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Klondike is the best-known form of solitaire to the point of being a synecdoche. It is a staple of computer operating systems, here shown as KPatience on the KDE desktop environment.

Solitaire, in the context of tabletop gaming, has three meanings. The most general simply refers to any tabletop game which one can play by oneself. In the USA, it may refer to any card game played by oneself; the British use the term Patience to refer to Solitaire with cards. In particular, it may refer to the card game Klondike.

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 Peg solitaire and Mahjong solitaire.

Most solitaire games function as a puzzle which, due to a different starting position, may (or may not) be solved in a different fashion each time.

There are a number of different types of solitaire games. These include:

Patience, also known as "solitaire with cards". It generally involves placing cards in a layout, and sorting them according to specific rules.
Faerie Solitaire, a computer game
Mahjong solitaire, or "solitaire with Mahjong tiles". There is the regular turtle game, and the Shisen-Sho variation.
Peg solitaire (more of a puzzle than a game, since, once it is solved, it is repeatable)

References

External links

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+'''Solitaire''', in the context of tabletop gaming, has three meanings.  The most general simply refers to any tabletop game which one can play by oneself.  In the USA, it may refer to any ''[[card game|card]]'' [[card game|game]] played by oneself; the British use the term ''Patience'' to refer to Solitaire with cards.  In particular, it may refer to the card game [[Klondike]].
-'''Solitaire''' (also called '''Patience''') often refers to single-player [[card game]]s involving a layout of cards with a goal of sorting them in some manner. However it is possible to play the same games competitively (often a head to head race) and cooperatively. The term '''solitaire''' is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout of [[Tile-based game|tiles]], pegs or stones rather than cards. 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 [[Tile-based game|tiles]], pegs or stones rather than cards. These games include [[Peg solitaire]] and [[Mahjong solitaire]].
-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. Some games allow for the reshuffling of the deck(s), and/or the placement of cards into new or "empty" locations.
+Most solitaire games function as a puzzle which, due to a different starting position, may (or may not) be solved in a different fashion each time.
-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|Klondike]]". Klondike and some other solitaire games have been adapted into two-player competitive games. See [[List of solitaire card games]] for more.
+There are a number of different types of solitaire games.  These include:
-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. Many of these have been converted to electronic form and are available as [[computer games]]. Basic forms of [[Klondike (solitaire)|Klondike solitaire]] and [[FreeCell]] come with every current installation of [[Microsoft Windows]].
+* [[Patience (game)|Patience]], also known as "solitaire with [[Playing card|cards]]".  It generally involves placing cards in a layout, and sorting them according to specific rules.
+* [[Faerie Solitaire]], a computer game
-==History==
+* [[Mahjong solitaire]], or "solitaire with [[Mahjong tiles]]".  There is the regular turtle game, and the [[Shisen-Sho]] variation.
-The game is most likely German or Scandinavian in origin. The game became popular in France in the early 19th Century reaching England and America in the latter half. Patience was first mentioned in literature shortly after [[cartomancy|cartomantic]] layouts were developed circa 1765. The earliest known recording of a game of patience occurred in 1783 in the German game anthology ''Das neue Königliche L'Hombre-Spiel''. Before this, there were no literary mentions of such games in large game compendiums such as [[Charles Cotton]]'s ''The Compleat Gamester'' (1674) and Abbé Bellecour's ''Academie des Jeux'' (1674).
+* [[Peg solitaire]] (more of a puzzle than a game, since, once it is solved, it is repeatable)
-There is an old tradition in the German or Scandinavian countries to use "patience" as a guide to what the near future has to offer, a kind of "luck" meter. This belief assumes that a person’s "luck" will vary from time to time and important matters should not be initiated or conducted when the cards are not favourable. If there are no winnings in the game for a number of tries it spells caution in what you do. If you win at the first try times are good and “luck” smiles at you, thus the immediate future can be used for important decisions. Timing the game is a further indicator of the strength of the outcome.
-[[Napoleon]] was said to have "played patience" during his exile; however from written accounts, he played Vingt-Un, Piquet, and Whist but not Patience. The story is thought to have arisen from a misinterpretation. Nonetheless, many solitaire games were named after him, such as [[Forty Thieves|Napoleon at St. Helena]], [[Napoleon's Square]], etc.
-[[Magda Goebbels]] played patience in the [[Führerbunker]] after she killed her [[Goebbels children|six children]].<ref>[[Magda Goebbels#Suicide|Magda Goebbels Suicide]]</ref>
-The first collection of solitaire card games in the English language is attributed to Lady Adelaide Cadogan through her ''Illustrated Games of Patience'', published in about 1870 and reprinted several times. Other collections quickly followed such as ''Patience'' by E. D. Cheney (1869), ''Amusement for Invalids'' by Annie B. Henshaw (1870), and later ''Dick's Games of Patience'', published by [[Dick and Fitzgerald]]. Other books about solitaire written towards the end of the 19th century were by H. E. Jones (a.k.a. Cavendish), Angelo Lewis (a.k.a. Professor Hoffman), Basil Dalton, Ernest Bergholt, and Mary Whitmore Jones.
-==See also==
-* [[List of solitaire card games]]
-* [[Solitaire terminology]]
-* [[Faerie Solitaire]]
-* [[Mahjong solitaire]]
-* [[Patience sorting]]
-* [[Peg solitaire]]
-* [[Solitaire (Windows)]]
-* [[Soltrio Solitaire]]
-* [[Spider Solitaire (Windows)]]
 ==References==
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-{{refbegin}}
-* Lee, Sloane & Packard, Gabriel. ''100 Best Solitaire Games: 100 Ways to Entertain Yourself with a Deck of Cards.'' ; New York, N. Y.: Cardoza Publishing, 2004. (ISBN 1-58042-115-6)
-* Arnold, Peter. ''Card Games for One.'' London: Hamlyn, 2002 (ISBN 0-600-60727-5)
-* Moorehead, Albert H. & Mott-Smith, Geoffrey. ''The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games.'' New York: Bantam Books, 1977 (ISBN 0-553-26240-8)
-* Crépeau, Pierre. ''The Complete Book of Solitaire'' (a translation of ''Le Grand Livre des Patiences''). Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2001. (ISBN 1-55209-597-5)
-* Marks, Arnold & Harrod, Jacqueline. ''Card Games Made Easy.'' Surrey, England: Clarion, 1997 (ISBN 1-899606-17-3)
-{{refend}}
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-*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/21642 Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience], by Adelaide Cadogan, 1914, from [[Project Gutenberg]]
-*[http://www.archive.org/details/gamesofpatiencef00joneiala Games of patience for one or more players, second series], by Mary Whitmore Jones, about 1898, original book-scan from [[Archive.org]]
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