About Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire is a two-deck solitaire game. 54 cards are dealt into ten columns with only the top card face up, and the other 50 form a stock. You may put any card on a card one rank higher, whatever its suit, but you can only move a group of cards together if they run down in one suit.
By the ToolFluency team · Updated October 2026
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How to use
- Spider is played with two decks (104 cards). 54 are dealt into ten columns with only the top card of each face up; the other 50 wait in the stock at the top left. The goal is to build eight runs from King down to Ace in one suit. Each finished run lifts off the table by itself onto the eight spaces at the top right.
- Any card can go on a card one rank higher, in any suit: a 7 on any 8. But several cards can only be moved together when they run down in one suit (9, 8, 7 of hearts). A stack of mixed suits has to come apart one card at a time, so build in suit whenever you can.
- Drag a card or run where you want it, or tap it. If it has only one place to go it moves straight there; if it has several, those places light up and you tap the one you want. Tap the same card again to send it to the best spot.
- When you move the last face-up card off a face-down one, it turns over. Turning cards over is how you make progress. An empty column takes any card or run, and is the most useful space on the table.
- Out of moves? Tap the stock (or Deal row) to deal one more card face up onto every column. There are five deals in all, and you cannot deal while a column is empty: put a card in it first.
- Stuck? Hint looks thousands of positions ahead and shows the first move of the best line it finds: gold on the cards to move, an outline on where they go. When nothing helps it tells you to deal. Undo goes back as far as you like, and Restart deal starts the same deal again.
- Pick 1 suit (the gentlest), 2 suits or 4 suits (the classic hard game). Play the Daily deal, hit Random, or type a game number: the same number and suit count gives anyone the same game. Your record is kept separately for each suit count.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Spider Solitaire?
Spider Solitaire is a two-deck solitaire game. 54 cards are dealt into ten columns with only the top card face up, and the other 50 form a stock. You may put any card on a card one rank higher, whatever its suit, but you can only move a group of cards together if they run down in one suit. When a column holds a complete run from King down to Ace in one suit, that run is removed. Clear all eight runs to win. When you run out of moves you deal ten more cards from the stock, one onto each column.
Is Spider Solitaire harder with 1, 2 or 4 suits?
More suits make it harder. With one suit every card can join every run, so most deals can be won with care. With two suits you have to keep spades and hearts apart to move long runs, and it becomes a real puzzle. Four suits is the classic hard version: runs only form in one suit, and even strong players lose a good share of deals. Start with one suit to learn the moves, then step up.
Can I deal from the stock when a column is empty?
No. In standard Spider every column must have at least one card before you deal a new row, so fill an empty column first (any card or run will do). This page follows that rule. The one exception is when fewer than ten cards are left on the table, so the gaps could never all be filled; then you may deal anyway.
What happens when I finish a run?
As soon as a column ends in a full run from King down to Ace in one suit, the run lifts off the table onto one of the eight spaces at the top right, and the card under it turns face up. You do not have to move it yourself. Finish all eight runs and you win.
What is the daily deal?
One deal is picked for each calendar day and suit count, and it is the same for everyone. Win it on the day and it counts toward your daily streak for that suit count. The one-suit daily deal is always one our computer player has won, so it can be done. Two- and four-suit daily deals are not checked in advance, so now and then one may have no way through. You can go back to earlier days with the arrows above the Daily deal button; those wins are kept but do not count toward the streak.
What do the game numbers mean?
Each number from 1 to 1,000,000 is one shuffle. The same number with the same suit count always deals the same layout, so you can replay a deal that beat you or send the number to a friend and play the same game. The numbers are this site's own, so they do not match the numbered games in other Spider programs.
What are the best Spider Solitaire strategies?
Turn cards over first: a move that uncovers a face-down card is almost always worth more than one that only tidies up. Build in suit whenever you have the choice, because only same-suit runs move as one. Empty a column early if you can, and use it to sort runs rather than parking a lone card in it. Deal only when you have to, after you have made every useful move, because each deal covers all ten columns. And use Undo to go back to a decision point, not just the last move.
Can I play Spider Solitaire with the keyboard?
Yes. Press Tab until the card table is outlined, then use the arrow keys to move the gold cursor from column to column and up and down a column. Enter picks up the card under the cursor (with the cards on top of it), and Enter again drops it on the column you have moved to. Escape puts a held card back. H shows a hint, D deals a row and U or Ctrl+Z undoes a move. Each step is announced for screen readers.
Is this Spider Solitaire free?
Yes. It runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer with no download and no sign-up, and a game in progress is kept if you close the tab and come back. For more one-player card games, try
FreeCell or
Klondike Solitaire.
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