New Technology : Celebrating 25 Years of Microsoft Solitaire: The History, Rules & a Tournament

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If I was to ask you to think of a timeless computer game, what immediately springs to mind? Perhaps the ultra-violent Doom, or Age of Empires, or even Tomb Raider? How about Microsoft Solitaire? Solitaire – the preserve of procrastinating office workers and bored housewives – is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and Microsoft is commemorating it by bringing an updated version of the game to Windows 10, and a no-holds-barred group tournament. It’s an iconic game; one that’s shipped on hundreds of millions of computers, with billions of games played. But why has Solitaire been so successful, and how did it...

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