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SolitaireThis article is about the solitaire family of card games. See solitaire (disambiguation) for other meanings.
Solitaire refers to a family of single-player card games of a generally similar character, but varying greatly in detail. (The term "Patience" is more commonly used in British English.
These games typically involve dealing cards from a shuffled deck into a prescribed arrangement on a tabletop, from which the player attempts to reorder the deck by suit and rank through a series of moves transferring cards from one place to another under prescribed restrictions.
Solitaire has its own terminology; see solitaire terminology.
There are many different solitaire games, but the term "Solitaire" is often used to refer specifically to the most well-known form of the game, properly called "Klondike".
Klondike and some other solitaire games have been adapted into two-player competitive games.
There are a vast array of variations on the solitaire/patience theme, using either one or two decks of cards, and with rules of varying complexity and skill levels. Many of these games have been converted to electronic form and are available as computer games. A basic form of Klondike solitaire comes with every installation of Microsoft Windows, for example. A two-deck electronic example is Arachnid Solitaire.
The term 'solitaire' is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout of tiles, pegs or stones rather than cards. These games include:
Examples of Solitaire card games
A
- Abacus
- Aces Up
- Achtmal Acht
- Agnes Bernauer
- Agnes Sorel
- Alaska
- Alhambra
- American Toad
- Auld Lang Syne
B
- Baby Spiderette
- Baker's Dozen
- Baker's Game
- Batsford
- Beleaguered Castle
- Belvedere
- Betsy Ross (solitaire)
- Big Harp
- Black Hole
- Black Widow
- Blind Alleys
- Blockade
- Blondes and Brunettes
- Blue Moon
- Braid
- Brigade
- Bristol
- Brunswick
- Busy Aces
C
- Calculation
- Canfield
- Canister
- Carlton
- Carpet
- Casino Klondike
- Castles in Spain
- Chameleon
- Chessboard
- Chinese Discipline
- Chinese Solitaire
- Citadel
- Congress
- Corona
- Courtyard
- Cruel
D-E
- Dead King Golf
- Der Katzenschwanz
- Der freie Napoleon
- Der kleine Napoleon
- Der letzte Monarch
- Deuces
- Die Königsbergerin
- Die Russische
- Die Schlange
- Die böse Sieben
- Diplomat
- Double Canfield
- Double Klondike
- Double Klondike by Threes
- Double Rail
- Doublets
- Eagle Wing
- Eastcliff
- Easthaven
- Eiffel Tower
- Eight Off
- Elevator
F-H
- Falling Star
- Fan
- Flower Garden
- ForeCell
- Fortress
- Fortunes
- Forty Thieves
- Forty and Eight
- Fourteen
- Free Napoleon
- FreeCell
- Gargantua
- General's Patience
- Giant
- Golf
- Good Measure
- Grandfather's Clock
- Grandmother's Game
- Griffon
- Ground for a Divorce
- Gypsy
- Hopscotch
I-L
- Indian
- Intelligence
- Interregnum
- Irmgard
- Jane
- King Albert
- King Only Baker's Game
- Kingdom
- Klondike
- Klondike by Threes
- La Belle Lucie
- Lady Betty
- Lady Palk
- Lexington Harp
- Limited
- Little Forty
- Long Braid
- Lucas
M-N
- Maria
- Martha
- Matriarchy
- Maze
- Midshipman
- Milligan Cell
- Milligan Harp
- Miss Milligan
- Mississippi
- Monaco
- Montana
- Monte Carlo
- Napoleon
- Napoleon's Exile
- Neighbour
- Nestor
- Nomad
- Number Ten
- Numerica
O-Q
- Odd and Even
- Odessa
- Osmosis
- Pas Seul
- Pas de Deux
- Peek
- Penguin
- Perpetual Motion
- Picture Gallery
- PileOn
- Poker Shuffle
- Poker Square
- Pyramid
- Quadrangle
- Queenie
R
- Rachel
- Raglan
- Rainbow
- Rainfall
- Rank and File
- Red Moon
- Red and Black
- Relaxed FreeCell
- Relaxed Golf
