Solitaire Foundations

Learn how to play and understand the logic behind Solitaire. These sections introduce the essential skills players develop while interacting with the game, connecting coding concepts to gameplay.

Frontend Interaction
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Frontend Interaction Skills

  • Click and drag cards
  • Understand rules through interaction
  • Gain feedback visually

User Interface Basics

Players build interaction skills by moving cards across piles. This mirrors how frontend interfaces teach users to work with drag, drop, and click-based systems.

OOP Concepts
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Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

  • Cards as objects
  • Piles as collections
  • Rules as class methods
  • Inheritance and reuse

Programming Mindset

Each card and pile in Solitaire represents an object. Through play, students can connect OOP concepts like classes, methods, and inheritance to real actions in the game.

Problem Solving
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Problem-Solving and Algorithmic Thinking

  • Plan moves ahead
  • Uncover hidden cards
  • Optimize decisions
  • Apply logical steps

Strategic Thinking

Solitaire encourages algorithmic reasoning. Players analyze options, plan sequences of moves, and apply logical thinking—the same steps used in coding and algorithm design.