House rules
- The banner sits at the top. The board and the buttons below it stay clear.
- Ads come after a finished game. A full-screen one can show up once a game is over, and only after some of them. Never after a loss.
- Rewarded ads are opt-in. One plays in exchange for a hint or another go.
- No account. No sign-up, no email, no password. Google Play Games sign-in is optional, and all it adds is leaderboards.
- They work offline. The whole game sits on the phone. Ads and leaderboards are the only parts that need a connection.
- One payment removes the ads. The banner goes too. A single purchase rather than a subscription, and the rewarded extras keep working afterward without an ad.
- Progress is stored on the device. There are no servers behind these games, so no copy of a save exists anywhere else.
- Finished games. No energy meters, nothing to buy to keep playing.
The games
All ten are built. None are on Google Play yet. Each one gets a store link here when it goes live.
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Minesweeper Cygnus
Minesweeper where every board can be solved without guessing. Three sizes, a best time on each, and a daily board.
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Klondike Cygnus
Klondike solitaire. Draw one or draw three, a winnable-deals toggle, a daily deal, and boards for time and for move count.
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Sudoku Cygnus
Puzzles graded by the hardest technique they need, and none of them require a guess. Four difficulties, a best time on each, and a daily calendar.
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Merge Cygnus
Slide matching tiles together to make bigger ones, until the board fills up. The daily run deals everyone the same tile sequence.
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FreeCell Cygnus
FreeCell solitaire, every card face up from the first deal. Deals are numbered, so the same one can be played by two people on two phones.
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Spider Cygnus
Spider solitaire at one, two and four suits. Ten columns, and eight king-to-ace runs to clear the board. A best time on each tier.
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TriPeaks Cygnus
Three peaks of cards, cleared one rank up or down at a time. A run taken without turning the stock is worth more the longer it holds.
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Nonograms Cygnus
Picture logic. The numbers along each row and column say what to fill in, and every puzzle can be finished by reading one line at a time. Three sizes.
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Blocks Cygnus
Three pieces at a time, placed whole onto a ten by ten grid. A full row or column clears. The daily run deals the same piece sequence to everyone.
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Mahjong Cygnus
Mahjong solitaire across three layouts. Every board is built so that an order exists which clears it. A best time on each layout.
Keelhold, Fathom, Frylings and Elephant Pop are on arcade.cygnusworks.com.
Paperwork
One privacy policy covers every game listed. It sets out what stays on the phone, what Google receives, and what reaches Cygnus Works.