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What are the different types of Solitaire?

Posted on September 1, 2010 by oren
The name “Solitaire” can be used to describe any one-player card game in which the player uses a
combination of luck and skill to move cards from one arrangement to another within a set of pre-ordained
constraints, or rules. Solitaire can be a relaxing past-time for those who enjoy the mental stimulation that
card games give, but who don’t necessarily want to deal with other people. Around the world, hundreds of
different types of Solitaire have been created, and it can be a fun past-time to explore the cultures of
different peoples and times through their versions of Solitaire.

There are several types of Solitaire that are more popular than others. This list details the basic rules and
arrangements of the most popular forms of Solitaire.

Klondike – Also known as Patience, Klondike is the most popular form of Solitaire. Cards begin in a deck,
face down, and cascades of cards are arranged face down in ascending length from left to right. These
seven cascades end with a face-up card. By putting cards in descending numerical order and interchanged
colour (so red on black and black on red), you “free” up the face-down cards, which you then put face up
when they are at the end of the cascade. The goal of the game is to put all the cards above the cascades,
arranged by suit, from Ace to King. You pick up cards, usually three at a time, from the deck each ‘turn,’
and when you get to the bottom of the deck you start at the top again. You lose when there are no more
moves.

Freecell – Freecell works a lot like Klondike, except each card in the cascade is face-up, not face-down.
There is no deck – instead, there are four “free cells” that you can place cards in temporarily while you re-
arrange the cards below. The goal is the same as in Klondike: place all the cards, arranged by suit, from
Ace to King, above the cascades. It utilizes less chance and more skill in the completion of the
arrangement, since you can see all the cards at once.

Forty Thieves – Also known as Napoleon at St. Helena, Forty Thieves uses two decks. The initial
arrangement consists of ten piles of four cards each, face-up. The goal is to build eight foundations above
the piles from Ace to King. The process involves arranging the initial piles in descending order by suit, and
to free up the cards in the order they need to go onto the foundations. You move through the deck,
drawing one card at a time, but once you’ve drawn all the cards in the deck, the game is over. This is a
good solitaire game for those who enjoy beginning with lots of options (as there are ten piles), and lots of
cards (104 in total).
Aces Up – One of the least space-intensive solitaire games, Aces Up is great if you’re travelling or don’t
have a lot of table space. Or if you want to hide your Solitaire addiction from your concerned family. First,
deal four cards face up. Of the four, all cards but the top card of the same suit are discarded. Deal four
cards on top of the first ones and repeat the process for the bottom four cards. If an empty space emerges,
you can move a card into the space to free up the card above it. The goal is to discard all cards but the four
aces, which are the high cards in this game.

Spider Solitaire – So named because you need to build eight complete “legs” of four suits each, Spider
solitaire is one of the more challenging popular variants of Solitaire. Four columns of six cards and six
columns of five cards are dealt, all face-down except for the bottom-most card. The goal is to build “legs”
of King to Ace in each suit through the standard rules of Klondike: when a card is moved from the bottom
of a column, reveal the next card in the column. Partial legs can be moved all at once – so if you have a
three of spades on top of the four of spades, and the five of spades is revealed, you can move the four and
the three onto the five. When there are no more moves between the columns, the remaining cards in the
deck are dealt ten at a time to each of the columns. This can be challenging, because you need to move the
cards on the bottom of the partial legs before you can resume building the legs. When you build a
complete leg within a single suit from King to Ace, it is removed from play, which frees up space to
arrange and complete the remaining legs.

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Solitare History
Posted on August 22, 2010 by oren
Solitare History
The beginnings of games using cards can be traced back to the 1300s. Italy was the first recorded country
that introduced playing cards into society. Shortly after their introduction, playing cards made their way
into Northern Europe. At that time, cards were used at competition games and people played them alone
to practice at the game they wanted to play improving their skill and creating the first solitaire games. The
first known solitaire game recorded was during the 16th century. The actual name “solitaire” has French
origins and the English translation is “patience” and in Scandinavian countries it was known as “kabala”
but by all names it is still solitaire. This actually means one person playing alone and trying to defeat the
cards.
In some instances, it is believed that the origin of the solitaire deck was Tarot cards and the end of the
game would predict the future for the person playing the cards. Although this may or may not be true,
many people enjoyed the challenge of the game and used card decks that had 2 – 10 and aces, kings,
queens, and jacks. Aces were introduced as not just the lowest card but could also be played as the highest
card in the deck and now solitaire was being played with a normal deck of cards. The game of solitaire
became even more popular after being described in a German book of games in 1783. Here it was
described in the book and became thrust of European games bringing it to the forefront of all games at
that time.

Players either took turns playing or played with separate decks trying to best the other player. Practicing
at home with a deck soon became more than just a competition practice. Players found that it could be a
relief to test their mental skills against a deck of cards in the anticipation of winning. It helped them
unwind, relax and find peace when they played solitaire.

The mid 19th century to the end of the 19th century heralded the true beginning of the solitaire
phenomenon. Prince Albert was even known to play and suddenly in the late 19th century, books began
showing up describing the solitaire game and detailing some of the ways the game was played.

It is believed that the first book on the rules of solitaire or patience games was written by Lady Adelaide
Cadogan just after the Civil War (1870). As one of the leaders of an exclusive set in England, Lady
Cadogan’s book was accepted and became the noteworthy rule book of solitaire. This made Cadogon as
familiar a reference to solitaire rules in the same way that Hoyle is the rule book for other card games.
Referring to the “Illustrated Games of Patience” was not easy to say quickly so it was later cut down to
Cadogans and it is still popular today though many books have been written to replace it.

