Nine Deals

Press kit

The deal is fixed before the round starts.

In one line

Solitaire as you know it, played as a run of nine rounds that change the rules rather than the deck. Every deal is committed to before you see it. No ads, no purchases, no account.

What makes it different

Card and dice games are widely believed to cheat, and their makers can only deny it. This one commits to its randomness before play and reveals it afterwards, so a player can check the claim instead of trusting it. The method comes from gambling regulation, where the same argument had to be settled with arithmetic. The full explanation.

Facts

GenreKlondike solitaire played as a run of nine rounds
ClassesThree, each with its own mechanism and its own way to lose
RoundsNine, each with a target and a budget of moves
RoundsNine, which is where the name comes from
Price$0.99, once. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription
PlatformiOS 14 and later, iPhone and iPad
LanguagesEnglish and Dutch
NetworkNone. The app makes no connection at all
ReleaseIn development. No date announced
DeveloperIvo Ladenius, the Netherlands
Contactsupport@ivoladenius.com

No review scores, no player numbers, no awards appear on this page because the game has not been released and there are none.

Screenshots

Every image below is a real capture from the game, generated by a tool that renders an actual match at the store's own resolution. None of them is a mockup or a composite, and no number in them has been edited. They are free to use in coverage of the game, with or without credit.

A Klondike table: stock and waste at the left, four foundations at the right, seven columns below with the face-up cards stepped so their ranks stay readable.
The table
The choice screen between rounds, offering improvements that change how the next round plays.
Between rounds
The fairness screen showing the commitment hash, the seeds, and the position in the stream.
The proof
Lifetime statistics: runs played, rounds cleared, and the furthest run.
Your record