| Solitaire is a card game that originated in Australia. In | | | | location.Solitaire has its own terminology. There are |
| the US, it is known as 'Solitaire' and in British English it is | | | | many types of solitaire games, but the term solitaire is |
| referred to as 'Patience.' This card game has over 54 | | | | often used to refer to the most well known form |
| variations. There are multiplayer solitaire card games | | | | called 'Klondike.' The other types of solitaire have been |
| too.It is a game generally played with a deck of 52 | | | | adapted into two-player competitive games. As |
| cards. Solitaire games involve dealing cards from a | | | | mentioned earlier, solitaire has many variations using |
| shuffled deck in a methodical arrangement on a table. | | | | either one or more deck of cards with rules of varying |
| A player tries to re-order the deck by suit and rank | | | | complexity and skill level. Many of these have been |
| through a series of moves, transferring cards from | | | | converted in to electronic games and are available on |
| one place to another. There are prescribed restrictions | | | | computers. There are about 150 solitaire card games |
| that have to be followed. All the cards of a certain | | | | that have been devised.The term solitaire is used for |
| rank form the guidelines on which the suits are built. | | | | single-player games of dexterity and the ability to play |
| The moves proceed until the game is won or a further | | | | the game. The games use a set of layout of tiles, |
| move is impossible. This is known as making or | | | | pegs and stones, instead of cards. This card game is |
| breaking the game. Some games allow re-shuffling of | | | | played all over the world and enjoyed by people of all |
| the deck or the placement of cards in a new or empty | | | | ages. |