Terms from the book Lady Cadogan’s Illustrated Games of Patience[1]. Rules as stated in the book.

• Available cards – Those that are not “blocked” by other cards, i.e., not forbidden by the particular rules
of each game, to be used.
• Released cards – Those that, by the removal of the cards that blocked them, have now become available.
• Suitable cards – Those whose value and suit fit them to be played or placed in the tableaux.
• Foundation cards – Those on which the Patience is formed. These are generally aces and kings.
• Marriage – The placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value. Any number
may be placed on each other in this way.
• Sequence – The regular succession of cards ascending from ace to king, or descending from king to ace;
a sequence need not be of one suit.
• Value – The figures of the court cards, and the number of points of the minor ones.
• Suit – Either hearts, spades, diamonds, or clubs.
• Lane – An empty space in the tableau, which has been formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.
• Talon – Cards which, being unsuitable at the moment, are laid aside in one or more packets till they can
come into use. [Note: In German books Talon refers to the stock-pile not the waste-pile as this might
suggest here.]
• To play cards – The placing them on the foundations in contradistinction to placing them elsewhere.
• Re-deals – These are always in addition to the original deal.

Over the years, it has been found that solitaire is one way of killing time but it also helps the player relax,
tone up mental acuity, prepare for diplomatic negotiations where the player needed to be in his best
mental state. Sharpening awareness and providing concentration factors were just some of the benefits of
solitaire.

Many literary authors mention solitaire in their books. Charles Dickens, Jack London, Dostoevsky and
Somerset Maugham included solitaire as their characters were waiting or trying to work out issues. Other
heads of state besides Prince Albert like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prince Metternich were also known to
play a game during an afternoon to prepare before a conference or negotiations. Nicolo Paganini, beloved
musician, cherished his time playing solitaire which helped him prepare for his concerts.

Spider Solitaire : A Strategy Guide For Beginners

Spider solitaire ( solitaire or patience ) is a well-known solitaire game, which has gained a lot in popularity since Microsoft have started shipping it free
with windows. It is very hard though, and many people want to know how they can increase their chances of winning.

There is hundreds versions of Solitaire like : Spider Solitaire (most popular),Crescent Solitaire,Klondike Solitaire,FreeCell,TriPeaks Solitaire,Pyramid
Solitaire and many others. Here you can play "Spider Solitaire One Suit","Spider Solitaire Two Suits" and" Spider Solitaire Four Suits". 

The aim of spider solitaire is to build an ascending suit sequence in the foundation zone. But this is easier said than done! Particularly when playing 4
suit spider, it can sometimes seem nearly impossible to finish the game.

But there are strategies you can use to dramatically increase your chances of winning. But before I go into that, a quick note. In this article, I assume
you have a solitaire game that allows multi-undo, and that you don't mind using it. Some people don't have a solitaire program that supports multi-
level undo, or feel that using undo is somehow "cheating". These people can still get something out of this article, but not everything they read may
apply.

So what is the golden secret to winning spider solitaire?

It's simple! Empty Columns are the key!

The first objective of spider solitaire is to get a vacant column. The objective after that is to try and get another vacant column. Once you have 2
vacant columns, the game starts to become winnable, but if you can, try and form yet another empty column. Once you get to 3 or 4 empty columns,
you have a very good chance of winning, unless you get an extremely unlucky run of cards.

Getting The First Empty Column... The first move you should make in the game is whatever the highest rank card that can play is. If given a choice,
play from the stacks on the right hand side, as the 6 right hand stacks start with one less card.

From then on, play cards in this order or priority:

If a stack is closer to other stacks to being complete, play that card (if you can) If you can't play from the stack which is closest to being emptied, than
play the card with the highest rank. If 2 or more cards have the same high rank, and one of them can be played into a same suit sequence, then play
that one.

Keep playing like this, until a column is emptied, or you run out of moves.

Once a column has been emptied, the focus of the game changes a little. There are now 3 main objectives, "cleanup", "re-arrange", and "expose". An
overriding principal at this time is to try and keep the empty columns. Vacant columns give you a lot more choices in the game, and whenever
possible, you only want to fill your empty columns temporarily.

CLEANING UP

The first objective for the second phase of the game is "cleanup". This is my term for re-arranging columns so that they become same-suit sequences.

For example, suppose you had 2 columns. The first one has:

7 Diamonds

The game

The main purpose of the game is to remove all cards from the table, assembling them in the tableau before removing them. Initially,

54 cards are dealt to the tableau in ten piles, face down except for the top cards. The tableau piles build down by rank, and in-suit

sequences can be moved together. The 50 remaining cards can be dealt to the tableau ten at a time when none of the piles are

empty.
There are several variants of spider, such as Relaxed Spider or Spiderette. The former doesn't require all spaces to be filled

before redealing, while the latter is played with only one deck.

There are also three deck (Spiderwort) and four deck (Gigantic Spider) variants of Spider Solitaire.

he most common software version of Spider is the one included in the Vista, ME and XP versions of Microsoft Windows, Spider

Solitaire.[citation needed]Spider Solitaire was introduced in the Microsoft Plus! 98 addition pack for Windows 98.[1]

Another Windows version of Spider is Arachnid Solitaire. Arachnid is an extremely tricky game to complete successfully because a

suit must be entirely completed before it is moved off the array, and there is not a lot of room to maneuver. Additional points are

gained for keeping completed suits in play until all eight are complete. To make things easier for the novice player, the game offers

an unlimited 'cheat mode' where moves can be undone right back to the beginning of the game, a partial cheat mode where moves

can only be undone to the last deal, and a 'cheat-proof' mode where if you attempt to undo more than one move it changes the

screen colour from green to purple and confiscates half your score.

