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Pick 1, 2 or 4 suits, then press Play. Or try the Daily Deal.
🕷️ Drag a run, or tap it and then tap its new home • Only a run in one suit moves as a group • Tap the stock to deal, but never into an empty column
The full spider solitaire game, right here in your browser, free. Real Spider Solitaire with all 104 cards and ten columns, not a cut-down mini version. Build the columns down, gather King-to-Ace runs in one suit, and clear all eight runs to win. Play it gentle with 1 Suit, balanced with 2 Suits, or take on the expert game with 4 Suits. No download. No sign-up. Works on phone and PC.
Full undo, smart hints, a restart button, a Daily Deal and classic Windows scoring are built in. Your best score for each difficulty saves in your browser, so a record is always waiting.
Genre
Card · Puzzle
Players
1 Player
Platform
Browser · Mobile · PC
Price
Free
In this guide
- How to play
- The full rules
- 1 Suit, 2 Suits or 4 Suits
- Scoring
- 7 tips that win games
- Spider Solitaire FAQ
How to play Spider Solitaire
The goal: clear all 104 cards as eight complete runs, each from King down to Ace in one suit. A run clears by itself the moment it is complete. Here is how a game runs.
- Press Play. The game deals 54 cards into ten columns: the first four hold six cards, the other six hold five. Only the top card of each column faces up. The other 50 cards form the stock: five deals of ten, waiting at the top left.
- Build the columns down. A card can land on any column card exactly one rank higher, whatever its suit. A 7 of hearts goes on an 8 of clubs just as happily as on an 8 of hearts.
- Move runs, not just single cards. A descending run travels as a group only when every card in it shares one suit: King, Queen, Jack of spades moves together, but a Queen of hearts under that King stays behind. Single cards always move on their own.
- Complete a run to clear it. When a column holds a full King-to-Ace run in one suit, those thirteen cards fly to a foundation slot at the top and the card underneath flips over. Clear all eight runs and you win.
- Deal when you are stuck. Tap the stock, or press Deal, and one new face-up card lands on each column. One hard rule: you cannot deal while any column is empty, so fill empty columns first.
- Guard your empty columns. Any card or movable run can move into an empty column, the most flexible space on the board. Moves that uncover a face-down card flip it over; the deepest columns hide most of the game.
Stuck? Hint lights up the best move it can find, and Undo walks your moves back one by one. Restart deals the same shuffle again: the honest way to prove a hard deal was winnable all along.
Controls for phone and PC
| Action | Phone / tablet | PC / laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Move a card or run | Drag it, or tap it and then tap its new home | Drag it with the mouse, or click it and then click its new home |
| Deal ten new cards | Tap the stock pile, or tap Deal | Click the stock pile, or click Deal |
| Pick a difficulty | Tap a Suits button above the board | Click a Suits button above the board |
| Undo, hints, restart, new game | Tap the buttons above the board | Click the buttons above the board |
The full rules
- Columns build down, in any suit. Each card lands on a card exactly one rank higher. Suits matter only for moving and clearing.
- Only same-suit runs move as a group. A run counts when its cards descend in order and share one suit. A mixed build is two separate pieces stacked together.
- Complete runs clear on their own. King to Ace in one suit, thirteen cards face up in one column: the run leaves the board at once and earns 100 points.
- The deal needs ten full columns. Each deal adds one card to every column, and the game refuses to deal while a column stands empty. The stock holds five deals, with no way to recycle it.
- An empty column takes anything. Any single card or movable run can move into an empty column, not just a King.
- Face-down cards flip when freed. When the cards above a face-down card move away, or a run clears above it, it turns over at once.
One honest truth about Spider: not every deal can be won, and the difficulties differ hugely. In 1 Suit a careful player wins most games. In 4 Suits, even strong players win only a few games in a hundred. A lost deal is no verdict on your skill.
1 Suit, 2 Suits or 4 Suits: which should you play?
| 1 Suit | 2 Suits | 4 Suits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The cards | Eight sets of spades | Four sets of spades, four of hearts | Two full decks, all four suits |
| Moving runs | Every descending run moves as a group | Only a run in one suit moves as a group | Only a run in one suit moves as a group |
| Feel of the game | Friendly, flowing, lots of wins | The classic balance of luck and planning | The full expert game; wins are rare |
| Best for | Learning and relaxing | Most players, most of the time | A serious challenge |
Start with 1 Suit while you learn: with no mixed builds, every run you make can move. Move up to 2 Suits when 1 Suit feels easy, and treat 4 Suits as the real test. Tapping a difficulty starts a fresh game at that level, and your choice is saved. Each difficulty keeps its own best score, and the Daily Deal is seeded per difficulty too, so the 1 Suit and 4 Suit dailies are different puzzles.
