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Spider uses two full decks, 104 cards. 54 go out across ten columns, face down except for the card on top of each, and the remaining 50 sit in the stock. You win by building eight complete runs, king down to ace in a single suit.
- Cards stack on anything exactly one rank higher, and the suit doesn't matter: any 5 can sit on any 6.
- A group of cards moves together only if it is in order and all one suit, such as the 6, 5 and 4 of spades.
- A complete run from king to ace in one suit leaves the table by itself.
- No moves left? A tap on the stock adds a fresh face-up card to each of the ten columns. Every column has to hold at least one card first, and the stock has five of these deals.
- Clear all eight runs to win.
Controls
- Touch: drag a card along with the cards on top of it, or tap to let the game place it, preferring a card of the same suit.
- Mouse: drag and drop, or click a card to play it automatically. A double click counts as one move.
- Keyboard: a blue ring marks the selected card, and the arrow keys steer it. Enter plays that card to the best spot, Space lifts cards and drops them where the ring is, U is undo and H is a hint. D deals a new row.
- Suits sets the difficulty: one, two or four.
Tips
- Prefer same-suit builds. A mixed-suit sequence looks orderly but stays stuck.
- Dig out hidden cards early, beginning where the piles are deepest.
- An empty column is your most useful tool. Use it to rearrange a run, then refill it before you deal.
- Exhaust the table before dealing: a deal drops a new card on every column, including the ones you just tidied.
- Unlimited undo means experiments are free. Test an idea and rewind if it fails.
FAQ
Which suit setting is easiest?
One suit. The two decks become 104 spades, so every ordered run can move together. Two suits brings in hearts as well, and four suits uses the full mix, where building one-suit runs gets much harder.
Why won't the stock deal?
A deal needs at least one card in every column. Fill any empty column with a card or a run, then tap the stock again.
Why won't a group of cards move as one?
A group moves together only when it runs in order and every card shares a suit. With mixed suits, move the cards one at a time or in single-suit chunks.
Can I play spider solitaire at school?
Spider solitaire runs in an ordinary browser tab with nothing to install, so a school Chromebook can play it. Whether the page opens on a school network is the school's call, and if it is blocked there, only the IT team can change that.