On Unix operating systems, an early version was developed around 1989 at Sun Micronutrient. A version of Spider Solitaire comes

bundled with KDE for Linux. It has been a part of kdegames for some time. Versions for Macintosh and most other operating

systems are also available.

The Windows version offers three levels of difficulty, with one, two, or four suits. These play modes are equivalent to disregarding

suit difference, either within the colors or altogether, and thus can be simulated in the physical card game, though the computer

version aids visibility by representing all cards as spades and/or hearts.

[edit]Scoring

It is very easy to get blocked in Spider. You can get blocked when you build out of suit, or
when cards get dealt from the stock onto a sequence. Therefore it is critical to build in
suit as much as possible. Empty tableau piles (spaces) are extremely valuable and can be
used to help moves cards around, but you must fill all spaces before dealing from the
tableau. 

The average player wins Spider about 10% of the time. A good player can win about 33%
of the time and a really good player can score 50%. But it appears that a really excellent
player who makes extensive use of undo can score nearly 100%. It is possible that nearly
every Spider game is winnable and that Spider may be nearly completely a game of skill. 

With the release of Windows ME, Spider became the 3rd solitaire game to be included
with Windows (joiningKlondike and FreeCell). This has greatly increased Spider's
popularity. Because Spider is so difficult, the Windows ME program adds two easier levels
of play, which are called One Suit and Two Suit. One Suit makes Spider easier by making
all the cards of same suit, changing the game so that moving groups no longer depends on
suit. As a solitaire purist, I find this changing of a deck of cards into just one suit
somewhat blasphemous, but it is essentially the same idea as the Spider variant game
Black Widow (in Pretty Good Solitaire and Spider Wizard). 

Black Widow is the same as Spider except groups of cards can be moved regardless of suit.
This makes the game much easier. Two Suit is the same idea except there are two suits
instead of one, meaning cards can be moved regardless of color. Black Widow is included in
both Pretty Good Solitaire and Spider Wizard. Another related game is Tarantula, or Two Suit.
This game is the same as Spider except groups of cards can be moved if they are in
descending sequence of the same color. About Spider

Spider is a classic 2 deck game that is among the most popular of solitaire games.
In our poll last year, Spider was the 7th most popular game among users of Pretty
Good Solitaire. It is a difficult game of skill. There are 10 tableau piles and while the
piles can be built down regardless of suit, only groups of cards built down by suit
can be moved together. Spider differs from most solitaire games in that there are
no foundation piles. When a group of 13 cards in descending sequence down by suit
are grouped together, they are removed from play. The object is to remove all the
cards from play. The cards that are not dealt out at the start are held in the stock.
When there are no more moves in the tableau, one card is dealt to each tableau
pile from the stock. 

It is very easy to get blocked in Spider. You can get blocked when you build out of
suit, or when cards get dealt from the stock onto a sequence. Therefore it is critical
to build in suit as much as possible. Empty tableau piles (spaces) are extremely
valuable and can be used to help moves cards around, but you must fill all spaces
before dealing from the tableau. 

The average player wins Spider about 10% of the time. A good player can win
about 33% of the time and it appears that the best possible score is somewhere
around 50%. 

With the release of Windows ME, Spider became the 3rd solitaire game to be
included with Windows (joining Klondike and FreeCell). This has greatly increased
Spider's popularity. Because Spider is so difficult, the Windows ME program adds
two easier levels of play, which are called One Suit and Two Suit. One Suit makes
Spider easier by making all the cards of same suit, changing the game so that
moving groups no longer depends on suit. As a solitaire purist, I find this changing
of a deck of cards into just one suit somewhat blasphemous, but it is essentially the
same idea as the Spider variant game Black Widow (in Pretty Good
Solitaire and Spider Wizard). Black Widow is the same as Spider except groups of
cards can be moved regardless of suit. This makes the game much easier. Two Suit
is the same idea except there are two suits instead of one, meaning cards can be
moved regardless of color. This game can be created in Pretty Good Solitaire using
the wizard and is included in Spider Wizard. 

Spider Tips

Spider allows you to build down regardless of suit, but you can only move cards in
groups by suit. Therefore, you should prefer building in suit when possible and only
build out of suit when necessary. When building out of suit, prefer to build high
ranked cards. 

Empty spaces are very valuable. Don't fill empty spaces just because you can (such
as with Kings). Use empty spaces to free blocked cards. Of course, before dealing
another row of cards you have to fill spaces.

Spider Solitaire Addiction

: Merriam-Webster defines it as "Compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance

(as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological
symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly: persistent compulsive use of a substance known by
the user to be harmful".
That's right. People are addicted to cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. That's why there are so
many ways offered to wean yourself from these additions. People are addicted to other
things too such as food (chocolate ranks up high in food addictions), and gambling. There
are all these programs available to help people get weaned from these addictions --
alcoholics anonymous, overeaters anonymous, gamblers anonymous...

A newer addiction is the addiction to the computer. People can spend hours surfing the web,
or playing the latest computer games.

But the biggest addiction seems to be to Spider Solitaire. It's so readily available. It comes
for free with every Window's installation. It takes just a few minutes to learn. You start with
just one suite. Quickly move up to two suites. And then begins the challenge... Four Suites!
That's when the addiction comes. The game allows you to backtrack as many moves as you
want -- even all the way to the beginning of the game. You can spend hours just retrying
the same game but when that game ends, whether win or lose, you'll quickly press "new
game" and start all over.

I have done a little research onto how the game has affected people's lives. Answers I have
received:

 I stayed up all night playing

 I didn't take the dog for his walk (what a mess!)ï'· Supper burned (lucky for the
smoke alarm)
 Forgot to pick up my kids from school
 Spent a full day at work just playing
 Missed a full day of work
 _______________________ Write in your own -- no one's immune.

