Flash is going to disappear on December 31st 2020. It’s a difficult situation but the powers that be have decided that Flash has to go. We would love to be able to keep things running the way they were but it’s just not possible.
We are a very small crew of dedicated guys and gals that want the best for this site and for all of you that have stuck with us through thick and thin. Sadly, we have to make some changes to ensure we can keep things running and improving in 2021 and beyond.
HTML5 Games
We really wanted to convert all of the games but this has turned out to be far more complicated than we initially anticipated. So we took the hard decision to start converting the most popular games. For the beginning of 2021, the following (should) be the lineup of games moving forward.
I Love Treasure
Klondike Solitaire
Hoop de Loop
Pepper Panic
Monster Fever
Puff Fish Poppers
Beached Buddies
Gin Rummy
Princess Peony
Ace Solitaire(2012)
Bubble Witch
Candy Crush
Papa Pear
Farm King
Release the Creeps
Diamond Digger
Stitcheroo
Bubble Saga
Cat Corner
Golf Solitaire
Honey Mine
Mahjong Masquerade
Kalorie King
Klicker Fusion
Pet Rescue
Performance Issues in HTML5 Games
HTML5 can be more RAM and CPU intensive than Flash, which means older systems can struggle.
Trust me, I see everything! I hear the complaints and I am going to address them in 2021.
We are going to look at optimisation for HTML5 games in 2021. We are investigating RAM usage and aim to outline RAM requirements. This should give you all a better performance benchmark, but hopefully we can bring those requirements down in 2021. This is not going to be an overnight process however, so as per usual, I very much appreciate your patience.
Flash Games
What this means is we are going to be delisting the vast majority of our Flash games by the end of the year. This is not a decision we have taken lightly but it is our only choice. We can’t support these games if the browsers do not.
The shame is we lose a lot of classic games and no doubt some of our amazing long-term players, which is horrible. We hope you do stick around because we are always trying to think about the future and how we can improve things. My hope is that in 2021 we get to concentrate less on HTML5 (basically keeping the site alive) and more on bug fixes, improvements and new features.
Site Features
We are also porting over the Castle, Avatars, Spinners, Freeroll Spinners and all of the other little Flash Elements that make up the site. The aim is to also have this done by December 31st 2020. There is a small possibility that some elements might not be entirely finished, but we are working hard to make sure this does not happen.
Summary
So there it is! That is what is happening in its entirety. I have to reiterate, I wish we could have converted every game, but with all the will in the world it just could not happen. I know we are going to lose some of you and I completely understand. All I can say is thank you so much for being part of this site and creating one of the most unique gaming communities on the planet. I sincerely hope you do stay and that we continue to keep entertaining you for many more years to come.
Thanks for all of your hard work!!
Will you be adding more money tournaments to Hoop de loop soon? Would love bigger prizes as a bunch of the other new games have more.
html games are a nightmare on my laptop slow and glitchy. no problem at all with flash. such a shame to lose so many games i have been playing about 20 years now. perfect end to a rubbish year. Thank you for keeping it going as long as you have though been a great escape.
I have a question.........as Christmas is coming, maybe a new computer will be under the tree??? What specs should I be asking/hoping for? I'm not a computer geek, so I'd appreciate some feedback, in understandable terms, please....
Thanks, and happy holidays............cjkiddo
Full credit for trying to keep things going., which must be an uphill task.
I would expect that over time you will be able to get more games out there.
In the meantime i shall be patient. thank you.
Oops! I think the last part of the summery got cut off. It must have gone something like... 'To show our appreciation here is our advent calender of freerolls.' Maybe I'm just anticipating tomorrows blog post =)
If popularity is the issue, why hasn't Midas Mahjong been converted? You yourself, Clown Prince, thought it was on the list, yet we're still going to lose it on the 31st.
I just played "Hoop-the-Loop on HTML, first time I got in on HTML. I can't seem to play any other HTML though. This site has ditched way too many games. Amazon Survival, Pyramid Speed, and many more. This new games list is horrible.
I have always played the $0.27 Cat Corner tournament, but now I found that in the HTML version it has disappeared, and the minimum option is $0.55. Will you fix this soon? Thank you.
Thank you for the answer!xx Another one.. ;D Certain HTML5 games do not end (at least for me). Can you put a "button" like in puff fish poppers, so that we can click and make them end please?
Most games should have an end button or just to click the screen? There might be some that don't have it yet, we'll try to sort it.
So doing a quick count, you presently have 140 games or so and are downsizing to 25 for 2021 or a 82% decrease in available games. If you think this is an acceptable solution to keeping this site up and running, I wish you well, you'll need it !!!
But, without going into the exact numbers, if 20 of the 140 games is 90% of game rounds played, it doesn't make sense to spend time converting the other 120 games at this time as not enough players are playing them to keep them supported.
Once again today (12/03) Ace Solitaire HTML5 malfunctioned. The cards would have to be clicked on two to three times before it registered preventing one to finish the game in the allotted time.
Started out fine and after the second game it started to degrede. This was in the 55 cent tournament
