<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Smoking	O
Gun	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Casual	O
Games	O
and	O
Arkadium	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
the	O
Solitaire	B-Application
,	O
FreeCell	B-Application
and	O
Spider	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
titles	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduces	O
Pyramid	O
and	O
TriPeaks	B-Application
to	O
Windows	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
daily	O
challenges	O
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
An	O
older	O
version	O
of	O
Pyramid	O
was	O
previously	O
bundled	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
2	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Tut	O
's	O
Tomb	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
older	O
version	O
of	O
TriPeaks	B-Application
was	O
previously	O
bundled	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
3	O
;	O
both	O
made	O
the	O
cut	O
for	O
Best	B-Application
of	I-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
earlier	O
versions	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
freemium	O
adware	O
with	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
's	O
hub-based	O
design	O
was	O
originally	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
design	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
's	O
Start	O
screen	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
helping	O
users	O
become	O
more	O
familiar	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
updated	O
via	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
communicates	O
with	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
server	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
track	O
achievements	O
and	O
offer	O
daily	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Smoking	O
Gun	O
Interactive	O
(	O
formerly	O
Arkadium	O
)	O
,	O
includes	O
Klondike	B-Language
(	O
classic	O
Solitaire	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Spider	O
,	O
FreeCell	B-Application
,	O
Pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
TriPeaks	B-Application
game	O
modes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
daily	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
theme	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
theme	O
for	O
card	O
games	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
7	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
other	O
themes	O
are	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
version	I-Application
used	O
the	O
hidden	O
Charms	O
bar	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
visible	O
hamburger	O
menu	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
has	O
a	O
dedicated	O
page	O
for	O
statistics	O
on	O
Klondike	B-Language
,	O
Spider	O
,	O
FreeCell	B-Application
,	O
Pyramid	O
,	O
TriPeaks	B-Application
,	O
Daily	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
Star	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
's	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
solitaire	B-Application
games	O
previously	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	O
for	O
free	O
since	O
1990	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
were	O
uninstalled	O
during	O
upgrades	O
from	O
previous	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
produced	O
the	O
advertising-supported	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
that	O
users	O
could	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Windows	O
Runtime	O
app	O
,	O
it	O
ran	O
in	O
fullscreen	O
or	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
's	O
snapped	O
mode	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
horizontal	O
sizes	O
but	O
always	O
stretch	O
vertically	O
across	O
the	O
entire	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
10	O
version	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Windows	O
10	O
beta	O
testers	O
preinstalled	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
build	O
10061	O
,	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
"	O
was	O
Klondike	B-Language
solitaire	I-Language
but	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Klondike	B-Language
branding	O
,	O
some	O
users	O
were	O
unaware	O
it	O
was	O
Klondike	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
Casual	O
Games	O
team	O
reportedly	O
received	O
frequent	O
feedback	O
to	O
"	O
Bring	O
back	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
"	O
even	O
though	O
they	O
already	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
address	O
user	O
confusion	O
and	O
help	O
users	O
find	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
replaced	O
the	O
large	O
polar	O
bear	O
on	O
the	O
Klondike	B-Language
tile	O
with	O
a	O
Klondike	B-Language
deck	O
and	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
Classic	O
Solitaire	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2016	O
to	O
beta	O
testers	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Casual	O
Games	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
iOS	B-Application
solitaire	B-Application
apps	O
are	O
integrated	O
with	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
exclusively	O
integrated	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
these	O
versions	O
integrate	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
cloud	O
service	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Xbox	O
app	O
installed	O
on	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
sync	O
data	O
and	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
basic	O
game	O
modes	O
contain	O
ads	O
,	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
new	O
features	O
added	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
Daily	O
Challenges	O
and	O
Star	O
Club	O
)	O
where	O
users	O
will	O
see	O
interstitial	O
video	O
ads	O
roughly	O
every	O
15	O
minutes	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
between	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
optionally	O
pay	O
$1.99	O
/month	O
or	O
$14.99	O
/year	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
all	O
advertisements	O
,	O
gives	O
double	O
coins	O
for	O
completing	O
Daily	O
Challenges	O
and	O
gives	O
some	O
bonuses	O
in	O
the	O
basic	O
TriPeaks	B-Application
and	O
Pyramid	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
downloaded	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
between	O
November	O
23	O
and	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
Premium	O
on	O
that	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
run	O
over	O
the	O
full	O
Solitaire	B-Application
window	O
,	O
some	O
for	O
15	O
seconds	O
and	O
some	O
for	O
30	O
seconds	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
pop	O
up	O
very	O
often	O
...	O
they	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
aborted.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
in-app	O
links	O
to	O
play	O
or	O
download	O
other	O
ad-supported	O
Microsoft-branded	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Mahjong	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Minesweeper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
their	O
PC	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
for	I-Application
PC	I-Application
)	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
