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Legler Child-Friendly Wooden Solitaire (Cost £14.18)Ī delightful version. Good quality as you would expect from Gibsons.Įven though it’s a small version, the housing of the pegs within the box makes it our favourite – easy to store, easy to keep pegs with the board and easy to transport (such as the garden on a summer’s day). No lipped edge, but it comes as a round box where you can store the pegs inside. The pegs are bright red and shaped well for fingers to grasp. Gibsons Mini Solitaire (Cost £9.99)Ī miniature version, useful when travelling and to take on holidays.ĭiameter of the board is just under 12cm. The one we bought and demonstrated in the video was manufactured by Shalinindia. Many manufacturers make almost identical, well-constructed games. Marbles come in a handy storage bag which is very useful. Round wooden board with lipped edge to hold captured marbles. This is the most usual size for the game – its diameter is just under 23cm. We chose to review 3 variations of the game and they are listed below: Shalinindia 9” Solitaire Board Game (Cost £12.99) There are also plenty aimed at the younger market, with cute ladybird or frog pieces (to replace marbles) on brightly coloured boards. Round boards, square board, even triangular boards. How Many Different Versions Exist?Īs the game isn’t copywritten, there is a myriad of different versions of Solitaire. Given the basic parts of the game (one board with 32 marbles), along with the mathematical strategy, it’s likely that Solitaire has been around in some form or another for a very long time indeed. There is an engraving showing the Princess of Soubise playing the game. What is the Game’s History?Įvidence suggests that Solitaire has existed since at least 1697. A beautiful-looking game that would look lovely as a centrepiece on an oak dining table. If you want to splash out, I spotted a version on Amazon for over £100 which had semi-precious marbles.

Solitaire is a game that teaches a number of aspects related to maths, reasoning and logic How Much Does Solitaire Cost?Įxpect to pay between £10 - £15 for a standard game. Watch our video and you’ll be up-and-running in less than five minutes.

The game is over when no more jumps are possible.

The last marble must end up in the centre dent.

Keep jumping until there is one marble left on the board.

You can jump over as many marbles as you can in one move (rather like draughts).

Move one marble at a time by jumping over another marble to land in an empty dent.

At the start, place each marble in a dent, except the centre dent.

Perfect for improving decision-making based on reason.

An ideal introduction of using algorithms.

Solitaire is a strategic game that requires logical thought – great for stretching young minds.

Marbles can move up, down, left or right but never diagonally. To remove a marble, you have to move one marble over another marble, landing in an empty dent. The aim of the game is to remove every marble except one – and the last one must end up in the centre dent. Solitaire is a one-person game (unsurprisingly given its name). The game is set up by placing 32 marbles in 32 dents, leaving the centre dent empty. How Do You Play The Board Game Solitaire? There are variations such as pegs replacing marbles, plastic replacing wood, holes for dents (to put the pegs in) and extra dents/holes. The board game Solitaire consists of 32 marbles and a wooden board with 33 dents in it. These days Solitaire is synonymous with the card game that is usually installed on a computer or mobile device.

Solitaire is a fascinating game for a single player that is typically played with pegs or marbles on a wooden board.