These folks have been doing card games right for years

Ive been a SmallWare customer since I had a PalmPilot in the late 90s. They have a lot of experience making just these types of games for the small screen, and the simplicity of design translates well to the big screen. Very nice graphics, straightforward gameplay, and a bunch of games -- what more could you ask for? (I also have this game for the iPhone, and it is the best card game Ive found on that platform....)

A couple issues I have noticed:

1) The graphics dont scale well. Theyre nice and large, so this wont be a problem for many, but it would be nice if I had more control over the size of the cards, etc.

2) In their push for simplicity, theyve made some of the controls fairly cryptic. The first time or two you play, the various buttons are definitely a case of "click it to see what it does". An example are the small arrows on the bottom corners of the window: the one on the left opens a list of different games; the one on the right displays the rules for the current game. Handy? Yes. Convenient? Yup. Intuitive? Er.... No.

3) In Freecell they really need to fix it so that you can move stacks of cards. This works in the iPhone verison, but here if youre moving multiple cards, you must move each one individually, which is a pain. This bug can easily turn what should be two clicks into sixteen! Smallware please fix this one!

Okay... if you need more, theres a bigger version on their web site with something like 200 solitaire games. Its quite expensive by comparison though, so unless youre a REALLY serious solitaire player, the version youre looking at here should be plenty for most people.

One last thing: It would be fun to see more options for "skinning" the game. Different table surfaces, different card backs, and so forth. No need to get silly with it, but a few options would be nice.

Stee-rider about Solebon Solitaire