The Solution

Spider Solitaire

Spider Solitaire became widely popular after Microsoft included it in their

Windows 98 package. Spider is a particularly interesting version of solitaire
because it involves the use of two decks of cards rather than the standard
single deck common to many solitaire varieties.

Like most other solitaire games, the goal of Spider Solitaire is to remove all
the cards from the "tableau" by forming "runs" or sets of cards in a specific
order.

How to Play Spider Solitaire

To play Spider Solitaire (without the aid of a computer) take two standard
decks of 52 cards (Jokers removed) so that you have 104 cards in your stack.
Deal a hand of Spider Solitaire by laying down ten rows of cards (the
"tableau") -- the first four rows from the left side of the tableau contain six
cards (each row has only the top card showing) and the last six rows contain
five cards for a total of 104 cards (with ten showing "face up"). The other fifty
cards become your "stock".

Another reason for the popularity of Spider Solitaire is the player's ability to
change the game's difficulty by changing the rules. Open ended games are
always more fun and offer a more challenging pursuit for the player.

Because traditional Spider Solitaire is a difficult game (the number of cards

increases the difficult considerably) the player has the option of playing with a
limited number of suits. The standard suits to play Spider Solitaire with are
Spades or Spades and Hearts together. This makes the game easier, though
it requires more decks of cards to create the 104 card setup.

Once you've decided what difficulty level you want to play at, gathered your
cards, and built the initial tableau, you should start building runs. The runs in
Spider Solitaire move downward from King to Ace (Kings high, Aces low).
Because there are 104 cards and the runs are made up of thirteen cards,
there will naturally be eight "foundations" where you place the runs when
you've completed them. The game is won when you've built all eight
foundations running from King down through Ace.

All foundation building really happens in the tableau itself, similar to traditional
solitaire -- this means that the eight "foundation spots" won't really be a big
part of the game until you're ready to drop a run into its home. Once a card is
"exposed" (meaning it is face up) you can move it from the end of a tableau
into another game space if and only if this move forms part of a run.
Remember that runs in Spider Solitaire are in descending order, so you can
play a two on a three, or a Jack on a Queen, etc.

Spider Solitaire players are also allowed to move particular run as a unit onto
another tableau column -- but only if the two runs are of the same suit. This is
why to make the game of Spider Solitaire easier, all it takes is limiting the
number of suits in play.

Computer versions of Spider Solitaire automatically move runs into the

appropriate foundation spot -- if you're playing along at home, you'll need to
sweep these runs into their proper spot as you go. The resulting empty
spaces in the tableau can be filled up with any card you'd like, or another "run"
from another tableau column. Eventually, you will run out of moves (no matter
how easy of a game you're playing) and you should pull ten cards from your
stock, dealing another card to each of the tableau columns.

Just to make the game even more infuriating, you are required to fill an empty
spot in the tableau before you deal out of the stock -- often this means
breaking up a run in progress just to move forward.

Spider Solitaire Variations

As mentioned earlier, there are plenty of variations in the game of Spider
Solitaire. You can alter the number of decks used to play a longer game, or
you can alter the suits in play for an easier or harder game. When you change
the number of decks used, you're playing either Gigantic Spider or some other
superlative. When you alter the number of suits, you simply refer to these
games by the number of suits in play -- for instance, one suit, two suits, three
suits, etc.

Spider Solitaire Strategy

A few strategy notes before you head off to play an exciting round of Spider
Solitaire -- don't forget that moving a run from the tableau into the foundation
area will keep those cards completely out of play for the rest of the game. Also
-- when you have an empty space, you don't have to instantly fill it with a card
that you plan to use to build a run. You can use that empty space to "cycle
through" cards in the game in order to set yourself up for victory.

Spider Solitaire may have exploded in popularity after its inclusion in a version
of Microsoft's Windows operating system, but you don't have to be running
Windows to play. Stock up on additional decks of cards and try out this very
adaptable game of Solitaire today.

Solitaire Addiction

Solitaire addiction is fast becoming a real concern for thousands of people.

Think about it -- everyone you know has a computer either at home or at their
job, some people have both. What does every computer have? Some form of
solitaire. And when do people play solitaire? When they're looking to kill time
or to "relax". Sounds a lot like the reasons I drink alcohol, and where there's
addictive behavior, there's always addiction.
To help determine if someone is addicted to solitaire, here are a few easy
questions. Are you spending more than fifteen minutes a day playing solitaire?
Do your friends and loved ones complain about how much time you spend on
the computer playing solitaire? Has solitaire ever kept you up so late that you
missed work? Do you feel guilty or embarrassed by how much of your time is
spent playing solitaire?

Solitaire is readily available, free, and requires nothing to work outside of your
computer (or just a plain deck of cards). But because solitaire is most often
played on a computer, people who are susceptible to computer, Internet, or
gaming addiction are also susceptible to solitaire addiction. The "experts" tell
us that many of the symptoms of solitaire addiction are held in common with
those other kinds of electronic habits. Here's a shortlist of solitaire addiction
signs you can use to make sure you or someone you love isn't becoming a
solitaire addict:

 Getting an excited or "rushing" feeling when playing Solitaire

 Feeling guilty about playing Solitaire but continuing to play
 Not being in control of the amount of time spent on playing solitaire
 Lying about the amount of time you spend playing solitaire, thinking
about solitaire, or even dreaming about the game
 Playing solitaire to deal with feelings of sadness or anxiety.
 Becoming angry when your "real life" interrupts your solitaire time

There are also a handful of physical signs that solitaire addiction could be
present. These include the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome, dry bleary eyes
from staring at the computer screen, recurring headaches and back pain,
trouble eating, and ignoring personal hygiene.

