![]() It became popular in France in the early 19th Century reaching England and America in the latter half. The game is most likely German or Scandinavian in origin. Like the origin of playing cards, the origin of patience is uncertain. Many software solitaire collections can be downloaded from the internet at no charge. Basic forms of Klondike solitaire and FreeCell come with every current installation of Microsoft Windows. ![]() Many of these have been converted to electronic form and are available as computer games. There is a vast array of variations on the solitaire/patience theme, using either one or more decks of cards, with rules of varying complexity and skill levels. See List of solitaire card games for more. Klondike and some other solitaire games have been adapted into two-player competitive games. There are many different solitaire games, but the term "solitaire" is often used to refer specifically to the most well-known form, called " Klondike". Solitaire has its own terminology see solitaire terminology. Some games allow for the reshuffling of the deck(s), and/or the placement of cards into new or "empty" locations. 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. These games include Peg solitaire and Shanghai 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. ![]() However it is possible to play the same games competitively (often a head to head race) and cooperatively. Solitaire, also called patience, often refers to single-player card games involving a layout of cards with a goal of sorting them in some manner. It is a staple of computer operating systems, here shown as KPatience on the KDE desktop environment. Klondike is the best-known form of solitaire to the point of being a synecdoche. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).
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