Spider Solitaire

How to play Spider Solitaire

• Build down by rank. Place a card on a card one rank higher: a 7 goes on an 8. The suits can differ when you place a card.
• Move matching sequences together. You can move several face-up cards as a group only when they descend in order and all share one suit. A mixed-suit sequence must be separated before it can move together.
• Use empty columns. Any single card or movable sequence can go into an empty column. It does not have to start with a King.
• Uncover the next card. When you remove the face-up cards from a column, the hidden card beneath turns over automatically.
• Complete eight runs. A full King-to-Ace sequence in one suit clears automatically. Remove all eight runs to win.

The stock holds five more rows of ten cards. Click it to deal one face-up card onto each column. On StillDeck, you can deal even when a column is empty. Each new row covers the exposed cards, so check your available moves before dealing.

Choose 1, 2, or 4 suits

Every mode uses 104 cards and the same movement rules. The number of suits changes how much sorting you need to do.

• 1 suit: All cards are spades. Descending face-up sequences can move together, making this a useful place to learn the game.
• 2 suits: Spades and hearts share the table. A heart can still land on a spade one rank higher, but that mixed pair cannot move as one group.
• 4 suits: Spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds appear. Keep track of the suit symbols: matching colors alone do not make a movable run.

Make room before the next deal

Look first for a move that reveals a hidden card or empties a column. An empty column gives you room to separate mixed suits and put a sequence back together in the right order.

When two destinations accept the same card, compare what each move leaves behind. Joining the same suit is useful, but uncovering a hidden card may give you more choices. Avoid covering a sequence you can finish before the next stock row arrives.

Use Hint when you want a suggested move, and Undo to return to the position before a move or a stock deal. A hint is a suggestion, not a promise that the deal can be won. On a keyboard, press H for a hint, U to undo, or Space to deal from the stock.