Solavant Version History

Version 2.7.1 - 08/11/11

• Fixed long delay when quitting game.

Version 2.7 - 05/26/10

• Improved drawing performance.
• Added game "Grandmother's Patience".
• Added game "Fifty".
• Fixed an Auto Play error in Royal Patience that affected queens.

Version 2.6 - 10/31/09

• Changed Winnable Deals sync process to better handle the large number of stored games.
• Fixed an error "Accordian".
• Changed "Accordian" layout.
• Changed "Old Carlton" difficulty to Hard.
• Fixed a Winnable Deals sync error with "Mrs. Mop" and "St. Helena."
• Fixed a gameplay error in "Batsford Triangle".

Version 2.5.2 - 08/08/08

• Fixed a win detection error in "Accordian".
• Fixed a pile move error in "Monte Carlo".
• Fixed foundation building errors in "Alternate" and "Colors".
• Fixed typos in rules for "Sly Fox" and "Frayed Carpet".

Version 2.5.1 - 04/26/08

• Added menu item to select specific game numbers.
• Fixed an error with dragging Aces in Kingdom.
• Fixed scoring and move tracking errors in games that allow worrybacks.
• Fixed a rare error when resetting statistics.

Version 2.5 - 03/08/08

• Added game "Alternate".
• Added game "Batsford Triangle".
• Added game "Bismarck".
• Added game "Colonel".
• Added game "Colors".
• Added game "Corners".
• Added game "Corona".
• Added game "Cromwell".
• Added game "Cruel".
• Added game "Double or Quits".
• Added game "Emporer".
• Added game "House on the Hill".
• Added game "Klondike Deal 1".
• Added game "Peek".
• Added game "Perseverance".
• Added game "Quadrangle".
• Added game "Triple Line".
• Added game number selection.
• Added statistic for tracking moves.
• Added card size buttons to toolbar.
• Added display of wins that haven't been sent to the Winnable Deals server.
• Changed the Rules drawer to a more modern sidebar.
• Changed "Osmosis" and "Assimilation" to single-click card movement.
• Changed "Twenty" to hardest difficulty.
• Fixed display glitches under Mac OS X 10.5.
• Fixed a sync error that would sometimes not send all won games to the server.
• Fixed an occasional error with restarting games with limited redeals.
• Fixed rare errors in "Royal Marriage", "Provisional", and "Aces Up".
• Fixed an occasional error that would not display updated statistics until the Game Finder was refreshed.

Version 2.0 - 10/10/06

• Added Winnable Deals online community project.
• Universal Binary version (runs native on both PowerPC and Intel processors).
• New card drop system to make moving cards even easier.
• Improved overall performance.
• Added game "Deauville".
• Added game "Divorce".
• Added game "Double Line".
• Added game "Emporer of Germany".
• Added game "Forty-Nine".
• Added game "Frayed Carpet" (Solavant original).
• Added game "King and Queen".
• Added game "Kingdom".
• Added game "Mini Golf".
• Added game "Odd and Even".
• Added game "President's Cabinet".
• Added game "Propeller".
• Added game "Quadruple Line".
• Added game "Q.C.".
• Added game "Royal Family".
• Added game "S".
• Added game "Shifting".
• Added game "Squadron".
• Added game "Sultan of Turkey".
• Added game "The Indefatigable".
• Added game "Unlucky Thirteen".
• Added game "Washington's Favorite".
• Added game "Wood".
• Added a preference to show Running Total or Individual Game score on the status bar.
• Added a preference to skip New Game confirmation.
• Added help buttons to the Game Finder window.
• Fixed a logic error in "Eight Away" that marked foundations as full with 11 cards instead of 12.
• Fixed a logic error in "Even Up" that would calculate two wins if the last card was clicked quickly multiple times.
• Fixed a logic error in "Cone" that would allow second Aces to be founded even if an Ace of that suit was already founded.
• Fixed typographic errors in the rules for "Storehouse" and "Steps".

Version 1.9 - 03/27/06

• Added game "Buffalo Bill".
• Added game "Capricieuse".
• Added game "Gateway".
• Added game "General's Retreat" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Honeybees" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Kings".
• Added game "Little Billee".
• Added game "Nationale".
• Added game "Penguin".
• Added game "Prison".
• Added game "Spider One Suit" (player request).
• Added game "Spider Two Suits" (player request).
• Added game "Triple Aliance".
• Added game "Triplets".
• Added game "Ziggurat" (Solavant original).
• Changed "Fifteens" to one-click card movement.

Version 1.8 - 03/16/06

• Added game "Alternation".
• Added game "Club".
• Added game "Cone".
• Added game "Eight Away".
• Added game "Exit".
• Added game "Laggard Lady".
• Added game "Midshipman".
• Added game "Picture Gallery".
• Added game "Royal Patience".
• Added game "Scotch Patience".
• Added game "Snake".
• Added game "Stacker" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Step Up".
• Added game "Streets".
• Added game "Variegated Canfield".
• Enhanced game list selection speed.

Version 1.7 - 03/09/06

• Added game "Askew" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Baker's Eleven" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Bisley".
• Added game "Blind Alleys".
• Added game "Chessboard".
• Added game "Fission".
• Added game "Following".
• Added game "Invasion" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Six by Six".
• Added game "Thirty-Six".

Version 1.6 - 03/04/06

• Added game "Assimilation" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Provisional" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Triple Mulligan" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Striptease".
• Added game "Single Rail".
• Added game "Double Rail".
• Added game "Pas Seul".
• Added preferences explanations to Help.

Version 1.5 - 02/26/06

• Added game "Citadel".
• Added game "Zingara".
• Added a menu item to reset window positions.
• Fixed win-detection errors in "King's Way", "Royal Parade" and "Virginia Reel".
• Fixed a refresh error in the Rules Drawer.
• Fixed an error caused when a game was won with the Game Finder window closed.

Version 1.4 - 02/21/06

• Added game "Russian Revolver" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Grand Duchess".
• Added game "Parisienne".
• Added game "Superior Canfield".
• Added game "Triangle".
• Fixed a draw error when redealing fan-type games with click lock on.
• Fixed a logic error that would sometimes allow too many cards to be discarded in spider-type games.
• Fixed a logic error in "General's Patience" that built columns in suit instead of alternating color.

Version 1.3 - 02/16/06

• Added game "Ambrose" (Solavant original).
• Added game "Royal Parade" (player request).
• Added game "Russian Solitaire" (player request).
• Adjusted "Virginia Reel" layout.
• Fixed a logic error in "British Square" that prevented Aces from being founded properly.

Version 1.2 - 02/07/06

• Added Similar Game group list feature.
• Added game "House of Commons".
• Added game "Brigade".
• Added game "Josephine" (player request).
• Adjusted "Batsford" layout.
• Fixed a NilObjectException error that appeared if the click lock preference was on and a keyboard menu shortcut was used.

Version 1.1 - 02/01/06

• Disabled View > Statistics menu item when the Game Finder statistics tab is already selected.
• Enabled the Help > Game Rules menu to select the rules tab in the Game Finder if that window has the focus and the tab isn't selected.
• Fixed a draw error in "Monte Carlo" when click lock was on.
• Added game "Klondike Deal 3" (player request).
• Added game "Capuchin".
• Added game "Stalactites".
• Various minor text improvements.

Version 1.0.1 - 01/21/06

• Fixed an error that would sometimes appear when a game was won.

Version 1.0 - 01/19/06

• Initial release