Did you know that Solitaire dates back to the mid-18th century? It was first mentioned in a German book of games in 1783. In the book it was described as a competitive card game where players would either take turns or play with two decks of cards. This means that originally, Solitare wasn’t meant to be a one-player game.
The popular game has a few different names. In Britain, it’s sometimes called “Patience” and in France, it’s sometimes called “Success.” In Danish and Norwegian, the game is called “Kabal” or “Kabala.”
Though Solitaire has been popular for many years, it wasn’t until 1980 when the game appeared on computers that its popularity took off. Today there are more than 100 versions of the game.
How often do you play? Please tell us below.
I used to play more often, but I have switched to puzzles on the computer.
I used to play often but Microsoft started including commercials and I removed the program from my laptop.
I have 123 Solitaire Version 8 which has no commercials.
Get a chromebook next time, unless you really need some application that only runs on Windows. There are good offline solitaire apps, for when you are boondocking. Simplicity, security, very low cost, no viruses, no trojan horses, no maintenance.
I have it on my kindle fun distraction
My secret to a good nights sleep. I play 2 or 3 games on my phone before I fall asleep. Enough to quiet down my busy brain
Me too! I also play if I wake up in the middle of the night and my brain takes off again!
For me it is jigsaw puzzles, fall asleep between moving pieces.
My wife loves to watch reruns from the 50s to the the 80s, including all the black and white shows. Once I got use to color TV I didn’t care for B&W programs, so while she watches her reruns I play solitaire on my iPad. Commercial free except between games which I delete.
The poll shows the addictive nature of solitaire. Most folks either play it every day or not at all. Not too many in between. Personally, I’m hooked on Sudoku and computer jig-saw puzzles. Lots of options to keep busy while quarantined.
I hardly ever played it, then came Covid19……
Never enjoyed it as a kid and I still don’t…but in recent years play Scrabble against the bot on my android, almost daily!
Solitaire, I have never been a big fan of the game and I hardly ever play. My wife, on the other hand. plays nearly every day. I guess we split the poll data pretty evenly.
Life is to short for this waste of time
I can’t remember EVER playing solitare!
Seldom play, but when I do, it is with real cards that I shuffle!
Do puzzles, suduko, crosswords, occasional Mahjong.
I play freecell on the computer daily. I keep playing the same game until I win it….been doing this for years…have over 20K games won (100%) in a row…..
I now play several times a day. What else can i do inside with the Covid-19?
Puzzles, crafts, read, learn a language or musical instrument, …