WordLink

WordLink is a classic single-player card game. The goal is to move all 52 cards to the foundation piles, sorted by suit in ascending order. --- ## Layout - **7 Tableau Piles**: 7 columns from left to right. Column 1 has 1 card, column 2 has 2 cards... column 7 has 7 cards — 28 cards total in the tableau. Only the top card of each column is face up; the rest are face down. - **Foundation (Top-Left)**: 4 empty slots for collecting cards by suit, in ascending order from Ace (lowest) to King (highest). - **Stock Pile**: The remaining 24 cards are placed in the stock pile. Tap the stock to draw cards. --- ## Objective Build four piles in the foundation area (top-left), each containing only one suit, arranged in ascending order from Ace to King. Collect all 52 cards to win. --- ## Basic Rules ### 1. Foundation Rules - Cards must be placed in the foundation by **same suit**, in **ascending order from Ace to King**. - Ace is the lowest card, King is the highest. Each foundation pile starts with an Ace and ends with a King. ### 2. Tableau Movement Rules - Cards in the tableau must be arranged in **descending order** (from King down to Ace). - Card colors must **alternate between red and black** (Hearts/Diamonds are red; Spades/Clubs are black). - Example: A black King can have a red Queen placed on it, which can then have a black Jack placed on it, and so on. ### 3. Drawing Cards - Tap the stock pile to draw cards. You can choose to draw **1 card** or **3 cards** at a time in the settings. - When all cards in the stock have been drawn, tap the stock again to restart the cycle. The number of cycles is unlimited. ### 4. Flipping Cards - When the top face-up card of a tableau column is removed, the face-down card underneath is automatically flipped face-up. ### 5. Empty Spaces - Only a **King** (or a sequence beginning with a King) can be placed into an empty tableau column. ### 6. Auto-Move - Tap a card in the stock or tableau to automatically move it to the best possible location. If no legal move exists, nothing happens. ### 7. Moving Sequences - Tap the topmost card of a sequence to move the entire sequence between tableau columns (must follow alternating colors and descending order rules). --- ## Game Modes | Mode | Description | |------|-------------| | **Random Deal** | Randomly shuffled deck each game; unlimited replays | | **Winning Deal** | Randomly selected from guaranteed winnable deals | | **Vegas** | Randomly selected from preset Vegas deals with a scoring system | | **Daily Challenge** | A new challenge every day, randomly selected from winnable deals | --- ## Scoring - **Normal Mode**: - Move card to foundation: +10 points - Remove card from foundation: -20 points - Flip / Move a card: +5 points - Time penalty: -5 points per minute elapsed - Using auto-hint: -5 points - **Vegas Mode**: - +5 points for each card moved to foundation, accumulated as total earnings --- ## Features & Settings | Setting | Description | |---------|-------------| | **Sound** | Toggle sound effects and background music on/off | | **Draw Mode** | Draw 1 card or 3 cards at a time | | **Left Handed** | Adapt the layout for left-handed operation | | **Timer Mode** | Enable/disable the game timer | | **Auto Hints** | Automatically show movable cards after 5 seconds | | **Auto-Collect** | Automatically collect eligible cards to the foundation | | **Skip Celebration** | Skip the victory celebration animation | --- ## Common Actions - **Undo**: Go back to the previous move. Starts with 2 free uses; more can be earned by watching ads. - **Hint**: Tap the hint button to highlight a movable card. Hints can be earned by watching ads. - **Replay**: Restart the current deal from the beginning. --- ## Win Condition Collect all 52 cards into the 4 foundation piles (one for each suit). All cards must be arranged in ascending order from Ace to King within their respective suits.