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Senior Solitaire was designed with senior citizens in mind who may have poor vision or be in the early stages of dementia or Alzheimers. It would probably also be suitable for young children or persons with learning disabilities. It features a very simple game with large, high-contrasting geometric images. It is based on the card game PAIRS where two cards that are alike are matched. One continues removing pairs from the layout until there are no more pairs or the game is won. Chances for winning the game are about 1 in 4. Features:
Requirements: Pocket PC or Pocket PC 2002 Senior Solitaire is FREE.
Notes: My 'beta tester' is my mother, 87, who has both poor vision (macular degeneration in one eye) and mid-stage Alzheimers. Although she cannot play the game without a little help, she seems to enjoy it. I got the idea from a friend of mine whose dad has Alzheimers and likes to play solitaire on his laptop. Unfortunately my mother, not being of the computer generation, could not master the concept of the mouse. So I thought that she could much more easily tap the screen on my Pocket PC. But then of course she could not easily read the cards on the small screen so I changed the cards to geometric images and made them as contrasting and as large as possible. I then figured she would not be able to read any of the items of the menu so added a big DEAL button to start another game. I also added sound effects and a flashing YOU WIN or GAME OVER message at the completion of the game. If you have any comments, suggestions, etc. about this program, please contact me at info@puzzlexpress.com. Below is a screen shot from Senior Solitaire.
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