how to play spider solitaire
Spider solitaire is a free two-deck patience game with unlimited undo and hints. Ten columns, 104 cards and a stock that deals ten more at a time. Build runs from king down to ace in a single suit and they clear off the table by themselves; clear all eight to win. Play with one suit, two suits or all four. Every deal here can be won: our solver found a winning line for each one before it went in, daily and solo alike.
- Tap a card to send it, and everything on top of it, to the best spot: onto a card of the same suit first, then onto any card one higher, then into an empty column. Or drag it where you want.
- Any card can go on a card one rank higher, whatever its suit. But only cards in order and in one suit move together.
- When you run out of moves, tap the stock in the bottom right to deal one card onto every column. You can't deal while a column is empty.
- A full run from king to ace in one suit clears itself and goes to the bottom left. Clear all eight runs to win. Once every card is face up and the stock is gone, the game plays itself out.
Keyboard: Arrow keys move a cursor over the columns (up and down pick how much of the run), Enter or Space plays it, the number keys 1 to 9 and 0 play the run on top of that column, D deals, H shows a hint, U or Ctrl+Z undoes, and Esc goes back to the menu.
tips
- Turn over face-down cards whenever you can. They're what stands between you and a win.
- Build in one suit when you have the choice. Mixed runs are stuck where they are.
- An empty column is the most useful thing on the table. Use it to untangle a run, then free it up again.
- Before you deal, tidy up: every deal lands a card on top of each column.
- Stuck? Press hint, and press it again for the next idea. Undo is free and unlimited, deals included.
faq
What do easy, normal and hard mean?
The number of suits: easy uses one suit, normal two and hard all four. More suits means fewer moves that keep a run together.
Is every deal winnable?
Yes. Every daily and every solo deal is one our solver has played to the end, and the site's own checks replay each of those winning lines through the game's rules. Four suits are still hard: a win exists, finding it is your job.
Can I move a mixed run?
No. Cards that are in order but in different suits can only move one at a time. Only a run in order and in one suit moves as a group.
Why can't I deal?
Every column needs at least one card before you deal. Move something into the empty columns first.
How is it scored?
By the time from your first move until the last run clears. The clock pauses while the tab is hidden. Moves, undos and hints are counted but don't change the score.
Is there a daily spider solitaire?
Yes. Everyone gets the same two-suit deal each day, and it is always winnable.