A fresh start
Every deal contains 104 cards, so each rank appears eight times. The homepage starts a one-suit game of Spider Solitaire with spades. Use the difficulty links whenever you want to try two or four suits. There is no countdown or entry fee for the game.
Eight complete runs
The key details are straightforward. A completed run contains thirteen spades in order from King down to Ace. The run counter shows how many complete sequences you have collected. The game removes a full face-up run automatically when it forms at the bottom of a column. Clear eight runs to finish the deal.
Read the opening layout
The opening tableau has ten columns and 54 cards. The first four columns contain six cards each, and the other six contain five. Only the bottom card of each starting column is face up. The remaining fifty cards form five stock deals of ten cards each.
Find a legal destination
Here is what to know. A descending same-suit sequence can move together as one group. For example, a seven can move onto an eight, while a queen can move onto a king. Place a face-up card on another exposed card exactly one rank higher. An Ace ends a descending sequence and cannot accept another card on top.
Make room
Keep these details in mind. Any exposed card or movable sequence can enter an empty column. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings. An empty column can help you separate a sequence or uncover a hidden card. Every column must contain a card before you can deal from the stock.
Turn over hidden cards
Keep these details in mind. A move that uncovers a card may be more useful than one that merely rearranges a visible sequence. Removing the last face-up card above a hidden card turns that hidden card face up. Look across the whole tableau before committing a valuable empty column. Revealing a card gives you another possible destination or starting point.
Bring in the next row
A stock deal is available only when no column is empty. The stock button deals one face-up card onto each of the ten columns. You cannot choose which column receives an individual stock card. Each deal may open a useful move or interrupt a sequence you were building.
Controls at your pace
Here is what to know. You can also drag a card or a same-suit sequence to another column. Undo reverses the last successful move or stock deal while history is available. Click or tap the first card of a movable sequence, then choose a destination column. The Hint button points to a legal option without promising a winning solution.
Progress on this device
Saved progress stays on this domain and does not transfer to another device. Refreshing the page resumes the saved deal for the selected difficulty. The Privacy & Cookie Settings page lets you turn saving off and clear game data. When saving is enabled, this browser stores your current game and recent undo history locally.
Explore the other modes
One suit gives you a useful place to learn descending sequences and empty-column moves. The How to Play and Tips & Strategy pages explain the same rules used by the game. Two suits adds the need to organize spades and hearts separately. Four suits requires you to track spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds.