Pandjohng Solitaire runs eighty levels, each one holding a panda that is freed when the level is cleared, which gives the game a visible sense of progress that most card games lack. The play is a matching solitaire: cards clear against a face-up base card, runs continue as long as you keep finding a match, and the level ends when the layout is empty or you run out of options. Jokers do most of the strategic work. There are ordinary ones that stand in for any card and suit-specific ones that only function within their own suit, so a joker held for the right moment can rescue a level while the same joker spent early achieves nothing. The pandas are not purely decorative either - clicking them awards points and a strike bonus, which rewards paying attention to the board rather than only the cards. Eighty levels is a long run, and the game is clearly built to be returned to rather than finished in a sitting.
How to Play Pandjohng Solitaire
Click or tap an exposed card that is one rank above or below the face-up base card to clear it; matching cards in sequence keeps a run going. Play a joker when nothing matches. Click the pandas as they appear for extra points and a strike bonus. Clear the layout to free the panda and open the next level.
Tips and Tricks
Clear the cards covering others before taking loose ones. A card that unlocks two more is worth several that unlock nothing.
Do not spend an ordinary joker where a suit joker would do. The suit ones are useless later if that suit has already gone.
Click the pandas whenever they appear. The strike bonus builds while a run continues, so combining the two is where the high scores come from.
Plan the run before taking the first card. A chain of six clears is worth far more than six separate ones, and on the later levels it is the difference between clearing the layout and stalling.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many levels are there?
Eighty, each with a panda that is freed when the level is cleared. That structure is what makes progress visible from one session to the next.
What do the pandas do?
Clicking them awards points and a strike bonus, so they are worth watching for rather than ignoring while you concentrate on the cards.
What are the suit jokers for?
They substitute for a card within their own suit only. That makes them narrower than ordinary jokers but worth spending earlier, while cards of that suit are still on the board.
Is this mahjong or solitaire?
It plays as a matching card solitaire despite the name. Cards clear against a face-up base card rather than being paired as mahjong tiles.
Do I need to download it?
No. Pandjohng Solitaire runs in the browser on GN Math and works with a mouse or by tapping on a phone or tablet.
Tags
solitaire, card game, panda game, level based, jokers, matching game, single player, browser game, no download, puzzle game
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