What can you do for a person who you believe has solitaire addiction? Many
people with these kinds of addictions require cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT) in order to overcome their addiciton. Cognitive behavioral therapy
teaches addicts to identify a problem in their life and then find the tools to
solve it. CBT is becoming increasingly popular for a wide range of addictions,
not just gaming or Internet addiction. Harvard Medical School's McLean
Hospital has one of the first computer gaming addiction treatment centers in
the world, and offers serious help for people seriously impacted by solitaire or
other gaming addiction.

Experts in addiction and computer addiction also suggest attending support

groups where they can talk about their problems with their peers. In these
groups, addicts learn coping skills to prevent gaming relapses -- but it is
important to recognize a solitaire addict's needs to stay off the computer, so
no online addiction help, and addicts should stay away from computers as
often as is possible.

This blog post  probably sums up most people's attitudes about solitaire

addiction (let's just say the author doesn't take the idea of gaming or Internet
addiction very seriously) but any kind of addiction is a serious problem and
should be treated as such. The first step to treating your own solitaire
addiction (or to helping someone else treat theirs) is to acknowledge that you
have a problem and that you need to change. Otherwise, you'll slide back into
a position where you're playing solitaire to ease pain or deal with stress.
Relapse is very easy with solitaire and other gaming addictions because these
games are everywhere, free, and seemingly harmless. Because of these
factors, solitaire addiction is particularly nasty and hard to treat.

Here's a handy quiz to help you determine if you are in fact addicted to

solitaire. I have heard stories of people playing solitaire games up to eight or
ten hours a day -- any activity that is not work-related that takes up that much
of your day deserves a nice long look to determine if maybe there's an
addiction forming.

If you have questions about a potential gaming addiction of any kind,

visit Online Gaming Anonymous. These guys offer support, resources, and a
community of people looking to conquer their addiction just like you are.
Remember -- there's help out there. You just have to accept it. OLGANON
works like other addiction support groups, with twelve steps and traditions
(like AA or NA) and a sponsor system to help people get over their problems
with gaming addiction.

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a nd Kl ond ike Soli taire but you shoul d investigate the other soli taires as well . You can save your hi gh-scores as you pla y
al on g, ma ki ng i t a more competi tve experience if you choose it to be. Solitai re requi res a lot of skill and intelli gence an d
we 've g ot a lo t of interesting variati ons, but i f you want to test how lucky you are you shoul d al so try our other  pu zzle
ga me s web site.

Pyramid solitaire
One of the lea st known version of solitiare is P yramid soli taire but it is one of my favourite so I wanted to menti on it here. In
p yramid soli ta ire, you have to get all the cards from the pyramid to the foundati on. P airs of cards are removed only if th ei r
total val ue s is 13.

We al so re co mmed pl ayi nh  Sud oku  if you haven't tried i t al ready, i t's one of the most popul ar and chall enging number
p uzzle s an d we have a great sudoku websi te where you can time your sol ving effort and compete agai nst other pl ayers fro m
all over th e worl d.

If yo u see any more versions of solitai re onli ne we'd be happy if you told us usi ng the  co ntact us  form so we can add it to
the web s

Best Online Card Game - Play Solitaire Online

More and more video games are being developed everyday. Most of them all you have to do
are just press buttons and no much thinking is required. They are actually believed to
reduce someone IQ's. With this happening it does not mean that you stop playing computer
games. You can get those ones that are healthy to you. Those that you not only required to
press a button just to have fun but you are also required to think about it and come up with
a strategy.

These are really helpful to children as they teach them to start thinking and strategizing in a
small age. One of this games that have a positive effect to your brain is computer card
game. This defiantly requires you to have a computer. Finding them in the internet is not
really hard; all you have to do is just type in the name and a list of site that have this will
appear. Select the site you like and you can now play solitaire online.

Most of these sites have free games and you will not be required to pay anything in order to
enjoy them. You do not even have to sign in or get an account of the site, all you have to do
is choose the type you want and wait until it loads and just have fun.

There are of different types that you can choose from. There is the free cell, the spider,
Klondike, pyramid, aces up, demon and golf solitaire just to mention a few. All of them have
different ways to go about with them. Same of them are quite simple but others require you
to be very careful with the moves you make. Like for example in pyramid you need to know
all the cards that's you can move because if you do not finish all the cards then it will be
over. These cards also improve your calculation speed as you are required to think and add
numbers in a short time.

When you play solitaire online you save a lot of money that you would have spent in buying
or downloading them to you computer. It also gives you an option of choosing from the
many different types when you are playing solitaire online.

