About Spider Solitaire
The cards are dealt into ten columns, some face down, and you shift cards between columns to turn the hidden ones over.
You win by clearing every card from the table, and the game counts your moves, so the aim is to finish in as few as possible. Before the deal you choose how many suits are in play, and that choice sets the difficulty.
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Every move is a small bit of math. A card can only go onto the card exactly one rank higher of the same suit, so a 3 of Spades fits on a 4 of Spades but never on a 2 of Spades.
You can also carry several cards at once, starting from the highest card of an unbroken run. If a column of Spades reads 9, 5, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, you can lift anything from the 3 up to the 7. The 9 and the 5 above it stay stuck until that run is gone.
When you have no useful move left, you can deal new cards onto the columns from the stock. The number of deals is limited, though, and each one buries cards you might still need.
Easy uses one suit, Medium uses two and Hard uses three. Every extra suit cuts down the places a card can go, so Hard needs far more planning than Easy. The game is set on a green card table, and the card backs carry a small spider design.
Quick summary
- You pick one, two or three suits before the cards are dealt.
- You move cards and runs between the ten columns to build sequences and flip face-down cards.
- Each complete King-to-Ace run in one suit leaves the table on its own.
- You deal from the stock when you run out of moves, and you win once the whole table is clear.
Key features
- A card only stacks on the next higher rank of the same suit.
- You can move a whole ordered run by grabbing its highest card.
- Fewer moves means a better result.
- Extra deals from the stock are limited.
- The green table and spider card backs keep the classic look.
Tips & tricks
- Pick moves that flip a face-down card over before anything else, because hidden cards are what block your runs.
- Hold off on dealing from the stock until you truly have no move left, since you only get a few deals.
- Play a game or two on Easy to get used to moving groups before you add more suits.
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