Spider Solitaire

Spider solitaire is played with two decks (104 cards) in 10 columns: build runs of one suit from K down to A and clear all eight to win. You can play with 1, 2 or 4 suits.

How to use

1. Under "Settings", choose the number of "Suits". If you are new to the game, start with "1 (easy)".
2. Drag a card onto a card one rank higher, or tap it to send it where it can go.
3. When no useful move is left, tap the stock to deal one card to each of the ten columns.
4. Press "Hint" when you are stuck and "Undo" to take back a move. "Replay this deal" starts the same cards again.

How it works

• Any card can go on a card one rank higher, but several cards move together only as a run of one suit in descending order. Any card can go into an empty column.
• The deal puts 54 cards on the table, and the other 50 stay in the stock for five deals. By default you cannot deal while a column is empty.
• The score starts at 500, drops by 1 for every move (dealing and undo included) and rises by 100 for each completed run.
• The game in progress and the statistics for each number of suits are saved only in this browser on this device.

Questions and answers

How do you play Spider solitaire?

Build down in the columns one rank at a time. When 13 cards of one suit from K to A are in order, that run is cleared, and clearing all eight runs wins the game.

What is the difference between 1, 2 and 4 suits?

With 1 suit all 104 cards are spades; with 2 or 4 suits they are spread over two or four suits. More suits make same-suit runs harder to build, so the game is harder.

Why can I not deal when a column is empty?

Under the standard rule every column must hold at least one card before you deal. Set "Deal while a column is empty" to "Allowed" to deal anyway.