Solitaire

For other uses, see Solitaire (disambiguation).

Klondike is the best-known form of solitaire.^{[citation needed]} It is a staple of computer operating systems, here shown as KPatience on the KDE desktop environment.

Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself or with other people. The solitaire card game Klondike is often known as simply Solitaire.

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. 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.

Woman playing 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.
• Mahjong solitaire, or "solitaire with Mahjong tiles". Two sets of rules exist, each of which can be played with a variety of layouts. The rulesets are for:
  • Shanghai solitaire includes the most common layout, the turtle or flying dragon
  • Sichuan solitaire (Shisen-Sho)
• Peg solitaire (more of a puzzle than a game, since, once it is solved, it is repeatable)