Patience
E724190
Patience is a family of single-player card games, most famously including Klondike, in which the player arranges cards into ordered sequences according to specific rules.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patience (card game) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family of card games
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solitaire card game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Solitaire (card game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBePlayedOn |
computer
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mobile device ⓘ tabletop ⓘ |
| category |
card game
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solitaire ⓘ |
| hasDigitalImplementation | Microsoft Solitaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGameType | single-player card game ⓘ |
| hasMechanic |
card sequencing by alternating color
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card sequencing by rank ⓘ card sequencing by suit ⓘ foundation building ⓘ stock and waste piles ⓘ tableau building ⓘ |
| hasNameUsage |
"Patience" is common in British English
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"Solitaire" is common in American English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableVariant |
Accordion (solitaire)
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Canfield (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Clock (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Forty Thieves (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ FreeCell NERFINISHED ⓘ Golf (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Klondike (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramid (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpion (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon (solitaire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
loss if no further legal moves are available
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win if all cards are successfully arranged ⓘ |
| isPlayedBy | one player ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
Europe
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
pattern recognition
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planning ⓘ probability assessment ⓘ |
| ruleVariation |
building rules differ between variants
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number of passes through the stock may vary by game ⓘ scoring systems differ between variants ⓘ |
| typicalEquipment | playing cards ⓘ |
| typicalGoal |
arrange cards into ordered sequences
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build foundations by suit in ascending order ⓘ clear the tableau according to game rules ⓘ |
| usesCardDeck | standard 52-card French deck ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.