Play Pyramid Solitaire, a free online game that's as engaging as it is challenging. It's the most fun you can have online by yourself with a 52 card deck.
While my wife and 16-year-old set off on a college visit trip to the Midwest last week, my 13-year-old son and I found ourselves at home with just our faithful dog for company.
Knowing my son enjoys programming and wanting to do something that he would consider a fun, bonding activity, I suggested a "Cyger Hackathon Week" where we both develop a game and launch them publicly.
Naturally, a good chunk of our development time was spent in front of reruns of The Office, with a sprinkle of trips to our local pickleball courts, and numerous meals dedicated to chatting about our daily coding triumphs and challenges.
My game is Pyramid Solitaire.
(His is a 2-dimensional game on Godot called Lightning Roller, but I'm not sure it's going to go live this week.)
If you haven't played Pyramid Solitaire before, it's fun because you add up pairs of cards to 13 and try to clear all the unblocked cards.
It's low key, easy, and relaxing.
You can finish a game in as quick as 2 minutes, so it's a great break from work or between tasks.
I wrote everything in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript in one week.
It was a ton of fun, like putting together a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. I know that will sound strange to my non-coding friends, but I'm sure you can appreciate the satisfaction that comes from coding a project all the way through, from inception to completion.
If people like it, I will definitely add more features and functionality. There's a "suggest an improvement" link to send me an email, and I'd love to hear your feedback via email or here.
Oh, and if you're wondering about the killer domain name, Pyramid.com, yeah, it's one of a handful of names I've collected over the years. I love domains just like every other indie developer.
Hope you enjoy the game! ♠️♥️♣️♦️
Michael Cyger