| Despite what you may think, solitaire isnt | | | | thinking. Other games are either quite easy( |
| actually one specific game... its actually an | | | | like most deals in Freecell), or dont require |
| entire category of different games. Solitaire | | | | much (if any) thought, like Clock. |
| is actually any card game that you play on | | | | |
| your own. The game called Solitaire that | | | | Some games have distinctive and attractive |
| Microsoft ships with windows is actually a | | | | card layouts. Pyramid has all the cards in a |
| type of solitaire game, called Klondike. | | | | big pyramid shape, and the player must remove |
| | | | cards from the bottom layers until they can |
| There are hundreds of other solitaire games | | | | reach the top. La Belle Lucie starts the game |
| as well though. Another favourite is | | | | with 18 fans, which all grow and shrink as |
| Freecell, which Microsoft also ships. Other | | | | the game goes on. (La Belle Lucie looks |
| popular solitaire games, include Spider, | | | | particularly attractive on a solitaire game |
| Pyramid, and Tri Peaks. | | | | supporting rotated cards) |
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| Each solitaire game has different rules, | | | | Some solitaire games were played regularly by |
| different ways to win, and different styles. | | | | important historical figures. George |
| | | | Washington and Napoleon were waid to play |
| Some solitaire games, like Klondike, dont | | | | Napoleon at Elba island, with claims that it |
| show you all the cards at the start. A | | | | helped them to think in times of stress. |
| mixture of luck and skill is needed to win | | | | |
| the game. | | | | All solitaire games help you to think, and |
| | | | improve your concentration and memory- and |
| Other games, like Freecell, have all the | | | | yet they are still relaxing and fun... A much |
| cards visible, right from the very start of | | | | better way to unwind than watching TV! |
| the game. This means that the game is totally | | | | |
| under the users control... there is no luck | | | | No matter who you are, or what mood youre in, |
| involved at all, and if the user can think | | | | there is a type of Solitaire game that you |
| things through deeply enough, then they are | | | | will find fun to play right now. I encourage |
| VERY likely to win.( Of the 32,000 deals | | | | you to try out a solitaire game package, and |
| available in Microsofts Freecell, only one, | | | | discover for yourself all the great fun |
| deal number 11982, is unsolveable) | | | | available in the solitaire universe. |
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| Some games are really hard to win, and | | | | Dan Fletcher is a developer at dogMelon. They |
| require a lot of though. 4 Suit spider is one | | | | make fun solitaire games for Mac, PC, and |
| of these hard games, and completing a game | | | | Palm. |
| normally takes atleast half an hour of solid | | | | |