Gridiron Solitare

Mizzou B-ball fan · 04-02-2012, 10:58 PM

No mention of this yet? Text sim football combined with card play. Sounds like a fun alternative if he can get it to all come together.

Dubious Quality: Gridiron Solitaire!

gstelmack · 04-03-2012, 07:45 AM

I see the blog post this morning, and at midnight last night you are asking "No mantion of this yet?". Seriously, that's like the dude that comes in to ask an FOF question and is ranting 30 minutes later about how no one has answered his question yet.

But to the topic at hand, yes it looks intriguing.

panerd · 04-03-2012, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by gstelmack

I see the blog post this morning, and at midnight last night you are asking "No mantion of this yet?". Seriously, that's like the dude that comes in to ask an FOF question and is ranting 30 minutes later about how no one has answered his question yet.

But to the topic at hand, yes it looks intriguing.

I know, I know I am a MBBF defender but man the guy can't catch a break. What was so offensive about his original post? It sounded like a guy just making conversation not ranting, but I guess ragging on him is game around here.

Anyways to stay on topic I am interested on how this game will play out.

MizzouRah · 04-03-2012, 08:07 AM

Very cool.. can't wait to see more.

Mustang · 04-03-2012, 10:39 PM

Not sure about the game, but I'm always impressed that someone would go from nothing and design a game so, I could see myself purchasing.

Fidatelo · 04-04-2012, 11:05 AM

I follow the DQ blog, and am very excited to give this game a try.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 04-04-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I follow the DQ blog, and am very excited to give this game a try.

The nice thing will be that I can see this as being a well-supported game with constant tweaking. Bill's a perfectionist.

MizzouRah · 05-30-2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

The nice thing will be that I can see this as being a well-supported game with constant tweaking. Bill's a perfectionist.

Yes he is, which means this will be a quality product right from the get go.

I've been following his blog and this will be a day 1 purchase for me.

Passacaglia · 05-30-2012, 10:21 AM

For those of us who are only following this here, what's the latest?

cody8200 · 05-30-2012, 10:41 AM

He's been doing weekly features on the process. He put up a few screenshots. He just finished implementing the help system. I think he is trying to figure out te best way of getting the game out there. I'm pretty excited about it.

MizzouRah · 05-30-2012, 12:06 PM

Yeah, he's quite the perfectionist and has been really testing and adding things to make it an engrossing game.

He said his bug list is empty, but that he was sure with more testing, he and another guy helping would find more.

Not sure I've seen any kind of release date prediction or how far the game is actually from being completed?

Fidatelo · 05-30-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Yeah, he's quite the perfectionist and has been really testing and adding things to make it an engrossing game.

He said his bug list is empty, but that he was sure with more testing, he and another guy helping would find more.

Not sure I've seen any kind of release date prediction or how far the game is actually from being completed?

I think one of his earliest articles (maybe the one that announced it) mentioned that he had no firm timeline because he had never done anything like this before, but that his rough estimate was that he was 3-4 months out at that time.

I'm guessing 'summer'.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 05-30-2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I think one of his earliest articles (maybe the one that announced it) mentioned that he had no firm timeline because he had never done anything like this before, but that his rough estimate was that he was 3-4 months out at that time.

I'm guessing 'summer'.

Supposed to be getting a beta build of it relatively soon. I'm guessing he'll test for at least a couple of months with that user group.

Blackadar · 05-30-2012, 01:37 PM

I read the blog and think it's quite good, but the game looks simply awful. I hope it plays better than he's described it.

MizzouRah · 05-30-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackadar

I read the blog and think it's quite good, but the game looks simply awful. I hope it plays better than he's described it.

What looks awful about it? Looks about as interactive as you can get with a card game.

cody8200 · 05-30-2012, 06:49 PM

Agreed. I think the game looks pretty good.

Blackadar · 05-30-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

What looks awful about it? Looks about as interactive as you can get with a card game.

The whole concept, gameplay, screenies, etc. It all just looks and sounds awful. It'll probably play better than I think...probably couldn't play any worse.

MizzouRah · 05-30-2012, 08:20 PM

Reminds me of fairway solitaire and we still play that game around this house.

Galaril · 05-30-2012, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

What looks awful about it? Looks about as interactive as you can get with a card game.

