When asked if he’s bitter for receiving no compensation for creating Solitaire for Windows, Wes Cherry once quipped, “Yeah, especially since you are all probably paid to play it!”

The origin story of Microsoft Solitaire, the silent killer of countless hours of office productivity around the world, was recently put in the spotlight in Reddit’s Today I Learned community, when Cherry showed up in a thread about himself. His appearance brought out fans nostalgic for the days of clicking Start > Programs> Accessories > Games to land upon that comforting green screen, where they could waste away company time.

Here are some facts about Microsoft Solitaire from its creator.

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