What is Spider Solitaire?

Spider Solitaire is the big, two-deck cousin of classic Klondike — and one of the most-played solitaire games in the world thanks to its long run on Windows. You deal 104 cards into ten columns and work them into ordered runs from King down to Ace. Complete a full same-suit run and it clears itself off the table; clear all eight and you win.

Unlike Klondike, you don't sort by foundation. Everything happens right in the tableau, which makes Spider a deeper, more strategic puzzle — every column is both your workspace and your goal.

Choose your difficulty: 1, 2, or 4 suits

Spider's difficulty comes from how many suits are in play, and you can switch any time:

1 Suit (easy): every card is the same suit, so you only ever think about order. The friendliest way to learn.
2 Suits (medium): two suits in the deck — you now have to keep colors from tangling your runs.
4 Suits (hard): the full game, and a genuine challenge. This is the version most people mean by "Spider Solitaire."

How to play Spider Solitaire

The goal is to build eight runs from King to Ace, each in a single suit. A finished run is removed automatically.
Stack cards down by number in any suit — a 9 of any suit goes onto any 10. But you can only pick up a group of cards together when they are the same suit in order.
An empty column can take any card or any movable run.
Tap a card to pick it up, then tap where it should go. Double-tap a card to send it to the best legal spot automatically.
When you're stuck, deal a new row from the stock — one card lands on every column. You can't deal while any column is empty, so fill the gaps first.

Spider Solitaire tips

Build in the same suit whenever you can, even if a quicker off-suit move is available — a long single-suit run is what eventually clears. Turn over face-down cards early; every flip opens new lines of play.

Try to keep a column empty as a workspace for shuffling runs around, but spend it wisely — an empty column is the most valuable space on the board. And before you deal a new row, make every move you can, because a fresh row can bury the cards you needed.

Why play Spider Solitaire?

Spider rewards planning a few moves ahead without any timer or pressure. Start on 1-suit to learn the flow, then climb to 2 and 4 suits as it clicks. It's free, needs no sign-up, and works the same on phone or desktop — just shuffle and play.