The PC game, Solitaire Pop, is just another game to add to the long list of computer card games. Solitaire is one of the most frequently played games in the world, whether it is online, on the computer, on a video game console or the good old fashioned way, with real cards. However, Solitaire Pop is not your average run of the mill solitaire game, because the folks at Say Design have added a bunch of new twists and challenges to mix it up a bit. The main goal of the game is to make your way through five different archaeological dig sites, collecting ancient pieces as you go. Each piece that you retrieve from the sites at Delphi, Petra, Xi’an, Tikar and Birka, will eventually be put back together. Solitaire Pop comes from the same team that brought the world Poker Pop World Tour and is filled with so many challenges that you may not believe you are playing a game of solitaire. Throughout the game play you will see a grid displaying random cards from a regular deck of 52. In this game, the aces can be played either as low or high cards, it is up to you. You need to click on cards in numerical order in an effort to make a hand of two or more. The traditional game of solitaire has the ‘red card on black card’ formula, which is also present in Solitaire Pop. However, in this video game, you will get bonus points for staying with the traditional formula throughout the game play. Don’t worry, despite the traditional elements, there is plenty of new fun to be had. Of course, the game has the standard solitaire layout throughout, but it also has two game play modes. Even though the layout remains the same, the goals of each mode vary greatly. The two modes are expedition and challenge. In the first, you play through each of the dig sites, which have ten levels each and remove all 52 cards from the deck. You cannot move on to the next level until you do so. In challenge mode, you need to create a deck of 52 cards in the correct order, rather than remove them all. Don’t forget that Solitaire Pop is not without game hazards. There are smoking cards that can end your game in an instant if they reach the bottom of your playing field. There are also cards that will prevent the use of any other cards of the same rank. You also run into ice-covered cards and burning cards. Who would have thought that there was a risk fire when playing solitaire at home? Although you may want to skip them and head right for the game play, Solitaire Pop offers a little bit of history and information about each of the dig sites. As you uncover items, by winning hands, you will learn a little bit about each relic you uncover and what its importance is to the archaeological community.