Microsoft is finally bringing Solitaire to the iPhone

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Microsoft Solitaire, the game that hundreds of millions of people have killed time with on Windows computers, is now available for iPhones and Android phones.

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This is not a drill.

The game is free and available to download under the prosaic name "Microsoft Solitaire Collection." The app includes five different Solitaire games, including the classic Klondike game.

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The app also includes Spider, and Freecell, which have been traditionally bundled with Windows computers in the past.

The app also includes two new games called Pyramid and TriPeaks.

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Users can pay $1.99 to remove ads on the app and unlock other features.

The launch is great timing from Microsoft - now anyone with a smartphone can kill time this Thanksgiving while waiting for the turkey to roast.

Microsoft, if you're listening, we'd love a Minesweeper iOS port next.

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