Rules
Spider Solitaire · Rules
Deal 104 cards across ten columns, with a choice of one, two or four suits.
Objective
Complete eight same-suit runs from king down to ace; complete runs leave the table.
Deal and setup
Deal 104 cards across ten columns, with a choice of one, two or four suits.
How to play — step by step
- 104 cards in ten columns. Choose one, two or four suits. Build down in columns regardless of suit.
- You may move only a descending sequence of one suit. A complete K-to-A sequence of the same suit is removed automatically for 100 points.
- An empty column accepts any card or valid sequence. Before dealing ten more cards, every column must contain a card. Complete eight sequences to win.
Important rules to remember
Play example
You may place a red nine below a black ten, but you cannot move that mixed-suit pair as one sequence. Only a same-suit sequence moves together.
Key terms
- tableau
- Main columns or layout of cards
- foundation
- Target piles for finished sequences
- stock
- Undealt cards used during play