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Originally Posted by cody8200

Agreed. I think the game looks pretty good.

Agreed this game looks and sounds great.

MizzouRah · 05-31-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Supposed to be getting a beta build of it relatively soon. I'm guessing he'll test for at least a couple of months with that user group.

I needed to read more

Looks like a small group beta mid June and then a wider beta in July. So by that, I'm guessing an August release, right in time for football season.

flounder · 05-31-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackadar

The whole concept, gameplay, screenies, etc. It all just looks and sounds awful. It'll probably play better than I think...probably couldn't play any worse.

It's not any dumber than playing Solitaire and converting it to a golf score, and damned if I didn't play the hell out of Fairway Solitaire.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 12-16-2013, 05:31 PM

Game has been Greenlit on Steam.......

Dubious Quality: Gridiron Solitaire #84: Details

tarcone · 12-16-2013, 08:35 PM

So is this a computer game or a board/card game?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 12-16-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

So is this a computer game or a board/card game?

Computer game. Football based solitaire game with career play.

Grim.Reaper · 01-08-2014, 06:18 PM

Looks like this might be available soon based on comments from the developer's blog (posted 1/7) below...no idea on how long takes to make available after steam gets it.

"I'm getting up early in the morning, putting in about two and a half hours of final testing, then submitting to Steam."

frnk55 · 01-08-2014, 06:51 PM

Good deal. I look forward to this game.

MizzouRah · 01-08-2014, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by frnk55

Good deal. I look forward to this game.

I hope a bunch of people buy it.. I played early betas and it was fun. He's done a TON more work on it since I last played it and I know what a perfectionist he is.

Grim.Reaper · 01-08-2014, 07:32 PM

Likely will pick it up day one, as long as it doesn't break the bank

Antmeister · 01-09-2014, 01:15 AM

Yep....have been waiting on this one for a while.

Fidatelo · 01-09-2014, 08:26 AM

This one will depend on price for me.

cody8200 · 01-21-2014, 12:26 PM

Hey gang - this game is now for sale on Steam! Congrats to Bill for making this happen -

Gridiron Solitaire on Steam

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-21-2014, 01:33 PM

Big congrats to Bill. I helped in the beta test for a couple months. It's a great game and the career mode is pretty refined at this point. It's not always an easy game, but it's a lot of fun.

SackAttack · 01-21-2014, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

This one will depend on price for me.

$9.99!

Fidatelo · 01-21-2014, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

$9.99!

That was my ceiling, so I'm in!

Solecismic · 01-21-2014, 02:20 PM

Looks pretty cool. I know Bill from way back. His attention to detail should make this a lot of fun. I hope it's a big success.

SackAttack · 01-21-2014, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Solecismic

Looks pretty cool. I know Bill from way back. His attention to detail should make this a lot of fun. I hope it's a big success.

I still think you should give Greenlight a shot. If OOTP and Gridiron Solitaire can get on the service, maybe the Steam userbase will support FOF after all.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-21-2014, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

$9.99!

Knowing how good the game is, I'd say it's worth double that price. At $10, it's a no brainer.

Fidatelo · 01-22-2014, 08:25 AM

I played a few games last night and really enjoyed myself. This game is definitely better than I anticipated. Not that I was expecting a bad game, but it just feels a notch or two above my expectations. Which is awesome!

One question for anyone more familiar with the game: is there a way to save during a game aside from at half-time?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-22-2014, 08:52 AM

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One question for anyone more familiar with the game: is there a way to save during a game aside from at half-time?

Nope. Halftime only.

Fidatelo · 01-22-2014, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Nope. Halftime only.

That's too bad, it would be nice to be able to close the game part way if necessary. Oh well, certainly not the end of the world.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-22-2014, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

That's too bad, it would be nice to be able to close the game part way if necessary. Oh well, certainly not the end of the world.

He actually added the halftime save during testing. When we were originally doing testing, there was no option to save mid-game at all.

I know he's still planning on tinkering with the game some as we go along, so it may be something he explores. This is his first ever experience programming a game. He's really developed his skills quite a bit over the course of creating the game. Lots of good advice from his readers/testers.

Marmel · 01-22-2014, 09:57 AM

How does the card game/soltaire part actually work? Is it a standard solitair game? Tri-peaks of some other variation of that?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-22-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Marmel

How does the card game/soltaire part actually work? Is it a standard solitair game? Tri-peaks of some other variation of that?

