Spider Solitaire — Play Free Online

What is Spider Solitaire?

Spider Solitaire is a classic card puzzle game, and this browser version comes from TreeCardGames. Played with two decks of cards, the game challenges you to arrange shuffled cards into complete descending sequences from King down to Ace. It runs directly in your web browser with no download or setup required, making it easy to start a quick mental challenge between matches.

Key features

• