kodiak/README.md

# kodiak

*Kodiak* is an implementation of [Klondike Solitaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_(solitaire)) for the[Uxn/Varvara ecosystem](https://100r.co/site/uxn.html) virtual machine.

![screenshot of splash screen](about.png)

## controls

 - Use the mouse to move the pointer
 - Click to pick up cards; release to drop them
 - Press *Esc* to restart the game
 - Press *Return* to print internal game state
 - Press *Space* to automatically move "safe" cards to the foundation

## details

Currently *Kodiak* is very limited:

 - Can't move cards from the foundation
 - Must manually move every card
 - No undo functionality
 - No scoring or timing
 - No music or animations
 - No splash screen
 - No on-screen buttons to restart or quit
 - No options

Future releases may relax some or all of these constraints.

![screenshot of starting solitarire deal](start.png)

## building and running

Building the Kodiak ROM requires a Uxn assembler:

```
$ uxnasm kodiak.tal kodiak.rom
Assembled kodiak.rom in 10923 bytes(16.73% used), 253 labels, 0 macros.
```

Running the Kodiak ROM requires an emulator. For example:

```
$ uxnemu kodiak.rom
```

## infrequently-asked questions

**Is dragging cards buggy?**

Previous versions of the game had you click once to pick up a card and
pick up again to release. This doesn't work very well with touch
screens so it was changed to a more normal click to hold, release to
drop.

**Is this harder than other solitaire games?**

Probably, yes. In addition to not having an "undo" feature, Kodiak
does not check to see if a solitaire deal is winnable or not, meaning
that some games would probably be impossible to win no matter how you
played them.

**Can I make the game bigger?**

Many emulators support a zoom option. For example, `uxnemu` and
`uxn11` both use the F1 key to toggle zoom levels.

The game size is intentionally small to support older platforms with
lower screen resolution, such as the Nintendo DS.

**I won the game and the cards didn't bounce!**

That isn't a question. (Also, sorry!)

**Why did a bunch of weird numbers appeared in the console?**

Currently hitting *Return* will dump the internal state of the game for debugging purposes. This produces a lot of output but doesn't otherwise affect the game.

**Will you add support for my preferred solitaire variant?**

Probably not, but maybe.

I am considering adding support for [Sawayama Solitaire](https://zachtronics.fandom.com/wiki/Sawayama_Solitaire). Depending on how that goes I may add support for other variants as well.

![screenshot of solitaire mid-game](game1.png)

Kodiak was built by [d_m](http://plastic-idolatry.com/erik), 2023-2024