Solitaire games

Solitaire, which the British often call patience, is the family name for card games you play on your own. The rules vary a lot from one game to the next: some ask you to build long runs of cards, some to pair cards off, and some to clear a whole layout, yet each deal is a small puzzle to work out. Almost every game on this shelf is also part of our Strategy category.

Spider Solitaire leads the shelf, and the best-known names continue with Klondike Solitaire and Pyramid Solitaire. Alongside them sit less familiar games such as Algerian Solitaire, Algerian Patience, Refuge Solitaire, Achilles Solitaire, Aladdin Solitaire and Ace of Hearts.

If you would rather have many games in one place, Solitaire The Collection and Solitaire 15 in 1 Collection bundle several variants together, and Dreamland Solitaire: Dark Prophecy Collector's Edition completes the top of the list. Trying an unfamiliar variant now and then is the easiest way to find the rules that suit you best.