Spider Solitaire - How to Play

Objective

Clear the tableau by building eight full sequences in descending order (King to Ace) in the same suit. Completed sequences are removed from the tableau. Once all sequences are completed and removed, you win.

Setup

Spider Solitaire uses two standard 52-card packs. At the start:

• Deal 10 tableau piles: the first 4 get 6 cards each, and the last 6 get 5 cards each. Only the top card in each pile is face-up.
• The remaining cards form the stock pile, ready to be dealt later.

Rules

You build tableau piles in descending order and in the same suit - for example, placing a 9♠ on a 10♠.

The top card of any pile may be moved by itself or along with face-up cards beneath it, as long as they form a proper descending sequence in the same suit.

• Completed sequences from King down to Ace in the same suit are removed from the game board.
• Empty tableau spaces can be filled with any single card or a valid sequence.
• When no moves remain, deal 10 new cards from the stock - one onto each tableau pile.
• There’s no stock re-deal, so each card deal must be used carefully.

Conclusion

Now that you know the rules, you can play spider solitaire online for free and practice what you’ve learned.