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.

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 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.

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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.

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