Popularity of Card Games in Online Casinos

A card game is a game which makes employed of cards which can be typical or particular to the card games. Online card games
have offered a range of selections for players to play competitively with others in the world. Many options of playing online are
obtainable and one can be split up with choices, both to play singly or several player choice.
The online casinos provide various kinds of card games. The 1st online casinos emerged in Italy in middle of the eighteen century
and have because increased in popularity and grew to become acceptable in the complete planet. Some of the best card games
present in the online games are Internet poker, Solitaire, Cribbage, Rummy, Bridge and Black jack. These games rely on the level
of interest of the players involved and there are diverse rules for every of the card games. Intriguing versions of the respective
games are available online. In poker-online games, gamers wager in a pool and the worth of their hand will beat the other people
by means of a ranking a system. Whilst Cribbage is played in between two or more players and involves grouping of cards in
various mixtures in purchase to gain much more points.
The card games present in online casinos makes it achievable to compete with gamers all more than the planet. The greatest and
most typical card game is Solitaire which can be competed singly or with multiple gamers. Different kinds of Solitaire are present
and contain focus, ace of pile and FreeCell as nicely as Double Solitaire and Spite, which are highly aggressive. Many gambling
games also exist and a single an alternative to select with numerous of the free online games to play from. One online casino
game named ‘Texas Hold’em’ has gained a lot popularity in the game evaluations and was developed by Poker Sharks in Texas.
There are several various versions of internet poker games and on line casino slots available online. Online evaluations assist the
online gamblers with kind of game which can be played and in which this kind of games are obtainable in the web.
Other types of on line casino games which are accessible online contain Twenty-one, Roulette, Poker games, Keno, 3 Card
Internet poker and several video clip poker-online games. The most popular bidding game in the world is Bridge. Though, Bridge,
has obtained the highest level of difficulty, but nonetheless its growing in popularity all more than the world. One can easily
search in an online casino manual in buy to know about the different intriguing games which are accessible. Furthermore, diverse
free on line casino games card are available which can be used to play and master the online on line casino game.
Blackjack is another preferred online on line casino game to be played in the world. It’s played with various variations and rules.
Due to its immense popularity, every and every casino provides this game to the people. The game guidelines are effortless to
learn, however few complex ones are also current. What has created this card game so popular and interesting is the anxiousness
to beat the dealer or on the other hand, a dealer coming out a winner a lot to the dismay of a player.
Spider Solitaire Strategy Guide

Spider solitaire is a very well-known solitaire game, which has gained a lot in popularity since Microsoft have started
shipping it free with windows. It is very hard though, and many people want to know how they can increase their chances
of winning.

The aim of spider solitaire is to build an ascending suit sequence in the foundation zone. But this is easier said than done!
Particularly when playing 4 suit spider, it can sometimes seem nearly impossible to finish the game.

But there are strategies you can use to dramatically increase your chances of winning spider solitaire. But before I go into
that, a quick note. In this article, I assume you have a solitaire game that allows multi-undo, and that you don't mind
using it. Some people don't have a solitaire program that supports multi-level undo, or feel that using undo is somehow
"cheating". These people can still get something out of this article, but not everything they read may apply.

So what is the golden secret to winning Spider Solitaire?

It's simple! Empty-Columns are the key!

The first objective of spider solitaire is to get a vacant column. The objective after that is to try and get another vacant
column. Once you have 2 vacant columns, the game starts to become winnable, but if you can, try and form yet another
empty column. Once you get to 3 or 4 empty columns, you have a very good chance of winning, unless you get an
extremely unlucky run of cards.

Getting The First Empty Column...

The first move you should make in the game is whatever the highest rank card that can play is. If given a choice, play
from the stacks on the right hand side, as the 6 right hand stacks start with one less card.

From then on, play cards in this order or priority:

1) If a stack is closer to other stacks to being complete, play that card (if you can)
2) If you can't play from the stack which is closest to being emptied, than play the card with the highest rank.
3) If 2 or more cards have the same high rank, and one of them can be played into a same suit sequence, then play that
one.

Keep playing like this, until a column is emptied, or you run out of moves

Once a column has been emptied, the focus of the game changes a little. There are now 3 main objectives, "cleanup", "re-
arrange", and "expose".
An overriding principal at this time is to try and keep the empty columns. Vacant columns give you a lot more choices in
the game, and whenever possible, you only want to fill your empty columns temporarily.

CLEANING UP

The Evolution Of Playing Solitaire Whether Online Or Not

Do you like playing solitaire online? The origins of solitaire have never been fully known, but it’s widely thought that
it’s rooted in divination and fortune telling. Tarrot cards would be laid out by fortune tellers and this evolved in to a
game of cards.
Its history can be traced back to Europe in the 1700′s, and by 1800, it made its first appearance in Germany.
Napoleon Bonaparte played solitaire when he was in exile in St. Helena in 1816. It soon became a popular card
game among the Italian, and before long it moved to England where it was called Patience. Many of the words used
in the game have Italian origins. Several of the game variations have been named after Napoleon himself. Early
historical texts that explain solitaire are also written in Italian.
Solitaire appeared in the 19th and 20th centuries, and there are hundreds of them. You will find small variations in the
rules depending on where the literature was written, but the basic idea remained the same.
Countless people have and will continue to pass idle hours playing solitaire. The game has become so popular that
most computers today come pre-loaded with it. Its popularity may stem from the fact that solitaire has a basic set of
rules & can be played alone. Solitaire is the type of game that allows you to space out in a focused sort of way and
that can be very stress reliving. Unlike several other card games, the aspect of betting will not likely ever come in to
play in the classic game of solitaire.
Computer solitaire made its first appearance with the first personal computers; it was simple to represent cards on
with the computer platforms and programs that were in use then. Microsoft packaged it with its basic office application
suite in 1990, and because of this “free” access, its popularity quickly spread. Before long, the graphics improved and
new variations of the game came to being. Today, you can buy a suite of solitaire games that encompasses over 500
different variations of the game.
Its popularity as a computer game may stem from the different game variations or from the fact that you don’t need to
do any manual shuffling as a player. The “easy escape” may also be a factor whereas you can get out of a game by
the simple click of a button and instantly start a new game instead of manually shuffling and reshuffling physical
cards. The different levels of complexity also make online solitaire an attractive choice no matter the type of mood
you are in.
Learn more about solitaire online. Unique version for reprint here: The Evolution Of Playing Solitaire Whether Online
Or Not.

