Fairway Solitaire Big Fish

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Fairway Solitaire is a casualvideo game based on the classic card gamesolitaire and developed by Big Fish Studios. The game is digitally distributed and is available from Big Fish Games. A demo of the game was also released. Both the demo and the full version include a Daily Challenge option where players can play up to three limited edition courses, and trophies and Golf Bucks are awarded for participants in the Daily Challenges.

Gameplay[edit]

Inspired by Caddyshack,^{[citation needed]} Fairway Solitaire presents players with a modified type of solitaire with a golf theme. In the game, players use golf clubs and playing cards to clear the table. The goal in Fairway Solitaire is to play through a collection of 70 courses with each course offering a different type of challenge. Once the challenge is met, the next course is unlocked and the player advances in the tournament. Players may be awarded trophies for accomplishing various tasks. Often they are rewarded along with in-game cash or prizes. In addition to the main tournament, daily challenges are available for players to win trophies. Players' scores are recorded and ranked against all other players on the same platform. Additionally, statistics are kept for each player and trophies are awarded for predefined achievements. Adding to the challenge of the game is a gopher, known as Gutsy McDivot, who will stop at nothing to get revenge on the golfers who killed his ancestor, Bravetooth. As the player progresses, cutscenes are shown of McDivot making a contraption he dubs the 'Golfinator'.

Each Fairway Solitaire course offers water hazards and sand traps. Water hazards are special water cards which must be cleared from the board before the cards to its right are revealed. Sand traps are sand cards which are not revealed until the 'sand wedge' card is uncovered. Occasionally, a player will reveal an iron card. Iron cards have a specific golf club on them and act as magic playing cards without breaking the current drive. A person may play a club at any time to continue adding to a long drive. The clubs are restricted to the 2-9 irons. During Fairway Solitaire game play, wild cards are randomly revealed. One may choose to randomly select an event or pay to skip the risk. The cost to skip is either two cards or $300. These wild cards offer varying opportunities and challenges.

The Fairway Solitaire Club House has a golf shop wherein players can purchase equipment to help them during tournament play. The equipment assists the player during actual game play or during wild card play. Items may vary depending on gender. Handicaps which improve a player's performance on a course can be purchased in the shop with Golf bucks, an in-game currency that is earned through gameplay. Golf bucks can also be used to purchase additional courses for the game.

Fairway Solitaire Blast has a similar base mechanic to the original Fairway Solitaire iOS game; however, the game's scoring is based on traditional solitaire. The developers say it is, 'The arcade version of the original Fairway Solitaire game.. faster and less complex.' There is a map where a player progresses from one course to the next. Each course has 18 levels and each level has three 'holes'. You must use 30 cards or less to completely clear the cards from the table in all three holes of each level. The player must also successfully complete the objectives within the three holes of the level or they will fail to progress to the next level. You can earn between one and three stars on each level.

In the first two courses, a player learns all of the available 'power-ups'. A power-up card is a wild card that can help to either clear the table of cards, prolong a run, or achieve the level objective. Power-up cards randomly appear from the draw pile and are also available for purchase with hard currency.^{[citation needed]}

Development[edit]

Originally designed by John Cutter, Glen DeBiasa, Matt Laverty, and Jake Birkett of Big Fish Games, Fairway Solitaire was built in the Java programming environment and published by Big Fish Games. Since the original web game, several iterations have been released by Big Fish Studios. Metroid prime gamecube iso. The mobile versions of the game were developed entirely by Big Fish Studios in Seattle, WA. Fairway Solitaire is playable on Windows 8, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Kindle Fire, Mac, and PC. In April 2014, the Fairway franchise expanded to include Fairway Solitaire Blast.

The development team at Big Fish Studios often uses Fairway Solitaire to celebrate important global events, such as the World Cup as well as special occasions in lives of the team members. For instance, when one of the members got married, the Daily Challenges were all wedding-themed. When another member had a baby, the Daily Challenges were baby-themed. They've frequently honored their players in the game by including their names in background art and naming Daily Courses after them. The player community is very positive and appreciative; reflecting the attitude that the developers have shown them.

Legacy[edit]

In 2011, Big Fish Games released Fairway, the sequel to Fairway Solitaire as well as Fairway Fever, a version of the game designed to be played on Facebook. Fairway Fever was pulled from Facebook and moved back to development at Big Fish Studios. The Studio released a redesigned version on iOS in November 2012 in Canada. According to their Facebook page, the Canadian release was a test for a worldwide launch. The Fairway team decided to not release its sequel, Fairway Fever, worldwide. It is unknown why this project didn't get a global release.

In April 2014, Big Fish Games launched Fairway Solitaire Blast worldwide on iOS via the App Store and Android via Google Play and Amazon for Kindle. It was very well received and achieved Apple Editor Choice featuring. Shortly after launch, Fairway Solitaire Blast was exhibited at PAX East.

References[edit]

• Review on CNET
• Review on Macworld
• Review on Kotaku
• Review on USA Today

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Fairway Solitaire is a seemingly endless supply of solitaire levels for card enthusiasts. From Big Fish Games, it has that ‘just one more go’ quality down to a tee, assuming you love card games. Entirely free to play, there’s still plenty of ways for the game to entice you into spending some money to speed things along.

Don’t worry though. Gamezebo is here with its Fairway Solitaire Tips, Cheats and Strategies guide focusing on how best to negotiate the various monetary temptations of Fairway Solitaire. You’ll be able to enjoy plenty of content for not much money at all.

Getting Started

• Fairway Solitaire works via a few different types of currency.
• There are golf bucks which are used to buy extra clubs or, in certain cases, a pass to the next set of levels. These are earned through completing various objectives. You’ll need a lot but they’re also quite readily available through numerous means.
• There are trophies/challenge cups which unlock the game’s bonus stages, boosting your options. These are earned by completing certain tasks given to you during each course. Usually, these involve doing something a little special.
• Finally, and maybe most importantly, there are stars which go towards unlocking new stages in the main game. You gain stars based on how well you complete a golf course, with a maximum of three available per course.

Daily Events and Occurrences

You want to get into the habit of logging into Fairway Solitaire on a daily basis and completing certain tasks.

• Each day, you can watch an advert to gain a few hundred golf bucks. It’s a quick and easy way to gain some money for nothing.
• You can also watch an advert to get a stamp. Stamps are used to unlock significant bonuses such as a few thousand bucks or a club or two.
• Each day, there’s a different 1 day event to work towards with a few commonly gained stamps involved. If you’ve got the time, work towards unlocking this stamp set and gaining some easy money.

• As well as that, there are daily courses and daily rewards.
• You’re given three daily courses that are a simple matter of completing 3 holes in each. They’re a great way to earn some easy stars, plus you can earn challenge cups through completing their objectives. Keep an eye on what’s involved. Oftentimes, they’re things like completing a course under par or without making any mistakes.
• In the Daily section, you can also unlock a free stamp and play a quick mini game with a chance to win some golf bucks. These two games refresh every 8 hours so try to do this at least as soon as you wake up then later in the day.

Earning Golf Bucks

• Golf Bucks make the world go round. Kind of. They’re useful to have if you want to buy some extra clubs, or buy your way into a few extra stars to unlock a new set of courses.
• Fortunately, mostly everything you do can earn you some precious golf bucks. Even tapping on the pesky gopher when he pops up to say hi!
• Check out the trophies section to see what objectives you can work towards in order to gain plenty of golf bucks. Early on, it’s really easy to wrack them up.
• Just try not to waste them too frequently with purchasing clubs. Remember – you can often earn free ones by gaining a bonus card in game or simply by watching an advert when asked to.