Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire with one suit (all spades) — the easiest of the three Spider variants. Build descending runs in the tableau, collect complete King-to-Ace sequences to the foundation, and clear all 8 to win. The 2-suit and 4-suit versions step up the difficulty by mixing suits and restricting multi-card moves to same-suit runs.
- Mobile-friendly
- Keyboard support
- No installs
How to play
Spider Solitaire uses two decks (104 cards). This build plays the one-suit easy version: all 104 cards are spades, so any descending run is automatically a legal multi-card move. The traditional 2-suit (spades + hearts) and 4-suit (full deck) variants add the constraint that multi-card moves must be same-suit runs — they're much harder.
Cards are dealt into 10 tableau columns: columns 1–4 get 6 cards each, columns 5–10 get 5 cards each. Only the top card of each column is face-up; the rest are face-down. The remaining 50 cards form the stock, dealt 10 at a time (one to each column) — that's 5 stock deals in total.
The tableau builds down by rank: a 7 can go on an 8, a 6 on a 7, and so on. Suit doesn't matter in 1-suit mode. You can move either a single card or a valid descending run of cards as a group. Empty columns can be filled with any card or run. When a face-up card is removed from a column, the next card down is automatically flipped face-up.
When a complete King → Ace descending sequence forms at the top of a column, it's automatically collected to a foundation. Win by collecting all 8 sequences (8 × 13 = 104 cards).
Dealing from the stock: when you click the stock, one card is dealt face-up to each of the 10 columns. You may not deal if any column is empty — fill empty columns first (with any card or run).
Strategy tips
- Reveal face-down cards as fast as you can — the more you can see, the more options you have.
- Avoid dealing from the stock too early: every deal adds 10 new cards on top of your tableau, which can bury useful runs. Try to clear at least one column first.
- An empty column is a powerful wildcard — it can hold any card or run, letting you reshuffle the whole tableau. Try to keep one open.
- Build long descending runs and aim to complete K→A sequences in one column — once a sequence is collected, you'll never need those 13 cards again.
- If you find 1-suit too easy, the 2-suit and 4-suit variants in a desktop Solitaire collection use the same rules but restrict multi-card moves to same-suit runs.
Controls
- Click a face-up card to pick up the descending run from that card to the top of its column (it'll glow). Click a destination column to drop the run.
- Click an empty column to drop the currently held run there.
- Click the stock pile (top-right) to deal 10 cards — one face-up card to each column.
- Undo rewinds one move (up to 50 deep).
- New game shuffles a fresh deal.