Codependent Collegian

By Codependent Collegian contributing editor Harry P. Ness

(Roanoke, VA) Will Blight, a student at Roanoke-Chowan Community College, considers himself an expert in computer games.

"I spend much of my day in front of my PC," said Blight, pecking at his keyboard. "There are few people who know more about computers than me."

It is this computer-fixation that led Blight to compare various versions of the game Solitaire.

"Yes, I do go it alone quite a bit," he said. "Solitaire is the best one-hand card game around."

One of the best features of the XP version, according to Blight, is the right-click function.

"Hitting the right clicker makes all the cards that could be played spurt upward," he said. "That feature is not available in Windows 98."

Blight believes that the deck customization option on the XP version is one of the best innovations yet.

"I can install pictures of handsome Aryan men on the back of the deck," he said, beads of sweat on his forehead. "I do get a bit distracted when they are up there, but it sure makes a one-hand game more fun!"