Solitaire Programs

Who doesn't like to play Solitaire? Well, on this page are two programs, both written in Java, that you can download which play Solitaire. You may also download the source code for both if you wish.

Console Program

This is a blast from the past! This program plays solitaire on the console. Moves are entered as typed commands at the prompt. Below is a screen shot of the program.

To download the program files click: Console Solitaire Files.zip (17,827 bytes). To install the program, unzip the Console Solitaire Files.zip file, and put the Console Solitaire Files folder on your Desktop. Next, drag the file Solitaire.bat "gear" icon from this folder to your Desktop. Double-clicking on the Solitaire "gear" icon will then start the program. Have some retro fun!

If you wish to download the source code of this program click: Console Solitaire.zip (10,888 bytes). Unzip the Console Solitaire.zip file to get the folder Console Solitaire. The file Solitaire.java in this folder contains the main method of the program.

Graphical Program

This program plays Solitaire with a graphical interface. Below is a screen shot of the program.

To download the program click: Solitaire.jar (242,417 bytes). To install the program, put the downloaded "Java" icon on your Desktop. Double-clicking on the Solitaire "Java" icon will then start the program. Have fun!

If you wish to download the source code of this program click: Solitaire Source.zip (233,472 bytes). Unzip the Solitaire Source.zip file to get the Solitaire Source folder. The file Solitaire.java in this folder contains the main method of the program.