Each card bears a multiplier value with points awarded equal to that value. Multipliers, a unique feature, play an important role in Jewel Quest Solitaire, too. These include 3X, 5X and 7X multipliers, Show Stock (making Stock cards translucent), Add A Pile (adding extra Stock piles), No A-K Wrap (removing the wrap from King to One and vice versa), Cancel Wilds (cancelling special rules in effect), a plain-Jane Wild Card and more. Appearing randomly and playable any time, Wild Cards offer various benefits. Your greatest assistance is found in the game’s Wild Cards. It all sounds familiar to Solitaire fans, right? Well, there’s more. Hints and a limited Undo feature assist if needed. Remove all cards before your pile is depleted and you’ll advance to the next layout. When you’ve used all playable cards and no plays remain, flip a card over from the Stock pile and try again. The goal in Jewel Quest Solitaire is to move the cards on each layout to a Foundation pile, valid plays being those one value higher or lower than the top card displayed. It’s as you learn the nuances of his special game that he allows you to read the journal from his amazing quest. Following an ill-fated excursion to Mexico, Pack returned with nothing to show but some jewel sketches and homemade playing cards. You play the adolescent nephew of adventurer and scholar, Professor Percy Pack.

The former leads you via its daring tale through the complete game, nearly 100 layouts in all, while the latter provides a cards-only variant sans storyline.

Two modes of play greet you when you first launch the game: Full Quest and Just Cards. So, don your fedora, tuck your journal in your rucksack and prepare to be dealt a winning hand. Jewel Quest Solitaire, the latest puzzler from iWin. What do you get when you mix Jewel Quest, one 2004’s most popular puzzle games, with Solitaire? Simple.