Play Solitaire Online in Many Exciting Versions

Just play Solitaire if you want to enjoy online card games with attractive graphics. You may
have played many kinds of card games being offline. Most of them may be sevens and
Chinese checkers. These games available today on computers are unique to play and enjoy.
If you are working in an office and are getting bored after a long work session, just open an
online card game. And have some excitement and relaxation. A person can play solitaire
effectively by practicing patience. This game is the best among those that involve playing
with cards. This game is gaining fame in countries like English and United States. Americans
call it by its original name whereas the British call it as "Patience". This card game has many
rules for playing effectively. Solitaire games have their own benefits. These games can be
played by a single person.

To play Solitaire first of all the cards that are to be dealt with are shuffled well. They are
arranged and spread well on a table top as per specific rule of the game. The deck of all
playing cards is arranged by suit and rank under limitations, through various moves. All
forms of these games involve reshuffling of cards. This card game has many words in its
terminology. It has been divided into many varieties like Pyramid Solitaire, Golf Solitaire,
Klondike Solitaire and FreeCell Solitaire. These games have been further modified into
multiplayer versions. Online card games are also available at Las Vegas but the rules of
playing these games are different. They involve playing money bets.

Users who play Solitaire should have a high level of skill to understand the complexity of the
game. It should be played with one or more than one deck of cards. The rules of playing
may vary in different versions. Now days Solitaire is being enjoyed as an online computer
game. Many of its versions can be installed with basic windows. You will be amazed and
happy to know that iPod of Apple.inc also has facility of enjoying this game. Many of these
card playing versions can be downloaded free from the internet. Many games of Solitaire
have been named after world famous ruler Napoleon Bonaparte like, for example Napoleon's
square. All games have a comfortable operative interface. With functions like single click,
double click with drop and drag facility. Microsoft Operating Systems are providing these
games free of cost on purchase of new computers.

Solitaire Card Games

Solitaire is a card game that originated in Australia. In the US, it is known as 'Solitaire' and
in British English it is referred to as 'Patience.' This card game has over 54 variations. There
are multiplayer solitaire card games too.

It is a game generally played with a deck of 52 cards. Solitaire games involve dealing cards
from a shuffled deck in a methodical arrangement on a table. A player tries to re-order the
deck by suit and rank through a series of moves, transferring cards from one place to
another. There are prescribed restrictions that have to be followed. All the cards of a certain
rank form the guidelines on which the suits are built. The moves proceed until the game is
won or a further move is impossible. This is known as making or breaking the game. Some
games allow re-shuffling of the deck or the placement of cards in a new or empty location.

Solitaire has its own terminology. There are many types of solitaire games, but the term
solitaire is often used to refer to the most well known form called 'Klondike.' The other types
of solitaire have been adapted into two-player competitive games. As mentioned earlier,
solitaire has many variations using either one or more deck of cards with rules of varying
complexity and skill level. Many of these have been converted in to electronic games and
are available on computers. There are about 150 solitaire card games that have been
devised.

The term solitaire is used for single-player games of dexterity and the ability to play the
game. The games use a set of layout of tiles, pegs and stones, instead of cards. This card
game is played all over the world and enjoyed by people of all ages.

The Benefits of Online Solitaire Over the Traditional Card

Game

Are you feeling bored? Well, if you are someone who loves playing card games you can get
rid of your boredom by playing an online Solitaire card game. Solitaire, also referred to as
patience, is a card game that has a goal of sorting out the cards in specific order. Solitaire is
basically meant for single player but while playing solitaire online you can compete with
more than one player. Some of the benefits of online solitaire over the traditional card game
are as follows:
You Don't Need To Rely On Your Family or Friends

In this busy life it's not possible for everyone to set an evening aside to play card with your
family or your friends. If you are facing the same situation, online solitaire might be the
solution for you. Unlike the traditional card game, while playing solitaire you don't need to
call your friends and arrange the time and place to play.

You Can Compete With Other Players

If you're bored of playing alone, you can challenge other players as well. On some of the
sites you can text chat with others players and have fun with them.

More User Interactivity

Unlike the traditional cards game, solitaire provides more user interactivity. For example
you can customize the deck, background with different themes available. You can enable
and disable the sound as well.

Help Feature

There is no need to panic if you stuck in between. With the Hint feature you can play the
game more efficiently.

No Need for Commitment

The best thing about playing online solitaire is that, it doesn't require a commitment and
special efforts. Whenever you feel bored or uncomfortable you can leave the game. Unlike
the traditional card game there is no one you need to answer or giver reasons.

Automatic Shuffling, Dealing and Turning

In online solitaire, different tasks like shuffling, dealing and turning over of the cards is done
for you automatically by the computer. All you need to do is push a button or click the
mouse

Best Online Card Game - Play Solitaire Online

More and more video games are being developed everyday. Most of them all you have to do
are just press buttons and no much thinking is required. They are actually believed to
reduce someone IQ's. With this happening it does not mean that you stop playing computer
games. You can get those ones that are healthy to you. Those that you not only required to
press a button just to have fun but you are also required to think about it and come up with
a strategy.

These are really helpful to children as they teach them to start thinking and strategizing in a
small age. One of this games that have a positive effect to your brain is computer card
game. This defiantly requires you to have a computer. Finding them in the internet is not
really hard; all you have to do is just type in the name and a list of site that have this will
appear. Select the site you like and you can now play solitaire online.
Most of these sites have free games and you will not be required to pay anything in order to
enjoy them. You do not even have to sign in or get an account of the site, all you have to do
is choose the type you want and wait until it loads and just have fun.

There are of different types that you can choose from. There is the free cell, the spider,
Klondike, pyramid, aces up, demon and golf solitaire just to mention a few. All of them have
different ways to go about with them. Same of them are quite simple but others require you
to be very careful with the moves you make. Like for example in pyramid you need to know
all the cards that's you can move because if you do not finish all the cards then it will be
over. These cards also improve your calculation speed as you are required to think and add
numbers in a short time.

