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Facts about Solitaire

By Rachel - Silversurfers Assistant Editor Aug 4, 2020

Solitaire is a popular card game because it’s one of the few that can be played with just one player!

With just a simple deck of cards you can play several variations of this simple matching game, or, even better, play online! With Silversurfers Games you can play Match Solitaire, Pyramid Solitaire, Tripeaks Solitaire and more.

In the meantime, here’s a few interesting facts about solitaire…

  • Solitaire exploded in popularity when Microsoft added it as a default game to its pc computers. That was over 30 years ago – the game was first added to computers in 1989.
  • Solitaire is also commonly known as Patience, particularly here in the UK.
  • There are more variations of solitaire than any other card game. Other formats include classic, spider, pyramid, freecell and dash solitaire games.
  • Though there are many different forms the game can take, they always follow a handful of general rules: a player starts with a shuffled pack and through a series of manoeuvres attempts to get all the cards arranged, usually in numerical order.
  • Microsoft Solitaire was developed by an intern as a way to help people relax and get excited about using a computer at home.
  • Solitaire games first emerged in the Baltic region in the 18th century, possibly as a form of fortune telling.
  • The oldest known collection of patience game instructions was published in Russia, in 1826.
  • Charles Dickens references a game of patience in his famous novel, Great Expectations.
  • Queen Victoria’s husband, Albert, was a keen solitaire player.

 

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