<p>I agree with comment that the question really needs more details but based on what you've said I will assume your describing <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4143/guess-who" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Guess Who</a></p>

<p>It fits your description in following ways...</p>

<p>It came out in 1979 and was certainly around when I was a child and I'm only a little older than you.</p>

<p>The game board had plastic slots in which meant you could have cards standing up or face down.</p>

<p>It was a two player game that was really each player playing their own solitaire game until one of them won.</p>

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StartPlayer
<p>The only thing I can think of that vaguely matches your description is <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/917/rack-o" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rack-o</a></p>

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Rack-O was a favorite with my family.  The racks had no provision for cards to lie flat; they could only sit vertically in the racks.
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I agree with Racko.  While the cards do not lay flat as @ZeissIkon pointed out, the OP indicated we are talking about 36+ years of, possibly false, memory.
kinar
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hymie
<p>This might be a tough one. My mom and dad are trying to remember the name of a game they played before I was born (I am 36 so we’re going back). All they can remember is that it was a card game, it had a plastic board with slots that you put the cards into, lying down flat. They can’t remember if they were face up or face down. They think it was sort of a solitaire type game, but for two players. I know this is not a lot to go on. Google is failing me so far. </p>

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This question can use some extra information. 
Ordinary cards or special cards?
Toon Krijthe
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Are you certain that the game was limited to 2 players? Could it be for 2 to 4 players and your parents only played it as a 2-player game? This type of information would be useful because a 2-player limit excludes many games, one of which might be the one you're looking for. For example, it might be «Probe», a 2 to 4 players game that fulfills your minimal requirements. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2060/probe
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Does anyone remember this game from the seventies?
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# Does anyone remember this game from the seventies?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-09)

This might be a tough one. My mom and dad are trying to remember the name of a game they played before I was born (I am 36 so we’re going back). All they can remember is that it was a card game, it had a plastic board with slots that you put the cards into, lying down flat. They can’t remember if they were face up or face down. They think it was sort of a solitaire type game, but for two players. I know this is not a lot to go on. Google is failing me so far.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This question can use some extra information.  Ordinary cards or special cards?  
> **username_2**: Are you certain that the game was limited to 2 players? Could it be for 2 to 4 players and your parents only played it as a 2-player game? This type of information would be useful because a 2-player limit excludes many games, one of which might be the one you're looking for. For example, it might be «Probe», a 2 to 4 players game that fulfills your minimal requirements. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2060/probe  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-08-09. Score: 2

I agree with comment that the question really needs more details but based on what you've said I will assume your describing [Guess Who](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4143/guess-who)

It fits your description in following ways...

It came out in 1979 and was certainly around when I was a child and I'm only a little older than you.

The game board had plastic slots in which meant you could have cards standing up or face down.

It was a two player game that was really each player playing their own solitaire game until one of them won.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-08-09. Score: 1

The only thing I can think of that vaguely matches your description is [Rack-o](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/917/rack-o)

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Rack-O was a favorite with my family.  The racks had no provision for cards to lie flat; they could only sit vertically in the racks.  
> **username_6**: I agree with Racko.  While the cards do not lay flat as @username_5 pointed out, the OP indicated we are talking about 36+ years of, possibly false, memory.  

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