Friday 11 September, London - It all started with one LGBTQ game developer and his ‘fantastic four’ artists. From Spain to the UK and Finland, Flick Solitaire ventured far and wide with its plan to commission cool, independent and diverse artists for this supercharged solitaire game.
“Since early in its inception, Flick Solitaire has built a foundation for artists to invent, illustrate and earn with its mission to commission, feature and promote global talent.”
- Ian Masters, Flick Games
With over five million games played all pumped with pixels to fine art, Flick Solitaire exhibits handcrafted artwork on unique playing cards. In under three months fans have collected over 100,000 of the beautiful and bold handcrafted cards. Flick Solitaire continues to add to its “winning hand” promoting brand new artists each month.
Loud and PROUD launching this week is the 8th commissioned artist - Ollie Tarbuck - with the stunning Drag Deck. Ollie has designed by far the most dazzling deck to date. The rainbow sparkling ✨ and fabulously gender-bending Drag Deck features 12 current drag performers - the majority of whom are proudly trans. ⚧
“Everyone is familiar with iconic playing card designs so I loved the idea of flipping it on its head with drag kings, queens, and inbetweens! Featuring a selection of some of my favourite UK drag artist associates and my own dashingly deadpan drag king persona Oliver Assets.”
- Ollie Tarbuck, Thud Media
Flick Solitaire continues to soar - featured in Gizmodo’s “Best games of September” plus amazing player feedback:
“I’ve not ever experienced a digital version of solitaire as good as this before. The different card designs with the bio on the artist is a brilliant idea - can’t wait to see what new card designs you have coming and reading about the artists.”
- Bennie.boy – Jul 20, 2020
Stand by for more shiny, fun n’ FABULOUS art filled decks from Flick Solitaire promoting art from around the world - anyone up for the challenge can get in touch: art@flick.games
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The developer, Flick Games was founded in 2019 by Ian Masters to create a new genre defining solitaire game. The company successfully raised an angel round in April 2020 - securing funding from multiple top UK games angels. Ian’s previous mobile games include: QuizTix, Super Yum Yum, Sonic Jump, LocoRoco, X-Factor, Chu Chu Rocket and many more.
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