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Dad rule (jlai.lu)
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[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

The version that comes with windows 11 is now with ads and you need to pay for a subscription to get rid of the ads.

[-] ericatty@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Seriously, thank you for posting this. My dad's computer needs an upgrade and most of what he does is the solitaire games on it. This would have been stroke inducing to discover after the fact.

[-] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

You can download emulators for all the old windows xp games.

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

That was the case in Win 10 as well, p sure it's the exact same app

I think it might go back to 8 or 8.1 but I can't exactly recall

[-] DickFiasco@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Wait, I thought this was a joke until I read the other comments. Are there really ads in solitaire? Please tell me this is an Onion headline.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh yeah, Xbox account, events, daily challenges, card backs to collect. It's got it all now.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

We Hearthstone now, they thought

[-] AToM_exe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it really sucks. My dad plays them on daily basis with the same ads over and over again after each round.

If I would have to guess, he probably has seen the same ads a couple of thousand times over the years.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

So my dad actually is an avid gamer, though he plays miltary startegy games (hex based type ones). So I legit get to live this meme every time I pay him a visit.

[-] MB420GFY@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah what game, we need to know if OPs dad is on the good stuff

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

I like to imagine Advanced Squad Leader is the go-to for that dad. Could also be Battletech.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Panzer Corps 2, Hex Of Steel, Order Of Battle: WWII, among others

[-] Lokisan@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 years ago

Balatro is the new solitaire for me

[-] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Been seeing some hype on that. Worth?

[-] Sparkega@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

I've already sunk 74 hours into it and is my new nighttime treat.

Rougelike with poker hands (flush, straight, pair, etc.). Joker cards modify rules (extra chips or multipliers for certain cards) and tarot cards modify the deck (ie. remove, copy, modify cards).

Score requirement goes up each round trying to beat at least 8 rounds to "win". Playing a couple rounds goes quick and it's easy to pause when you need to step away.

Progression with new decks unlocked, new joker cards, and challenges.

[-] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Cheers for the write up! Might have to give that a gander.

[-] yuriy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Playing Balatro, it always feels like the ultimate goal is to use multipliers in a way the dev didn’t intend and completely break the score counter.

If that sounds as appealing to you as it does to me, you’re gonna love it.

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Kinda wholesome ngl. The MASSIVE monitor inches away is highly accurate

[-] frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Back in the CRT monitor days, I could see green even after I stopped playing.

[-] xpinchx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

For my dad it's solitaire. For my mom it's plants vs zombies, I think she has like 500 hours logged last time I checked :)

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The legend of Soltar

[-] Smorty 3 points 2 years ago

Father used to play those spider card games and mahjong on his laptop...

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

I feel seen.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Free Cell was a go to before bed for me, much better than Solitaire because there was always a solution (well, almost always). I think I got my streak to 300+ wins but I think I had figured out a way to abuse undo.

I've moved into crosswords as my go to now; it's good to have something that's not too demanding and keeps you off social media before bed.

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 2 points 2 years ago

xp solitaire?

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

ny father loves to play pinball of windows XP

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Solitaire Till Dawn!
With games like La Belle Lucie and Klondike.

[-] polle@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

He just wants to have a good time, i guess.

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