Spider (1 suit)

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Spider Solitaire (1 suit) — rules and how to play

This page documents the exact Spider Solitaire (1 suit) rules implemented in Solitarium.io.

Objective

Build and clear 8 complete sequences from King down to Ace. When you clear all 8 sequences, you win.

Cards and setup

  • This mode uses 104 cards: 8 copies of the Spades suit.
  • 10 tableau columns are dealt at the start: Columns 1–4 have 6 cards each, Columns 5–10 have 5 cards each.
  • Only the top card of each tableau column starts face-up.
  • The remaining cards form the Stock. There is no Waste pile.

Piles (what each area is)

  • Tableau: 10 columns where you build descending runs.
  • Stock: the remaining cards used to deal new rows to the tableau.
  • Completed: cleared King→Ace sequences (0/8 to 8/8).

Tableau rules and allowed moves

  • Build down by rank: you can place a card (or a stack) onto a card that is one rank higher (example: 8 on 9). Suit does not matter for placing.
  • Empty columns accept any card or stack.
  • You can move any face-up descending sequence as a stack.
  • After you move cards away from a column, if the new top card is face-down it flips face-up automatically.

Completing sequences

  • When the top of a tableau column contains a complete King→Ace sequence in the same suit (in 1-suit mode, that’s always Spades), it is cleared automatically and added to Completed.

Dealing from Stock

  • Click Stock to deal one new row: 10 cards, one face-up card added to each tableau column.
  • You can only deal a row when all 10 tableau columns are non-empty.

Controls and helpers

  • Drag and drop: drag a face-up card or valid descending stack between columns.
  • Undo / redo: Undo is available in the HUD and via Cmd/Ctrl+Z; Redo via Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y on Windows).
  • Hint: suggests a legal move when one exists.

Saving and sharing

  • Your progress auto-saves locally in the browser and restores if you refresh or reopen the tab.
  • Use Share to copy a short link that recreates the same starting deal (seed-based).