Sakhmet Solitaire

What is Sakhmet Solitaire?
Located in the Lost Desert, Sakhmet Solitaire is based off of the classic game of Solitaire. Only 50 NP, you can play with the supervision of a Desert Chomby for a chance to win a trophies and Neopoints.
     

Sakhmet Solitaire   Play this classic card game and win rare items and Neopoints for your efforts! If you don't know how to play the game, be sure to click on the Rules button for all the information you need. You can win 2 different types of trophies from Sakhmet Solitaire: One from the Hi-Score Table, and the other is given out at special times during the game. It only costs 50 NP per play, so what are you waiting for? NOTE: There is a daily award limit of 5,000 NP, but you can continue to play for free throughout the rest of the day once you have reached that limit. Although you will not be rewarded any Neopoints for the free game, the score you receive will still be added to your personal High Score.   Cards Per Draw 1      3

How to Play:
Sakhmet Solitaire is very similar to the classic Solitaire game found on every Windows computer. There are four sets of cards: neggs, diamonds, clubs and spades. Neggs and diamonds are both red cards and clubs and spades are both black cards. To win the game, you must align four sets of cards from Ace to King in their matching suits. 
 

Sakhmet Solitaire   [ Collect Winnings ]

It may sound easy, but just like any card game, this is based entirely off of luck. You have three different areas: draw pile, the playing field, and the ace piles.

On the upper left-hand corner, the draw pile gives you a choice to draw a series of 3 cards per round or just 1 card per round. In 3 cards per round, you have a total of 3 rounds of up to 7 draws while in 1 card per round, you have a total of 24 draws. As you click through the cards, there are some draw signs to be aware of:
 

	There are more cards in your draw pile.
	You cleared the cards that you've so far have drawn and can keep drawing more cards.
	If you are playing "3 Draw" you will see this symbol letting you know that the last round has ended, and a new round will begin when you draw again.
	Your draw pile is empty.

The playing field is where all the action takes place. You will maneuver cards into a black and red sequence with the aim of clearing the field. To clear the field, the cards must be played into the ace piles. You can move single cards or a pile of cards by highlighting them and moving them around the playing field. 

Creating four ace piles is the goal of the game. As you clear the playing field, you create four ace piles which is a series of cards from Ace to King in four piles, each of the four suits. Once cards are placed in the ace pile, they cannot be used again on the playing field.

You can end your game at any time by clicking [ Collect Winnings ] at the top. When you want to end the game, a warning will pop up to ask if you are sure you want to end the game and collect your winnings.
 

Sakhmet Solitaire   Are you sure you wish to collect your winnings now? This will end your current game! Click "OK" to collect your winnings. Click "Cancel" to abort.

The game will let you know when you do not have any more draws left. At this time, it is best to do whatever you can on the playing field and then collect your winnings.
 

Sakhmet Solitaire   You do not have any draws left! If you still have legal moves, you can continue to play them. Click on Collect Winnings to finish the game.   [ Collect Winnings ]

It will also share with you when you've won and urge you to collect your winnings!
 

Sakhmet Solitaire   You won!!! Click on Collect Winnings to collect your points!   [ Collect Winnings ]

Scoring:
As you place your cards in the ace piles, your "Game Points" increase. For every Ace that you place in the ace pile, you earn 20 points.; for every card between 2 and Queen, you earn 10 points; and for every King, you earn 75 points. "Game Points" are equivalent to the number of Neopoints you will receive. The most Neopoints that you can earn in one game is 860 NP.

 

Sakhmet Solitaire   Congratulations!!! You have won 150 Neopoints! Your total score has been updated to 10,050! You have played 267 games, and you have won 16 times. Your current win streak is 0 games.

Sometimes you can be given a terrible hand where not even the playing field has good enough moves, causing you to collect winnings with 0 game points. 
 

Sakhmet Solitaire   Oops! You did not win anything. Better luck next time!

You can only earn a total of 5,000 Neopoints per day, however, you can continue to play to rack up your overall hi-scores.
 

Sakhmet Solitaire   Congratulations!!! You have reached the 5,000-Neopoint daily limit, but you still scored 30 points! You have not been charged 50 Neopoints for this game. You will be eligible to earn Neopoints again on: 22/3/21 Your total score has been updated to 8,750! You have played 67 games, and you have won 4 times. Your current win streak is 0 games.

Statistics:
The statistics show that for every game you play, there is an approximate 6% winrate. This means that, naturally, you will lose more than you will win when playing.


Strategies:
There are a few known strategies of playing Solitaire, especially Sakhmet style.

Keep it on the field
Play the cards on the playing field first before you use the cards in the draw pile. Begin using the draw pile if there are no available moves on your playing field.

Don't pile too soon
Keep your ace piles even. For example, keep them all at 2's or 3's but don't have two sets be 5's and the other sets be 2's. In other words, try not to add card values to your ace pile because it is available. Use them to help maneuver cards around. If you place them on your ace pile, you will not be able to use those cards throughout the game and cannot help grab cards from the playing field or draw pile.

Clear the field
Work your way through your playing field by flipping over inactive cards. The more you flip, the better it is in the end.

Deja-Vu of cards
When playing 3 cards per draw, you have three chances of seeing the same cards (if not played on the playing field). You can use this knowledge to determine what cards can be moved and what to look forward to when sequencing.

Difficulty of level
It is recommended to choose 3 cards per draw rather than 1 card per draw as you have a better chance at a draw pattern in 3 cards per draw than seeing the card once in 1 card per draw.


Trophies:
There are two types of trophies that can be earned in Sakhmet Solitaire. You can either earn the high score trophy or a bonus trophy.

The high score trophy is highly competitive with a cumulative score reaching well past the millions. As of 2021, high scores are reaching past 35,000,000 points. It can be doable with a lot of dedication and time!

The bonus trophies are determined by how many wins you earn while playing the game. 
 

1 win	2 wins	2 wins in a row

Prizes:
Occasionally, when you win a game, the Lost Desert Chomby is kind enough to give some prizes! Prizes typically range between battle magic items or desert food items.
 
There is also one exclusive prize that can be given at random.