I caught the Solitaire game cheating!

@jerzgirl (9327)
United States
August 23, 2024 6:16pm CST
Has had anyone else who plays electronic solitaire noticed the games actually cheat? Like you see a card you can play, but you flip past it a few more cards to see if there's a better move. There isn't so you back up only to find the card is no longer there? You're not imagining it. Today, I had seen a black two - can't remember suit - but chose another black two from that was already played. That went nowhere, so I backed up only to find that black two was suddenly two cards down (black two, red queen, black six). So, I replayed my original moves until I'm blocked and backed up again. Suddenly, the black two was back on top of the red queen with the black six next. They flipped the card order. I've been noticing this for months, but this is one of the most obvious. They have their games programmed to randomly switch cards that were already dealt. That's how they can engineer a loss or a win. It's not chance at your end at all. That's how they can have "winnable" hands. So it stands to reason they can prevent wins as well. When casinos get caught doing this, they are heavily fined and have the potential to lose their licenses. Just because there's no money changing hands doesn't mean these games should be allowed to cheat.
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• India
24 Aug
I have never noticed the same . I did play a few times with Microsoft games which comes with the operating system . Tried it with different versions of operating system and never had the same. I am not sure if its a glitch or perhaps a country wise version which is having the issue. You are right that in real life, casinos could get banned for such cheating moves. But its a good find , perhaps you report to the makers and perhaps you could be even rewarded. But good find from your side!
@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
25 Aug
These are game apps for iPhone, but I'm sure they make apps for other systems, too. I did let them know by leaving a lengthy review just before deleting the app.
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