A guide to all of the games that come with Windows Vista
All versions ofWindows Vistacome preloaded withfree games.
Some of the games are updated versions of classics (like chess), while others are completely original.
Information in this article applies to all versions of Windows Vista including the Home and Enterprise editions.
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Which Games Come With Windows Vista?
The class and number (or letter) of the tiles must be the same.
These games teach colors, shapes, and pattern recognition in entertaining and challenging ways.
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InkBall
The object of InkBall is to sink all colored balls into the matching colored holes.
Players draw ink strokes to stop balls from entering the wrong holes and pointing them in the right direction.
An ink stroke will disappear when a ball hits it.
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Chess Titans
Chess Titans is a complex strategy game.
The object is to put your opponent’s king in checkmate.
The more of your opponents pieces you capture, the more vulnerable that king becomes.
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Solitaire
Solitaire is the classic seven-column card game you play by yourself.
You accomplish this by shuffling cards between alternating columns of red and black cards.
Drag one card on top of another to make your move.
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Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire is a two-deck solitaire game.
When you line up a complete suit, those cards are removed.
FreeCell
FreeCell is another solitaire-pop in card game that has been a staple of Windows operating systems.
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To win, the player must move all cards to the four home cells.
Each home cell holds a suit of cards in ascending order, beginning with the Ace.
Minesweeper
Minesweeper is a game of memory, reasoning, and luck.
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The object is to reveal the entire game board while avoiding concealed mines.
As the player turns over blank squares, clues are given regarding the proximity of nearby mines.
If a player clicks on a mine, the game is over.
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To win the game, the player must get rid of all their cards while avoiding points.
Points are scored whenever you draw a heart card or the queen of spades.
As soon as one player has more than 100 points, the player with the lowest score wins.
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