- Relaxed Pyramid
- Relaxed Seahaven Towers
- Relaxed Spider
- Rouge et Noir
- Royal Cotillion
- Royal East
- Rushdike
- Russian Aces
- Russian Point
- Russian Solitaire
S
Sc-Sp
- Scorpion
- Scotch Patience
- Seahaven Towers
- Shamrocks
- Sieben bis As
- Simple Carlo
- Simple Pairs
- Simple Simon
- Single Rail
- Small Harp
- Somerset
- Spaces
- Spanish Patience
- Spider
- Spiderette
St-Su
- Stalactites
- Steps
- Stonewall
- Storehouse
- Strategy
- Streets
- Streets and Alleys
- Strict Eiffel Tower
- Sultan
- Super Flower Garden
- Superior Canfield
T-Z
- Tabby Cat
- Tam O'Shanter
- Terrace
- Thirteen
- Three Shuffles and a Draw
- Thumb and Pouch
- Trefoil
- Tri Peaks
- Triple Line
- Union Square
- Variegated Canfield
- Vegas Klondike
- Waning Moon
- Wasp
- Weddings
- Westcliff
- Westhaven
- Whitehead
- Will o' the Wisp
- Windmill
- Yukon
- Zebra
(A list of 206 games was extracted from PySol version 4.80).
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GamesForOne.com
Offers solitaire games for the PC.
http://www.gamesforone.com/
Grump
Windows 95/98/2000/NT and Macintosh/iMac solitaire game. Play demo online, download demo, order online.
http://www.grumpventures.com/
Bruce's Solitaire Game
A variation of Solitaire, similar to Spider and Yukon. Allows one level of Undo, and has a Show Moves option to help teach the game.
http://home.maine.rr.com/sabakker/brucesol.html
21st Century Solitaire
Windows 95/98/2000/NT collection of 21 solitaire games. Download demo, purchase and download registered versions, order online.
http://www.21stcenturygames.com/Card_Games/Solitaire.htm
Hardwood Solitaire
Windows 95/98/2000/NT and Macintosh/iMac solitaire game. Download demo.
http://www.hardwoodsolitaire.com/
Spider Wizard
Sixteen Spider solitaire games for Windows, including Black Widow and Tarantula variations.
http://www.spiderwizard.net/
Solitaires Patience Collection
The site contains a large quantity of information about Solitaires, a collection of more than 300 solitaire card games.
http://www.tepuiproducts.com/
Solitaire Card Games
A site about solitaire games, books, web sites and rules.
http://www.solitaire-card-games.net
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
Linux software offering over twenty game versions.
http://www.lokigames.com/products/eus/
Rapture Technologies
Collection of dozens of solitaire games for Windows and PocketPC.
http://www.rapturetech.com/
Zonora Technologies
Developer of Solitaire card games like Freecell Collection, Freecell 2003 and Spider Collection.
http://www.zonora.com/
Spider Collection 4.0
Features 62 Spider Games including 11 standard games and 51 original games.
http://www.zonora.com/spidercollection/
My Spider 2.0
Create and play your own Spider Games with this customizable Spider Game Studio.
http://www.zonora.com/myspider/
My Klondike 2.0 - A Klondike Games Studio
Create and play your own Klondike games with this customizable Klondike game studio.
http://www.zonora.com/myklondike/
Klondike Collection 4.0
Collection of 62 Klondike Games including 37 Original Games.
http://www.zonora.com/klondikecollection/
My Solitaire 5.0
Collection of 100 solitaire games.
http://www.zonora.com/mysolitaire/
Solitaire Games
Provides general information about solitaire games. Includes rules for several popular games, solitaire glossary and links.
http://www.solitaire-game.com/
30+ Free Patience
A free collection of 30 solitaire card games featuring classic and original patiences. Includes download area, screenshots, add-ons, hi-scores.
http://www.absolutepatience.com/free/
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