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Spider (solitaire) Spider is a type of patience game, [1] [2] and is one of the more popular two-deck solitaire games. The game originates in 1949, and its name comes from a spider's eight legs, referencing the eight foundation piles that must be filled to win the game. [citation needed]
Spider Solitaire, also known as Microsoft Spider Solitaire [1] ( Spider in the About box in some versions), is a solitaire (NA)/patience (EU) card game that is included in Microsoft Windows. [2] It is a version of Spider. As of 2005, it was the most played game on Windows PCs, surpassing the shorter and less challenging Klondike -based Windows ...
Solitaire: Classic. Play Solitaire, one of the most addicting games online, for free on Games.com. Build in the same suit from Ace to King until each pile contains 13 cards. By Masque Publishing.
Calculation (also known as Broken Intervals, [1] Hopscotch [2] and Four Kings Solitaire [3]) is a solitaire card game played with a standard pack of 52 cards. [4] It is part of the Sir Tommy family of patience games. It has its origin in France, where it is known as La Plus Belle. [5]
Ancient Airs and Dances ( Italian: Antiche arie e danze) is a set of three orchestral suites by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, freely transcribed from original pieces for lute. In addition to being a renowned composer and conductor, Respighi was also a notable musicologist. His interest in music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods led ...
Queen of Italy. Queen of Italy (also known as Terrace) is a patience or card solitaire game played with two packs of playing cards. It is a very strategic game that rewards careful planning, [1] since the cards that potentially block the game are presented at the start, and with care it can be completed about half the number of attempts. [2]
Conception. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" music and French Lyrics were written by Serge Gainsbourg for France Gall. Its melody was inspired by the 4th movement (Prestissimo in F minor) from Beethoven 's Piano Sonata No. 1. As is common with Gainsbourg's lyrics, the words are filled with double meanings, wordplay, and puns.
Software patience or solitaire games. This is a very select list of particularly notable and influential examples of software dedicated to solitaire games: Solitaire Royale (1987) Microsoft Solitaire (1990), Microsoft FreeCell (1991), and Microsoft Spider Solitaire (1998) Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 2 (1990) Eric's Ultimate Solitaire ...