After having discovered even more configurability, I configured Spades Gold 'exactly' the way we played Spades in the 1/2 hour opposite lunch in High School. Study Hall and Home Room and names like that. Jack and I just played and amazing game. We really "Played as a team"! The way we led each other and covered for each other. With the big configurability, it kind of let me go back in time and remember some great games we had back then...we'd get told to 'tone it down', we got so into it! And THANK YOU for the 'one touch' play card mechanics. Oh, we (Spades Gold we) got some rounds flying fast too. It was fun. I've tried at least a dozen solo play Spades games and they rated from bad to 'really'? Seriously? You didn't just give me what I wanted, you game me 'exactly' what I wanted. And there's no cigarette smoke, nor spilled drinks or obnoxious personalities. lol Is Spades Gold perfect? I don't know. It's way too configurable to waste my time testing them all. This is my new go-to kill to kill a minute (or 10 or 30 minutes lol). Oh and I like the ease of continuing games, even when you forget to!