We don’t know the exact origin of Solitaire but it is speculated to have originated in the early 17th century in Europe, more specifically in France.
There are several hundred different variations of Solitaire that exist today. Professional solitaire players exist and can earn up to $250,000 a year in competitions online. Solitaire is thought to have originated as a way to read someone’s future. The word solitaire comes from the Latin word Solitarius which means alone or isolated from others. Solitaire can also be played using Dominoes. Solitaire can be played with real cards or digitally as many variations of solitaire have been released to play online. Some variations of Solitaire involve sorting the cards into pairs rather than foundations or simply discarding the whole deck to win.
Solitaire, also known as Patience, is a single player card game where the player’s aim is to sort all the cards into numerical order to form foundations, usually separated by suit, after starting with the cards in a specific layout which differs based on the game.
