# Solitaire Alone Together

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/solitaire-alone-together/

10 people recommended Solitaire Alone Together in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

8 of the 10 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Solitaire Alone Together”.

**Verdict:** People enjoy playing solitaire alongside strangers in a fun, fascinating shared world that is worth returning to. The most common caveat is that the draw three rule makes winning hard.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Solitary play with strangers (2 comments in the sample): "I like the vibe of doing solitary activities in the “company” of other strangers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49804232)) "A very fun solitaire world where everyone can play together(ish" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49796113))
- Fun, fascinating and worth returning to (2 comments in the sample): "There is something weirdly fascinating about this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49804184)) "I really enjoyed this, and will come back to it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49823164))
- Attractive design with thoughtful touches (2 comments in the sample): "I really like this solitaire. It's looking great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49796287)) "which I thought was a nice touch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49803409))

## What people warn about

- Draw three rule makes winning hard (1 comment in the sample): "I found it very hard to win though, due to the "draw three" rule." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49806848))

## Other card games people recommend

- [Magic: The Gathering](https://hackerapproved.com/p/magic-the-gathering/): 16 recommend, 9 mixed, 25 criticize
- [Inscryption](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inscryption/): 10 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Flip 7 card game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flip-7/): 7 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Uno card game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/uno/): 7 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Solitaire Alone Together", https://hackerapproved.com/p/solitaire-alone-together/ (10 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.