Sir Tommy
| A patience or card solitaire game | |
| Alternative names | The Old Patience, Sir Tommy Patience, Try Again |
|---|---|
| Type | Planner |
| Deck | Single 52-card pack |
| Playing time | 5 min |
| Odds of winning | 1 in 5 |
Sir Tommy, also called Old Patience, is a patience or solitaire card game using a single pack of 52 playing cards. It is said to be the ancestor of all patiences, hence its alternative title. It is a half-open, planner type of patience game in the same family of card-building games as Calculation and Strategy. It is also known as Try Again and Numerica. Ednah Cheney (1869) calls it Solitaire and says "it is the simplest form of patience".