How to Play Spider Solitaire

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Objective

🎯 Build eight complete King-to-Ace sequences of the same suit to remove them from the board. Remove all eight to win.

Rules

1. 1Spider uses 104 cards (two standard decks) across 10 tableau columns.
2. 2Deal 54 cards to the tableau: columns 1–4 get 6 cards each, columns 5–10 get 5 cards each. Only the top card of each column is face-up.
3. 3You may move any face-up card onto any card that is one rank higher, regardless of suit.
4. 4You may only move a group of cards as a unit if they form a same-suit descending sequence.
5. 5When you need more cards, deal one card to each column from the stock (only allowed when no columns are empty).
6. 6A complete K–Q–J–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–A sequence in the same suit is automatically removed.
7. 7Empty columns may hold any card or legal group.

Strategy Tips

• ★In 4-suit mode, try to build same-suit sequences from the start — avoid mixing suits.
• ★Leave empty columns open as long as possible — they're your most valuable resource.
• ★Before dealing new cards, make sure you've used every possible move on the current layout.
• ★Work on sequences from left to right so your patterns stay organized.

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