Books all solitaire enthusiasts should read

Books all solitaire enthusiasts should read
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When you play all the Solitaire formats, try all the top-rated strategies and encourage your friends to try the game, too. You are definitely taking the next level – from an enthusiast to a real pro and lover. This is when you might want to learn about the game's background history or some curious facts about it. Such information is 24/7 available for you in our blog section. 

But if you want to go even deeper, you might need some professional literature. Believe it or not, there are many books related to the Solitaire game. Don’t close this page and find out their names below. Keep in mind that most of the books are available these days, even in digital format or for an online order.

"The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games" by Albert H. Morehead and Geoffrey Mott-Smith

This book is impressive, and since its debut in 1983, it’s been on the top of the chart for Solitaire lovers. Although it’s devoted mainly to patience games, you will find many interesting facts and tactics to borrow from other game genres. In total, more than 220 Solitaire formats and versions are mentioned in the book, and they are all accompanied by curious information and tested tips to implement in your own online free game. 

complete book of solitaire and patiance games

"100 Best Solitaire Games" by Sloane Lee and Gabriel Packard

Our next suggestion for Solitaire lovers is very suitable for the novices in the field. Here, all the specifications of the game, as well as of each of its popular formats, are explained in a simple manner and with many examples. It’s a common issue for many enthusiasts to get lost in online guides to play Solitaire when there are no concrete models to follow. Well, in the book, every trick comes with a visionary explanation of how to apply it. 

100 best solitaire games

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solitaire and Patience Games" by Michelle Gilbert

Please don’t get upset about the title of this book. As a matter of fact, it’s one of the most beloved books related to Solitaire by the pros in the field. The entire reading experience is both valuable and considerable fun. You will find some really unknown facts about the game of patience and, of course, will understand that many strategies you’ve considered as difficult are actually as easy as possible. 

"Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games" by Joli Quentin Kansil

Yes, there’s no Solitaire in this book title, but the truth is that 80% of it is related to this game genre. While you read about other games (mostly board and card), you will understand that many strategies are identical or at least similar. This is how you will learn to apply tactics from real life in the gameplay and vice versa: you might see some lifetime challenges as easy as a Solitaire game to solve in a minute. 

offical card games

"A Beginner's Guide to Winning at Solitaire" by Albert H. Morehead

It’s a well-known fact that many professional Solitaire players recommend and even read this book. By the way, if you consider yourself a pro in this game genre and then read this book, you can definitely count yourself as a pro, too. In the book, you will find complete guides to many formats, but also detailed explanations of strategies you have met but never applied because of misconceptions or lack of understanding. 


If it’s high time for you to choose a new book to read, why not something about Solitaire, right? The suggestions from above are easy-going, available on the internet and definitely pretty applicable for all the game fans. 


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