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Solitaire Was Never so Much Fun!

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After his exile to Elba, Napoleon is reputed to have become addicted to solitaire. He usually played the double-deck game called Forty Thieves, but he also played Patience, which is also known in North America as Klondike solitaire. The solitaire site Play-solitaire.com features this game.

The rules are simple: On the tableau, it's red on black in descending order, king through two. For example, you may play a black 10 on a red jack and then a red nine on the black 10. You put aces above the tableau, and upon the aces, you place cards of the same suit as the ace. You play these cards in ascending order, such as a four of hearts on top of a three of hearts, etc. You also have the option to draw three cards at a time or just one at a time. Unlike other solitaire games, you can play through the stock as many times as you like instead of just three when drawing three cards or once when drawing one card.

The online solitaire game is free to play and may be played completely in your browser. There is no need to download anything. The game even dispenses hints, which not many online card games do, particularly online solitaire games. You also have the option of changing the background of the cards to suit your taste. The game runs in full-screen mode, so it's easy on the eyes. There are no flashing lights or other things that might cause adverse reactions in people with certain conditions.

The game keeps track of your statistics and high scores as you play. Perhaps the game's strongest feature is that you don't have to drag cards or card stacks from place to place. All you have to do is click the card you want to play. If there is a legal move, the game will make it for you. Of course, you can drag the cards around if you wish, but the "click-and-play" mechanic makes for very fast games. After mastering the interface, it's easy to play two or three dozen games in an hour.

The cards are handsomely rendered, and the sound effects are appropriately cheery. If you win, the ending graphics are a throwback to the original Solitaire game for the PC. The cards bounce toward the bottom edge of the screen and leave trails behind themselves. It's a nice little reward for winning.

All in all, it's certainly a worthwhile addition to your "rainy-day-relieve-the-boredom" collection.

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