CardShark - Solitaire & more

Philip Stroffolino

About this game

Designed for tablets and phones, Card Shark includes a diverse and growing collection of solitaire and traditional card games. Card Shark features the ability to install custom tables, card backs, and even card fronts.

Supported games include: Klondike (Classic Solitaire), FreeCell, Cassino, Canfield, Basic Rummy, Gin Rummy, Rummy 500, Spider Solitaire, Cruel Solitaire, Beleaguered Castle, Spiderette, Bristol Solitaire, Hearts, Memory Match (Concentration), Speed Match, Calculation, Forty Thieves, Euchre (US), Deuces Wild and Jacks or Better Draw Poker, Aces Up, Spades (non-partnership variant), Limit Texas Hold 'Em, Speed, Batsford Solitaire, Josephine, Red & Black, Sea Towers, Crazy Eights, Tripeaks, Golf, Eagle Wing, Pyramid, Old Maid, War, Go Fish, 13 Packs (aka Grandma's Game), Royal Cotillion, Blackjack (21), Royal Parade, Thieves of Egypt, Scorpion, Pile On, Montana, Canfield, Clock Solitaire, Kings Corner, Russian Cell, Yukon, I Doubt It, Four Seasons, Crescent, Osmosis (aka Treasure Trove), Canasta, La Belle Lucie, Australian Solitaire, Egyptian Ratscrew, SheepsHead(new), Kings in the Corner, Eight Off, Penguin Solitaire, Storehouse

Card Shark combines a silky smooth 3d presentation with tasteful animation, sounds, and an elegant drag-drop interface that has been lovingly fine-tuned for the touch screen. Touches and drag targets are forgiving, and piles are automatically split following completed gestures. Touch foundation piles to automatically complete a game.

Why clutter your device with separate card games, when you can stock it with a quality collection that continues to be expanded and improved regularly based on user requests?

Features include:
- layouts for left/right handed stock placement
- infinite undo/redo supported in all solitaire variants
- tap foundation to autoplay cards
- does not interfere with background music
- automatically saved/resumed games & statistics
- multiple cards fronts, backs, and tables with ability to install new ones from your photo library

An online FAQ is available through the in-game help system. This answers common questions about the supported games and offers a sneak peak at features and new games slated for the next update. Feature and new game requests are always welcome.

"Out of all of the solitaire type card games I have tried, this one is by far the best I have come across in quite a long while." - www.geardiary.com

Featured as an outstanding app in Wired Magazine's 2011 App Guide!

Ratings and reviews

This has it all. The directions for each game are straight forward, albeit lacking in detail for some. My first experience with many of the card games are through this app, and I'm able to play competitively against A.I. or pass and play. So many apps in the app store ask you to pay a premium for just one of the games in this app, and this one contains them all for just the single purchase of the app itself. Hats off to ya sir. Maybe we'll see more card games implemented if that's possible. lol.

I like the game a lot but have to complain about the recent update. it has made some of the games virtually unable to play correctly. Also, a few of the games are incorrect; i.e., Casino does not play according to Hoyle rules (example: you cannot change the value of a build if there are two builds on it, i.e. an 8 on top of an 8 can ONLY be picked up by another 8. It cannot be changed to a greater value.) Also Gin Rummy scoring is incorrect. Gin is awarded 25 points, not 10, plus the count

REVISED REVIEW: I truly cannot stand the new "floating" cards game mechanic. To the point that I try to play it but give up because of the annoyance factor. This cute little gimmick is enough to drop from a 5star to a 2 star. ORIGINAL REVIEW: This is, hands down (pun intended), the BEST card game app in any medium. I use it on my android phone and my iPad. I got my mom and several friends hooked as well! Totally worth any and every cent spent!

What’s new

fix for a rare crash