What is the Solitaire Card Game?
Solitaire is one of the most common card games played by a single
player. Although the root origin of the card game is still unclear until
today, it was first seen in France in the beginning of the 19th century
and later spread throughout England and America. Another name for this
card game is Patience. The game will involve the use of a card deck
without the jokers and the aim of the game is to sort out the cards from
the deck in some manner.
 Today, the game solitaire particularly refers to the Klondike
solitaire card game. With the deck usually on the upper left hand of the
table, one card is dealt showing its suite and number below the deck
followed by 6 other downturned cards from left to right. On top of the
second column of card, which is the first downturned card column, a new
upturned card will be placed from the deck and 5 other downturned cards
are again placed on top of the remaining columns of downturned cards on
the right. The process is repeated until all the card columns will have
one upturned card with the last column containing 6 downturned cards and
one upturned card on top. Cards are to be arranged in alternating colors
and decreasing number in the seven columns. There will be four assigned
places at the top right of the playing area assigned to different
suites. This will start with an ace, which is the lowest card in this
game, and will end with a king. Completing all the suites in the
assigned area will finish the game. Each start of the turn, the player
will have to draw three cards from the remaining ones in the deck and
see if the top card can be moved to any of the seven columns or the four
assigned places. Cards to be placed on the four assigned areas may only
come from the top upturned cards of the seven columns or the top card of
the three-card draw from the deck. You may move any of the upturned
cards from one column to another as long as it follows the rule of
alternating colors and lesser number. If a downturned card becomes the
top of column, the player will upturn it. If there is a vacant column,
the player may move a king from any of the top upturned cards together
with the other cards on top of it to this column. The turn will end
after these are all done. If all the cards in the deck have been drawn
and upturned but not moved, the player will downturn all these cards
maintaining the original order and continue the process of drawing and
sorting cards. The game will only end if there are no more cards to be
moved after a cycle because all the card are move to the four assigned
areas and winning the game or the cards are in a “deadlock”.
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