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Spider Solitaire Original Some games require you to be agile and quick to react, others make you think hard and look for answers. Solitaire allows you to completely relax and enjoy a leisurely game.

One of the most popular computer games of all time, the 25-year-old Windows Solitaire, was written by an intern named Wes Cherry who was never paid for it, or given royalties of any kind.

25 years ago, Solitaire debuted in Windows. To celebrate Microsoft is throwing an internal competition to find the best players in the company, Microsoft says. The employees who rank highest in ...