Not sure I understand the rules for fork solitaire -- I am on the updated patch w/ the new rules explanation, but I often cannot create forks. I understand that I cannot create a fork ABOVE another fork, but there are many cases where I cannot create a fork below another fork too? Is there some branch limit or other unstated rule?
Here's a hastily put-together example of what I mean:
Ah, shoot; that's actually a detail not mentioned, I think - a card can't fork if it's already on a pile that has forked twice. There were a lot of these little rules mishaps in the game on release, I need to address these soon. Apologies.
no worries! thanks for the clarification.
i have noticed some of the terminology feels inconsistent between games and some is kind of ambiguous (e.g. i've gotten confused whether "below" means lower on the screen, or stacked underneath another card).
regardless i'm really enjoying the pack even though many of the variants feel slightly out of reach for me in terms of difficulty. i keep poking away at it even when i'm getting trounced. i think the aesthetic coherence and excellent music are a big part of it!
and maybe not intentional, but these rule quibbles do play into the "mystery" theme somewhat. it's been enjoyable to read between the lines in some of the games and discover that, oh, i can use monster attack slots as free cells, etc. i think most board game manuals would call these implied rules out explicitly, but i do think there is a case to be made for not spelling out too much. it gives it a unique feel, and it's sort of up to you whether you want to intentionally lean into that or not.
