How do you play Spider Solitaire?

Build runs from King down to Ace in one suit. Any card can go on a card one rank higher, whatever its suit, and any card or run can go into an empty column, but only a run of one suit moves as a group. A complete King-to-Ace run of one suit is removed automatically, and removing all eight wins. When you are stuck, deal ten more cards from the stock, one onto each column.

What is the difference between 1, 2 and 4 suit Spider Solitaire?

All three use 104 cards. One suit uses eight sets of spades, two suits use four sets each of spades and hearts, and four suits use two full standard decks. With fewer suits, more of your builds share a suit and can move together, which makes 1 suit the gentlest and 4 suits the hardest. Changing the number of suits starts a new deal.

Can I undo moves in Spider Solitaire?

Yes. Undo takes back one move or deal at a time, as far back as the original deal, and it puts back any run that was completed and removed. Use the Undo button, or press U, Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z while the game has focus.

Why can't I deal from the stock?

A deal needs at least one card in every column, so move a card into any empty column first. The only exception is a table with fewer cards than columns, which could never fill them all. After five deals of ten the stock is empty.

Can I replay the same Spider Solitaire deal?

Yes. Every deal has a seed, a whole number from 0 to 4294967295, and a new random deal gets one from 1 to 999999. Type a seed with the same number of suits and you get the same deal, card for card. Copy puts the seed and every move on the clipboard.

Is every game of Spider Solitaire winnable?

Not necessarily. Deals are shuffled without checking for a solution, so a deal is not guaranteed to be winnable. When no card can move and the stock is empty, the game says so, and you can undo to try another line or start a new deal.

Is my game saved if I close the page?

Yes, in this browser only. The game in progress is kept as its seed, its number of suits and its list of moves, and it comes back when you return. Your moves are not sent anywhere, and Start over at the top of the page forgets the saved game.

Spider Solitaire

Play an original Spider Solitaire with 104 cards across ten columns: 54 cards dealt to the table with only the top card of each column face up, and 50 in the stock for five deals of ten. Choose 1, 2 or 4 suits. Any card can go on the next rank up, but only a run of one suit moves together, and a finished King-to-Ace run of one suit leaves the table by itself; clear all eight to win. Every deal has a seed you can type back in with the same number of suits to replay it card for card, undo goes all the way back to the deal, the hint suggests one move without looking further ahead, and the table tells you when no card can move and the stock is empty. Play with a mouse, by touch or with the keyboard. Your game in progress is saved in this browser only, with no account and no wagers.

Shuffling two decks.

Suits
Seed
Stock: ...
Runs completed: 0 of 8
In columns: 0
Moves: 0

Click or tap a face-up card to pick it up along with the cards on top of it, then click the column it goes to. Double-click a card to send it to a column that takes it, its own suit first, or drag it with a mouse. On the keyboard, Tab to the table, then ← → move between columns, ↑ ↓ move up and down a column, Enter picks up and puts down, Esc puts the cards back, and D, U and H deal, undo and show a hint. On a narrow screen the numbered column buttons under the table do the same with bigger targets.

Moves

No moves yet. Every move and deal is listed here, newest first, and Undo takes them back one at a time.

Common questions

How do you play Spider Solitaire?: Build runs from King down to Ace in one suit. Any card can go on a card one rank higher, whatever its suit, and any card or run can go into an empty column, but only a run of one suit moves as a group. A complete King-to-Ace run of one suit is removed automatically, and removing all eight wins. When you are stuck, deal ten more cards from the stock, one onto each column.
What is the difference between 1, 2 and 4 suit Spider Solitaire?: All three use 104 cards. One suit uses eight sets of spades, two suits use four sets each of spades and hearts, and four suits use two full standard decks. With fewer suits, more of your builds share a suit and can move together, which makes 1 suit the gentlest and 4 suits the hardest. Changing the number of suits starts a new deal.
Can I undo moves in Spider Solitaire?: Yes. Undo takes back one move or deal at a time, as far back as the original deal, and it puts back any run that was completed and removed. Use the Undo button, or press U, Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z while the game has focus.
Why can't I deal from the stock?: A deal needs at least one card in every column, so move a card into any empty column first. The only exception is a table with fewer cards than columns, which could never fill them all. After five deals of ten the stock is empty.
Can I replay the same Spider Solitaire deal?: Yes. Every deal has a seed, a whole number from 0 to 4294967295, and a new random deal gets one from 1 to 999999. Type a seed with the same number of suits and you get the same deal, card for card. Copy puts the seed and every move on the clipboard.
Is every game of Spider Solitaire winnable?: Not necessarily. Deals are shuffled without checking for a solution, so a deal is not guaranteed to be winnable. When no card can move and the stock is empty, the game says so, and you can undo to try another line or start a new deal.
Is my game saved if I close the page?: Yes, in this browser only. The game in progress is kept as its seed, its number of suits and its list of moves, and it comes back when you return. Your moves are not sent anywhere, and Start over at the top of the page forgets the saved game.

Original code and card art, with no wagers. Any card can go on the next rank up in any suit, but only a same-suit descending sequence moves as a unit, and a completed King-to-Ace run of one suit is removed. The same seed and suit mode always replay the same deal, and deals are shuffled without a solvability check, so a deal is not guaranteed to be winnable.