of Sawyama Solitaire featured in the Zachtronics Solitaire Collection barely does this now. Cards above a 2 often have to be manually scored. I might be imagining this, it's hard to tell. The potentially diminished feature doesn't ruin the game, but I find myself opening up Last Call BBS when I specifically want Sawayama Solitaire, and only Sawayama Solitaire.

I don't understand this one, but it is easy. It's a solitaire variant that uses marbles. It isn't particularly fun or rewarding. Wins come easily. There isn't much strategy to it. This is the quickest variant to reach 100 wins in.

This variant is fun. Probably my second favorite variant in the collection. You want stacks of 10-6 in alternating colours and stacks of face cards of matching suits. It's pretty casual and fun. If you make a misplay, you'll know it, and you'll learn from your mistake.

I hate this variant. Luck plays an important role in the deal, and I didn't see an option within the game to new deal/reshuffle. If you get a terrible hand or make a misplay, you have to play it, or exit the app. Bad. If you were to receive a bad deal or make a misplay in Sigmar's Garden, you could force a new deal. If you were to get a bad deal in Sawayama, you could new deal. Same goes for Proletariat, Cluj, Shenzhen, and Fortune's Foundation. Cribbage Solitaire seems to be lacking a basic feature found in pretty much every other solitaire.

Cards must be arranged T-6. Colour and suit don't matter. You can "cheat" in the game. Cluj is fun.

It's okay. Complete stacks of four matching cards and isolate the stacks to score them. There's difficulties to choose from. It can kill some time.

Similar to Proletariat's Patience. Stacks of 9-2 in alternating colours. When all four face cards (dragons) of one type are revealed, they can be destroyed with a press of a button. Fun.

A lot of sitting and strategising with this one as there are six stacks for five suits. There's four basic suits (A-K) and a fifth "major arcana" suit that two stacks (foundations) are dedicated to. The major arcana suit ranges from 0-21. 0 and/or 21 have to be scored first and then the two separated Arcana foundations fill as you expose valid, playable arcana cards. There's an undo button that's limited to only the most recent move. The cards and table look nice.

Update: Fortune's Foundation is great.

[h1]It's Solitaire[/h1] The [i]Zachtronics Solitaire Collection[/i] is best suited for players that like solitaire, that want variety, but hate plot, and are also overwhelmed when facing more than eight options of solitaire variants to play (too much variety?). That is a valid and existing demographic. If you like Zachtronics games and the minigames featured within them, then you'll likely enjoy this too. If story/plot is mandatory for your enjoyment (why are you here?), skip this game, because it's a collection of solitaire variants. If you're looking for an easy game to perfect, go ahead and grab this, and pad out your perfect games list on Steam. The achievements are easily acquired. Win a specific solitaire variant one time, tens times, and one hundred times. Eight Solitaire variants, three achievements for each, for twenty-four total achievements. I'll break down the individual variants: [h3]Sawayama Solitaire:[/h3] This is my personal favorite, because I'm boring. It's a draw three solitaire with a draw stack that doesn't loop. Drawing the entirety of the draw stack opens up a free space you can stash an individual card within. It's worse than the version featured in [i]Last Call BBS[/i], the game it was originally featured in. In [i]Last Call BBS[/i], the Solitaire is great at knowing what cards are mathematically no longer required and will automatically feed them to the suit stacks on the left. The version of [i]Sawyama Solitaire[/i] featured in the [i]Zachtronics Solitaire Collection[/i] barely does this now. Cards above a 2 often have to be manually scored. I might be imagining this, it's hard to tell. The potentially diminished feature doesn't ruin the game, but I find myself opening up [i]Last Call BBS[/i] when I specifically want [i]Sawayama Solitaire[/i], and only [i]Sawayama Solitaire[/i]. [h3]Sigmar's Garden:[/h3] I don't understand this one, but it is easy. It's a solitaire variant that uses marbles. It isn't particularly fun or rewarding. Wins come easily. There isn't much strategy to it. This is the quickest variant to reach 100 wins in. [h3]Proletariat's Patience:[/h3] This variant is fun. Probably my second favorite variant in the collection. You want stacks of 10-6 in alternating colours and stacks of face cards of matching suits. It's pretty casual and fun. If you make a misplay, you'll know it, and you'll learn from your mistake. [h3]Cribbage Solitaire:[/h3] I hate this variant. Luck plays an important role in the deal, and I didn't see an option within the game to new deal/reshuffle. If you get a terrible hand or make a misplay, you have to play it, or exit the app. Bad. If you were to receive a bad deal or make a misplay in [i]Sigmar's Garden[/i], you could force a new deal. If you were to get a bad deal in [i]Sawayama[/i], you could new deal. Same goes for [i]Proletariat[/i], [i]Cluj[/i], [i]Shenzhen[/i], and [i]Fortune's Foundation[/i]. [i]Cribbage Solitaire[/i] seems to be lacking a basic feature found in pretty much every other solitaire. [h3]Cluj Solitaire:[/h3] Cards must be arranged T-6. Colour and suit don't matter. You can "cheat" in the game. Cluj is fun. [h3]Kabufuda Solitaire:[/h3] It's okay. Complete stacks of four matching cards and isolate the stacks to score them. There's difficulties to choose from. It can kill some time. [h3]Shenzhen Solitaire:[/h3] Similar to [i]Proletariat's Patience[/i]. Stacks of 9-2 in alternating colours. When all four face cards (dragons) of one type are revealed, they can be destroyed with a press of a button. Fun. [h3]Fortune's Foundation:[/h3] A lot of sitting and strategising with this one as there are six stacks for five suits. There's four basic suits (A-K) and a fifth "major arcana" suit that two stacks (foundations) are dedicated to. The major arcana suit ranges from 0-21. 0 and/or 21 have to be scored first and then the two separated Arcana foundations fill as you expose valid, playable arcana cards. There's an undo button that's limited to only the most recent move. The cards and table look nice. Update: Fortune's Foundation is great.