Sources |

Most of the games from Goodsol Solitaire 101 are games that have been published in various solitaire books. The majority of these games date from the nineteenth century. The inventors of these games are unknown. Among the source books of games are
• | Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience, 1914.
• | The Complete Book of Solitaire & Patience Games by Albert H. Morehead & Geoffrey Mott-Smith, 1949.
• | 100 Games of Solitaire, 1939.
• | Le Livre Illustre des Patiences, by Comtesse de Blanccoeur, 1860.
• | Games of Patience, by Mary Whitmore Jones, 1899.
• | The Penguin Book of Patience by David Parlett, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-7139-1193-X, 1979.
Unfortunately, the Parlett book is out of print in the USA and is not generally available. However, a smaller book Teach Yourself Card Games for One by David Parlett (Teach Yourself Books, ISBN 0-8442-3686-1, 1994) is available. Goodsol Solitaire 101 also contains many games that are original to the programs from Goodsol Development. Some games have inventors that are known. Those inventors are listed below. Click on a name to see the games each person invented. Paul Alfille C.L. Baker Art Cabral Charles Jewell Albert Morehead and Geoffrey Mott-Smith David Parlett Gregg Seelhoff Thomas Warfield The inventors of some games are unknown, or do not wish to have the games attributed to them, or the games were modified for their appearance in Goodsol Solitaire 101, or were given special names for Goodsol Solitaire 101, or are unique to games from Goodsol Development, including: Acquaintance, Alaska, Australian Patience, Fifteen Puzzle, Gold Rush, Interchange, Josephine, Putt Putt, Spider Web, Thieves of Egypt