CD Earth: Freecell, Spider, Pyramid Solitaire and many more

Walk in to your coworker's office or sneak up on your spouse at home and you are likely to see them busy on the computer...playing Solitaire. What used to be a favorite past time for lonely cowboys, has become an obsession for computer users everywhere ever since Mr. Gates decided to include the game in his operating system.


Of course, there are the popular and most played games like Freecell Solitaire or Spider Solitaire because they come preinstalled with Microsoft Windows. But did you know there are literally thousands of solitaire variations now? You can usually buy an inexpensive Solitaire CD or even find a free Solitaire games pack online.

There are classic Solitaire games like Aces Up, Baker's Game, Canfield, FreeCell, Forty Thieves, Golf, Klondike, Pyramid, Scorpion, Spider, and Yukon plus special games like Ganjifa, Hanafuda, Streets and Alleys, Castles in Spain, Blue Moon, Beleaguered Castle, Tarok, Three Pirates, Tipati, Tower of Hanoy, Waterfall and Zodiak.


The games are easy to learn and usually come with a Demo mode to show you how to play. Many of the Solitaire software packages let you customize your games with gorgeous backgrounds and card decks.

CD Earth has a terrific Solitaire CD with over 1000 Solitaire & Mahjongg games that you may want to check out.