It's a simple match. You have a certain amount of cards laid out and you can match sequential red/black cards (i.e. if there's a red 1 and a black 2, you can click them both and remove them from the board). The card portion is relatively simple. The strategy/luck part involves two additional items: selecting run/pass or defend run/defend pass and also there's a 'big play' button that creates random events like turnovers or big plays. You can only use them so many times, so you have to use them judiciously.

PilotMan · 01-22-2014, 11:04 AM

The videos don't go very far toward getting a feel for the game either. Safe to say it's not going to be the worst $10 bucks you've ever spent, but it's much more fun than it looks. I have only started, but it has some fun immersion built into it and it's light. Something that you can pick up and play for a bit then come back to later. Also, I'm also finding that I put it down ,then spend the next 10 minutes thinking about what's going to happen next. Sooo.......

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-22-2014, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

The videos don't go very far toward getting a feel for the game either. Safe to say it's not going to be the worst $10 bucks you've ever spent, but it's much more fun than it looks. I have only started, but it has some fun immersion built into it and it's light. Something that you can pick up and play for a bit then come back to later. Also, I'm also finding that I put it down ,then spend the next 10 minutes thinking about what's going to happen next. Sooo.......

Definitely a 'one more play, one more game' feel to it. It's so ridiculously simple, but the random features really allow it to be far from predictable.

MizzouRah · 01-22-2014, 01:31 PM

I'm going to buy it as I beta tested it early on as well and I want to support Bill. I just got kind of bored of the game play, but it could just be me and card games.

PilotMan · 01-22-2014, 01:44 PM

I've already had a play where I was able to stuff a 50yd gain as well as just after giving up a TD I got the ball back with about :30 before the half and proceeded to break an 80yd TD run on the only play from scrimmage to close out a 21pt 2nd quarter.

Galaril · 01-22-2014, 01:47 PM

I been waiting for this for awhile. Played two game so far first one I came from behind to win 24-20 late. Second game was up 10-6 with 2 minutes and the opponent had the ball at their own 20 with just 1:47 left. They got to my 40 yard line with 30 seconds and they called a draw with me in pass defense and scorched me for a 40 TD to win 13-10

...great fun game.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-22-2014, 02:00 PM

I should mention that I generally play on the medium difficulty level starting with a relatively poor team. Feel like it's a good, fair challenge. The top level can be beastly and I find the rookie level a bit too easy.

Fidatelo · 01-22-2014, 02:47 PM

Do you know how the different difficulty levels and team skill levels are implemented? Is it just that you have a lower chance of Big Plays working? Or does it impact the cards that come off the deck when you are matching? I'd really like to feel like that deck of cards is not 'stacked against me' in any way, but basically mimics a true shuffled stack of cards. However it seems like this would make any real amount of team and difficulty variability quite difficult so I suspect there is some kind of manipulation of the card deck going on.

04-03-2012, 07:45 AM	#2
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	I see the blog post this morning, and at midnight last night you are asking "No mantion of this yet?". Seriously, that's like the dude that comes in to ask an FOF question and is ranting 30 minutes later about how no one has answered his question yet. But to the topic at hand, yes it looks intriguing. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

04-03-2012, 10:39 PM	#5
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Not sure about the game, but I'm always impressed that someone would go from nothing and design a game so, I could see myself purchasing. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

04-04-2012, 11:05 AM	#6
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I follow the DQ blog, and am very excited to give this game a try. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

12-16-2013, 08:35 PM	#23
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01-09-2014, 01:15 AM	#29
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Yep....have been waiting on this one for a while. __________________ "I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew

04-03-2012, 08:07 AM	#4
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Very cool.. can't wait to see more.

05-30-2012, 10:21 AM	#9
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	For those of us who are only following this here, what's the latest?

05-30-2012, 10:41 AM	#10
cody8200 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2000	He's been doing weekly features on the process. He put up a few screenshots. He just finished implementing the help system. I think he is trying to figure out te best way of getting the game out there. I'm pretty excited about it.

05-30-2012, 12:06 PM	#11
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Yeah, he's quite the perfectionist and has been really testing and adding things to make it an engrossing game. He said his bug list is empty, but that he was sure with more testing, he and another guy helping would find more. Not sure I've seen any kind of release date prediction or how far the game is actually from being completed?

