Accessible Solitaire

The Accessible Solitaire app has been designed to provide a fun experience for all players.

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  • Herbi Safety First!

    The Herbi Safety First! app is an Android app which raises awareness around common safety best practices. For example, learn to swim. Today the app is not accessible. Important: Please note that the Herbi Safety First! app is unrelated to the Accessible Solitaire app. Privacy Statement This is the Privacy Statement for the Herbi Safety…

  • Accessible Solitaire: End of Part 1

    A while ago someone asked if I’d be building a solitaire game for Android. I had no plans at the time to do that, but here we are nearly two years later, and I have an app called Accessible Solitaire at the Apple, Google, and Microsoft Stores. I realise I took quite a liberty calling…

  • Accessible Grandfather’s Clock Solitaire

    Accessible Solitaire Version 4.6 includes a new game called Grandfather’s Clock solitaire. As with most of the other games in the app, I’d never heard of Grandfather’s Clock solitaire before adding it, so if you spot something unexpected in the game rules listed below, please do let me know. Important: Please note that on some…

  • Article: Accessible Solitaire? Honestly, what was I thinking?

    It was suggested to me that I might post my latest LinkedIn article here, for people who don’t have a LinkedIn account. So here we go. The latest article After nearly two years of working on an app which explores a variety of accessible experiences with a selection of solitaire games, someone posted this comment…

  • Accessible Solitaire? Honestly, what was I thinking?

    This article mentions some of the technology used in the Accessible Solitaire app, and also asks whether the app is so inaccessible that its name is unhelpful and misleading. Accessible Solitaire? Honestly, what was I thinking? The following picture shows an in-progress game of Klondike solitaire in the iOS Accessible Solitaire app running on an…

  • Accessible Royal Parade Solitaire

    Accessible Solitaire Version 4.2 includes a new game called Royal Parade Solitaire. I should say that I’d never heard of Royal Parade solitaire before adding it to the app, so if you spot something unexpected in the game rules listed below, please do let me know. Please read these two important points before playing the…

  • Accessible Solitaire Known Issues

    The Accessible Solitaire app is a work in-progress, and there are many fixes and improvements that need to be made to it. Work on these fixes is on-going, and all being well the quality of the app will improve over time. Below are some of the known issues with the app. If you’re hitting other…

  • Accessible Spider Solitaire

    To review some of the known issues in the Accessible Solitaire app, please visit: https://accessiblesolitaire.com/2026/02/18/accessible-solitaire-known-issues. Accessible Solitaire Version 4.0 includes a new solitaire game called Spider Solitaire. This is in addition to the existing Klondike, Pyramid, Tri Peaks, and Baker’s Dozen solitaire games in the app. If you’d like the new Spider Solitaire game updated…

  • What new types of solitaire would you like me to consider later in the year for the Accessible Solitaire app?

    All usable aspects of the Accessible Solitaire games have come about thanks to feedback from players. In fact the app only exists because someone asked if I’d be building a Klondike solitaire app. And since I built it, I was asked if I could add a Pyramid, Tri Peaks, and Baker’s Dozen game, so they’re…

  • Accessible Baker’s Dozen Solitaire

    To review some of the known issues in the Accessible Solitaire app, please visit: https://accessiblesolitaire.com/2026/02/18/accessible-solitaire-known-issues. Accessible Solitaire Version 3.14 includes a new solitaire game called Baker’s Dozen Solitaire. This is in addition to the existing Klondike, Pyramid, and Tri Peaks solitaire games in the app. Important: Please note that the Baker’s Dozen game is very…

  • Pause & Resume Games in the Accessible Solitaire app

    Some players of Accessible Solitaire are very interested in the time it takes to win a game of the Klondike, Pyramid, or Tri Peaks solitaire games, and this time is shown in the Congratulations message when the game is won. The time reported in the message takes into account players moving away from the app…

  • Please share your tips on how to get the most from the Accessible Solitaire game

    I’m getting some very encouraging feedback from players playing the new Tri Peaks game in the Accessible Solitaire app! A number of people have told me they’ve won the game, and for people trying to beat their own records, I’ve been told my one player who uses VoiceOver, she’s won the game in an impressive…

  • Accessible Tri Peaks Solitaire

    To review some of the known issues in the Accessible Solitaire app, please visit: https://accessiblesolitaire.com/2026/02/18/accessible-solitaire-known-issues. Accessible Solitaire Version 3.11 includes a new solitaire game called Tri Peaks Solitaire. This is in addition to the existing Klondike and Pyramid solitaire games in the app. When a game of Tri Peaks solitaire starts, 28 playing cards are…

  • iOS Accessible Solitaire at the end of 2025

    Here’s a quick update on the iOS Accessible Solitaire app as it stands at the end of 2025. The app is freely available at the Apple App Store, Accessible Solitaire. First the bad news: Two people have contacted me to let me know that the app simply closes down during game play for no reason.…

  • Accessible Pyramid Solitaire

    To review some of the known issues in the Accessible Solitaire app, please visit: https://accessiblesolitaire.com/2026/02/18/accessible-solitaire-known-issues. Version 3 of the Accessible Solitaire app includes the Pyramid Solitaire version of the game. To switch between the Klondike version and Pyramid version, go to the app menu and select the desired version of the game. Important: Please note…

  • Accessible Solitaire for iOS, Android, and Windows

    To review some of the known issues in the Accessible Solitaire app, please visit: https://accessiblesolitaire.com/2026/02/18/accessible-solitaire-known-issues. The Accessible Solitaire game is an exploration into building the most accessible solitaire game possible for devices running any of iOS (like iPhones and iPads), Android, or Windows. Today the game focuses on the experiences for players who use zoom…