Osmosis Solitaire
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | MmpApps Corp. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Totally free! No in-app purchases.
The objective is to promote all cards onto the board. The board has four columns, one for each suit. Cards that match the suit of the first column can be promoted at any time. You cannot promote a card to the other columns unless the card of the same rank is populated to the immediate left.
TRADITIONAL RULES:
With traditional rules there are four piles of reserve cards with four cards each. Only the top card may be played. You can cycle through the deck three cards at-a-time as many times as you like.
STRATEGIC RULES:
The traditional rules don't allow for much decision making or strategy so MmpApps added a more strategic version of the game. In the strategic version rather than having reserve piles you get four empty cache spots that can hold one card each. You get two passes through the deck three cards at-a-time to win the game.
The trick is to cache the right cards at the right time to allow you to promote other cards.
Reviews
Not bad but ads!
Fuzz nose
I learned this game from my mother decades ago. This setup doesn't require you to draw the same "key" card for subsequent suits in order to put more cards on that suit. Then there are the ads after nearly every game and the persistent request to download Google. Thanks, I'll pass on this. I thought it would be similar to other versions of Osmosis and it's close, but not what I'm looking for.
Needs undo or a back button
Gchat fan
I've been playing this game with cards for more than 50 years, so I was happy to see the app. I'd recommend 2 improvements: 1) an undo or back button. Sometimes I go too fast and miss a move, so would be great to go back; 2) in the card game, once you've gone through a pile and have an empty space, you can take a card from one of the other piles, which opens the game up a bit. If a back button is added, I'd give it a 5 star rating. The other improvement would be gravy.
