Solitaire (Windows)
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 Solitaire in Windows Vista |
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| Author | Microsoft |
| Developer | Oberon Games |
| Latest release | 6.0.6000.16386 / November 8, 2006 |
| OS | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre | Card game, Klondike |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Windows Vista Help: Solitaire: how to play |
Solitaire is a card game that is included in most versions of Microsoft Windows. It is a version of Klondike, a specific variant of solitaire.
Microsoft has included the game as part of the Windows operating system since Windows 3.0, starting from 1990. The game was developed in 1989 by then intern Wes Cherry, who famously received no royalties from his work. The card deck itself was designed by Macintosh pioneer Susan Kare.
Productivity in business lost by employees playing Solitaire has become a common concern since it became standard on Microsoft Windows.[1]
All Windows Solitaire applications include the ability to change the appearance of the design on the back of the cards, and the user is able switch between Vegas scoring and Standard scoring, or disable scoring entirely. The user can also choose whether one or three cards are drawn from the deck at a time, as well as time the game for additional points if the game is won. The dealing of cards between games does not go by any particular order but is entirely random.
The Windows Vista version of the game saves statistics on the number and percentage of games won, and allows users to save incomplete games and choose cards with different face styles.