When you play solitaire online you save a lot of money that you would have spent in buying
or downloading them to you computer. It also gives you an option of choosing from the
many different types when you are playing solitaire online.

When you play solitaire online you improve you thinking capacity. You also save a lot of
money when you play solitaire online.

The Benefits of Online Solitaire Over the Traditional Card

Game

Are you feeling bored? Well, if you are someone who loves playing card games you can get
rid of your boredom by playing an online Solitaire card game. Solitaire, also referred to as
patience, is a card game that has a goal of sorting out the cards in specific order. Solitaire is
basically meant for single player but while playing solitaire online you can compete with
more than one player. Some of the benefits of online solitaire over the traditional card game
are as follows:

You Don't Need To Rely On Your Family or Friends

In this busy life it's not possible for everyone to set an evening aside to play card with your
family or your friends. If you are facing the same situation, online solitaire might be the
solution for you. Unlike the traditional card game, while playing solitaire you don't need to
call your friends and arrange the time and place to play.

You Can Compete With Other Players

If you're bored of playing alone, you can challenge other players as well. On some of the
sites you can text chat with others players and have fun with them.

More User Interactivity

Unlike the traditional cards game, solitaire provides more user interactivity. For example
you can customize the deck, background with different themes available. You can enable
and disable the sound as well.

Help Feature
There is no need to panic if you stuck in between. With the Hint feature you can play the
game more efficiently.

No Need for Commitment

The best thing about playing online solitaire is that, it doesn't require a commitment and
special efforts. Whenever you feel bored or uncomfortable you can leave the game. Unlike
the traditional card game there is no one you need to answer or giver reasons.

Automatic Shuffling, Dealing and Turning

In online solitaire, different tasks like shuffling, dealing and turning over of the cards is done
for you automatically by the computer. All you need to do is push a button or click the
mouse.

Solitaire Games for Online Players

Solitaire games are known all over the world as single player card games. They do not need
two or more players. The main aim of these plays is to arrange playing card in the right
order. Though these card games have a solo nature, still one can play them with a
competitive zeal with two or more online players. Online Solitaire games are being played
by thousands of people all over the world as they simply love them. Most popular versions
of these plays are as follows:

FreeCell Solitaire: This card game was invented by Paul Alfille. It is a highly interesting play
that can make players addictive to play it again and again. Players having nice skills to deal
with cards can play this game with great fun. Most FreeCell games are very easy to solve.
Luck plays as an important feature in winning this game. Winning of online players also
depends upon their experience and playing skills.

Klondike Solitaire: It is a classic version of Solitaire. It is known as the best card game all
over the world. This game s provided totally free of cost in software found in new
computers. All players are well versed in rules of Klondike. But all games are not so easy to
play, most games in this series need a good amount of guesswork. For this reason all
players are not able to win in this type of online game.

Pyramid Solitaire: This is one more type of game dealing with fun cards. It comprises a
unique pyramid. It depends mainly upon luck to win in this game. For this reason many
casinos have included this for betting real money on every deal of this play. There are some
effective strategies in this game due to which chances of winning increase. The game has
13 pairs of cards, these can be removed in sets leaving the card of kings. Players are
allowed to remove cards in this game only when they are seen clearly.

Golf Solitaire: This game is also called as Forty Thieves. It is the most challenging play in
series of Solitaire. A good deal of luck is required to win in this game. The card of King and
Aces has special importance in this kind of game. This game requires good skills in guessing
and predictions for winning. These online card games can be won if players guess what next
step is to be taken to win each bet.

Online Solitaire is the most popular game all over the world. It is no 1 choice in the list
offline/online casinos and video games. To make it easy to access many computers based
versions of these games have been introduced.

Solitaire Games for Online Players

Solitaire games are known all over the world as single player card games. They do not need
two or more players. The main aim of these plays is to arrange playing card in the right
order. Though these card games have a solo nature, still one can play them with a
competitive zeal with two or more online players. Online Solitaire games are being played
by thousands of people all over the world as they simply love them. Most popular versions
of these plays are as follows:

FreeCell Solitaire: This card game was invented by Paul Alfille. It is a highly interesting play
that can make players addictive to play it again and again. Players having nice skills to deal
with cards can play this game with great fun. Most FreeCell games are very easy to solve.
Luck plays as an important feature in winning this game. Winning of online players also
depends upon their experience and playing skills.

Klondike Solitaire: It is a classic version of Solitaire. It is known as the best card game all
over the world. This game s provided totally free of cost in software found in new
computers. All players are well versed in rules of Klondike. But all games are not so easy to
play, most games in this series need a good amount of guesswork. For this reason all
players are not able to win in this type of online game.

Pyramid Solitaire: This is one more type of game dealing with fun cards. It comprises a
unique pyramid. It depends mainly upon luck to win in this game. For this reason many
casinos have included this for betting real money on every deal of this play. There are some
effective strategies in this game due to which chances of winning increase. The game has
13 pairs of cards, these can be removed in sets leaving the card of kings. Players are
allowed to remove cards in this game only when they are seen clearly.

Golf Solitaire: This game is also called as Forty Thieves. It is the most challenging play in
series of Solitaire. A good deal of luck is required to win in this game. The card of King and
Aces has special importance in this kind of game. This game requires good skills in guessing
and predictions for winning. These online card games can be won if players guess what next
step is to be taken to win each bet.

Online Solitaire is the most popular game all over the world. It is no 1 choice in the list
offline/online casinos and video games. To make it easy to access many computers based
versions of these games have been introduced.
i te . We h op e you have fun and exerci se your brain-cell s playing our soli taires.