That resulted in another soft addiction, he said, to a grumpy mood. His wife, Gertrude, 41, meanwhile, found she had a soft addiction to shopping for adorable but overpriced baby clothes that ...

In addition to boosting memory, Solitaire is also notable for boosting the problem-solving skills of players. “The entire game of Solitaire is a game of strategic thinking,” Khrulev notes.

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How Solitaire evolved into one of the most popular card games to exist. There are several theories for how the single-player game came to be. One possible origin is from an imprisoned French ...

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Nine strategies that will improve your odds of winning. By Deb Amlen In some countries, one of the many variants of Solitaire games is called Patience, and it’s an apt name. If this pastime ...

To be fair, Microsoft made the same offer for Solitaire Premium Edition within Windows 8.1. There, however, the app was found within the Microsoft Store (at least on the PCs I’ve owned).

Microsoft first bundled Solitaire with Windows in 1990 with the release of Windows 3.0. The game was developed by intern Wes Cherry in 1989, but it wasn't just about entertainment.

“Microsoft Solitaire being inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame makes this a historic day!” Paul Jensen, studio manager for Microsoft Casual Games, said in the Xbox news posting.

A solitaire game underway on a computer screen. Solitaire, once a mainstay of Windows installations but removed from Windows 8.1, is now back as a pre-installed program in Windows 10.

Take Solitaire for instance, which was rolled out in 1990. Sure, it was convenient that it was a game that could be played with one person, but the real purpose was to teach people how to use a mouse.