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Jacks' Dream

Game ID: GID0459157
Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1
Playtime
15 min
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Description

A solitaire game for a traditional deck where players stack number cards into sets of four with help from the Jacks

Description

A solitaire game for a traditional deck where players stack number cards into sets of four with help from the Jacks

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Quick to set up
  • Best solitaire game award in 2025 traditional deck game design contest
  • Satisfying to complete
  • Challenging on hard difficulty
Cons
  • Can get stuck
  • Hard difficulty is very challenging
Thematic elements
  • jacks going to sleep
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Column Manipulation — Cards can be moved between columns if they are on top of another card of the same rank, or if the target column is empty.
  • difficulty levels — The game offers different difficulty settings (easy and hard) that alter rules, significantly impacting gameplay.
  • Set Collection (Pillows) — Collecting four cards of the same rank creates a 'pillow', which is a key objective and changes game interactions.
  • Special Card (Jack) — Jacks can be added to columns and have specific placement rules, especially regarding other jacks and pillows.
  • Stacking — Cards can be moved onto other cards of the same rank, and entire stacks can be moved onto a card of the same rank.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • We'll win the game if we can reach this final table configuration where the jacks are all tucked in and ready for bed surrounded by pillows
  • If you want to play an even more difficult game, you can play where under no circumstances, you can put a jack in the same column as another jack.
  • This is what makes the uh more difficult version so much more difficult than the way we're playing.
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