05-30-2012, 01:37 PM	#14
Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	I read the blog and think it's quite good, but the game looks simply awful. I hope it plays better than he's described it.

05-30-2012, 06:49 PM	#16
cody8200 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2000	Agreed. I think the game looks pretty good.

05-30-2012, 08:20 PM	#18
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Reminds me of fairway solitaire and we still play that game around this house.

12-16-2013, 05:31 PM	#22
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Game has been Greenlit on Steam....... Dubious Quality: Gridiron Solitaire #84: Details

01-08-2014, 06:18 PM	#25
Grim.Reaper n00b Join Date: Dec 2009	Looks like this might be available soon based on comments from the developer's blog (posted 1/7) below...no idea on how long takes to make available after steam gets it. "I'm getting up early in the morning, putting in about two and a half hours of final testing, then submitting to Steam."

01-08-2014, 06:51 PM	#26
frnk55 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2006	Good deal. I look forward to this game.

01-08-2014, 07:32 PM	#28
Grim.Reaper n00b Join Date: Dec 2009	Likely will pick it up day one, as long as it doesn't break the bank

01-09-2014, 08:26 AM	#30
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	This one will depend on price for me. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

01-21-2014, 12:26 PM	#31
cody8200 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2000	Hey gang - this game is now for sale on Steam! Congrats to Bill for making this happen - Gridiron Solitaire on Steam

01-21-2014, 01:33 PM	#32
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Big congrats to Bill. I helped in the beta test for a couple months. It's a great game and the career mode is pretty refined at this point. It's not always an easy game, but it's a lot of fun.

01-21-2014, 02:20 PM	#35
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Looks pretty cool. I know Bill from way back. His attention to detail should make this a lot of fun. I hope it's a big success.

01-22-2014, 08:25 AM	#38
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I played a few games last night and really enjoyed myself. This game is definitely better than I anticipated. Not that I was expecting a bad game, but it just feels a notch or two above my expectations. Which is awesome! One question for anyone more familiar with the game: is there a way to save during a game aside from at half-time? __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

01-22-2014, 09:57 AM	#42
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	How does the card game/soltaire part actually work? Is it a standard solitair game? Tri-peaks of some other variation of that? __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

01-22-2014, 11:04 AM	#44
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	The videos don't go very far toward getting a feel for the game either. Safe to say it's not going to be the worst $10 bucks you've ever spent, but it's much more fun than it looks. I have only started, but it has some fun immersion built into it and it's light. Something that you can pick up and play for a bit then come back to later. Also, I'm also finding that I put it down ,then spend the next 10 minutes thinking about what's going to happen next. Sooo....... __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

01-22-2014, 01:31 PM	#46
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I'm going to buy it as I beta tested it early on as well and I want to support Bill. I just got kind of bored of the game play, but it could just be me and card games.

01-22-2014, 01:44 PM	#47
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I've already had a play where I was able to stuff a 50yd gain as well as just after giving up a TD I got the ball back with about :30 before the half and proceeded to break an 80yd TD run on the only play from scrimmage to close out a 21pt 2nd quarter. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

01-22-2014, 01:47 PM	#48
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	I been waiting for this for awhile. Played two game so far first one I came from behind to win 24-20 late. Second game was up 10-6 with 2 minutes and the opponent had the ball at their own 20 with just 1:47 left. They got to my 40 yard line with 30 seconds and they called a draw with me in pass defense and scorched me for a 40 TD to win 13-10...great fun game. Last edited by Galaril : 01-22-2014 at 01:48 PM.

01-22-2014, 02:00 PM	#49
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	I should mention that I generally play on the medium difficulty level starting with a relatively poor team. Feel like it's a good, fair challenge. The top level can be beastly and I find the rookie level a bit too easy.

01-22-2014, 02:47 PM	#50
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Do you know how the different difficulty levels and team skill levels are implemented? Is it just that you have a lower chance of Big Plays working? Or does it impact the cards that come off the deck when you are matching? I'd really like to feel like that deck of cards is not 'stacked against me' in any way, but basically mimics a true shuffled stack of cards. However it seems like this would make any real amount of team and difficulty variability quite difficult so I suspect there is some kind of manipulation of the card deck going on. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

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