Solitaire Forever for Mac

Version 1.4.2 has been out since Sept. 2016! FIVE months ago.

3 or 4 years ago I thought the OpenGL interface was kind of cool, now it just looks tacky to the max!  The solitaire on Windows 7 actually looks much nicer in my opinion and has a nicer layout that is easier to play than this game.  The background animations were always hideous overkill. You can't argue that the sheer number of solitaire variants is impressive and based on what the developer wrote here I'm sure they're all well researched and implemented.  I think the asking price is fair for this many unique games but unless the user interface gets a major overhaul and refresh then I can't see myself playing it any more, even though I bought a license.  I'll try to find another nicer looking and more civilised Mac solitaire app. We're well past the stage of being impressed by 3D for the sake of it!  And it's not a bad thing to read Apple's user interface guidelines either.  3D and animations can be used if they provide valuable visual cues but I can't see why a card game needs to be entirely 3D.  Maybe consider replacing OpenGL with (limited) core animation for an updated look and feel and breath fresh life into a dying Mac app.

Cooks my CPU. If I want to hear my fan all I have to do is launch this app. Other than that, it's a good implementation of solitaire. Controls are quick and responsive and the graphics are fluid and sharp. I have several solitaire games but this is the one that I always end up playing - even if it does burn a hole through my laptop.

The outstanding Solavant offers 240 solitaire games and a 100 game trial period with absolutely no time limit whatsoever. No easy games, no hints either....it's for the real solitaire aficionado. Really worth checking out.

This game suffers in relation to Solitare Til Dawn. Its interface does not follow Apple Interface guidelines. It does not allow some legal moves. And the trial restrictions are such that no one can complete a single game. The basic 3D interface is fine, but the animations seem to be a little over the top, if you are going to be playing for more than 10 min. This game does have promise, if the developer would actually take the user's suggestions to heart and make the changes. I sense the developer really wants to improve the game, unfortunately, so far the change log indicates too little to improve the mac user experience. This game could be so much better without that much more work, and I encourge the developer to do so, because he is leaving money on the table as it is now.