Scoring: how your points add up
| Event | Points |
|---|---|
| Your starting score | 500 |
| Every move you make | -1 |
| Dealing from the stock | -1 (counts as one move) |
| Completing a King-to-Ace run | +100 |
| Lowest possible score | 0 |
This is the classic Windows scoring: finish runs, and do not waste moves. A perfect game would score 1,300, but real games land far lower. Your score never drops below zero. Your best score for each difficulty saves in your browser, with your games played, wins and fastest winning time.
7 tips that win games
- Build in suit whenever you can. Given two landing spots, pick the one that keeps a run in one suit. Mixed builds look tidy and act like traps: nothing on top of them can move as a group.
- Flip a card before anything else. If a move turns a face-down card over, it almost always comes first. New cards change every plan, and the board will still be there when you come back.
- Empty a column early, then protect it. An empty column is a free workspace that takes any card or run. The classic use: park a King there and build a full run down from it, safe from the traffic.
- Do not deal too soon. A deal drops ten new cards on top of everything you built. Squeeze every move out of the board first: the card you need may be the one the deal buries.
- Keep your runs together. Breaking a same-suit run is sometimes necessary, but it should buy something real: a flipped card, an empty column, a completed run. Never break one just to tidy up.
- Attack the longest column. The column with the most face-down cards hides the largest part of the game. Freeing cards from it opens more future than the same move anywhere else.
- Use Undo and Hint as teachers. Caught between two lines of play? Try one. If it dies, undo and try the other. The Hint button finds moves you walked past; soon you start seeing them first.
The Daily Deal and your record
Press Daily for a shuffle set by the date and your difficulty. Every player on the same difficulty today gets the same cards in the same order: the fairest test of pure skill the game offers, fresh every morning. Normal games use a random shuffle, and Restart deals your current shuffle again for a rematch.
Your record lives in your own browser: games played and won, a best score per difficulty, your fastest win, and the difficulty you picked last. Nothing is uploaded, no account needed.
Is Spider Solitaire free and safe to play?
Yes. The game is free, runs fully inside this page, asks for no name, no email and no account, and installs nothing. This is the classic Spider game, rebuilt by GameOLL as an original browser version with three difficulty levels, full undo, hints, a same-deal restart and a daily deal.
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Spider Solitaire FAQ
Is Spider Solitaire free to play?
Yes. This spider solitaire game is 100% free. You play the full game right on this page, with all three difficulty levels. There is no download, no sign-up and no payment.
What is the difference between 1 Suit, 2 Suits and 4 Suits?
In 1 Suit, every card is a spade, so any descending run can move as a group and the game is friendly. In 2 Suits, spades and hearts share the deck, and only runs in one suit move together. In 4 Suits, the full two decks play, and it is the hardest version of all.
When can I deal new cards from the stock?
You can deal whenever the stock has cards left, as long as no column is empty. The deal puts one new face-up card on each of the ten columns. If a column is empty, fill it first. The stock holds five deals of ten cards.
How does the scoring work?
You start with 500 points. Every move costs 1 point, and dealing counts as one move. Each completed King-to-Ace run earns 100 points. Your score never drops below zero, and your best score for each difficulty is saved in your browser.
Can every game of Spider Solitaire be won?
No. Some deals cannot be finished, above all in 4 Suits, where even strong players win only a few games in a hundred. 1 Suit is far more forgiving. If you get stuck, use the Hint button, undo a few moves, or start a fresh deal.
Can I play Spider Solitaire on my phone?
Yes. The game is built for touch screens and the ten columns fit a phone screen in portrait. Drag a run with your finger, or tap a run and then tap where it should go. It also works with a mouse on laptops and desktop PCs.
Final verdict: should you play Spider Solitaire?
Yes — if you want the deepest solitaire game ever dealt. Spider is free, instant and honest: no download, no account, no tricks. 1 Suit is a friendly puzzle you can finish. 2 Suits is the classic fight. 4 Suits is a mountain strong players spend years learning to climb. The Daily Deal gives you a fair shuffle every morning, and your best score on each difficulty is always waiting. Deal the cards and see how deep this deal goes.
▶ Play Spider Solitaire 🎮 See All Free GamesLast updated: November 4, 2026. Spider Solitaire v1.0 — our original spider solitaire game, with 1, 2 and 4 Suit difficulties, full undo, hints, a same-deal restart, classic scoring and a daily deal. Found a bug? Tell us in the comments and we will fix it.
