The Solo System

This system is an entry into the Summer Solitaire contest. It is subject to change (although it is my entry and I am not sure what I would change at this point). The entry can be found here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1584669/wip-solo-system-2016-solitaire-print-and-play-cont/page/1 Requires: 1) the printed cards with the game. (63 cards) 2) a game that is multiplayer that you really want to play solitaire. Time to play the game: Really depends on what you want to play. Expect to double the normal time for gameplay when using the system for the first time. This will shorten substantially after playing it a few times. Concept: The Solo System is not a game per say, rather it is a Artificial Intelligence system that provides an unpredictable opponent for your multiplayer games. With a few adjustments, this can make a wide selection of games capable of being played solitaire. Short Description of the Mechanics: The Solo System is heavily influenced from role-playing systems such as Mythic and The Covetous Poet's Adventure Creator, but is much streamlined to be played with board games rather than role-playing games. It only uses a deck of 63 cards to accomplish its task. It works like this: You set up your game and play it the same way that you would a normal game. When it is your opponents turn, you use The Solo System to figure out how your opponent will play. You will first flip a card and determine what personality/strategy the AI is interested this round. There is a good chance that the system will keep the same strategy as the last round. Then you will look at the board and figure out if there is a move that would match this strategy or flip more cards to give a little more direction as to what he is interested in. At this point you will probably find several moves that the AI could take. Choose one and ask the game if it does take that move. Before you flip a card, determine what the probability of the AI is of taking that move: probably, probably not, or u