The first evidence of the game can be traced back to the court of Louis XIV, and the specific date of 1697, with an engraving made ten years later by Claude Auguste Berey of Anne de Rohan-Chabot, Princess of Soubise, with the puzzle by her side. It is also called Brainvita in India, where sets are sold commercially under this name. The game is known as solitaire in Britain and as peg solitaire in the US where 'solitaire' is now the common name for patience.
Some sets use marbles in a board with indentations. Peg solitaire, Solo Noble or simply Solitaire is a board game for one player involving movement of pegs on a board with holes.
Board game for one player The Princess of Soubise playing solitaire, 1697
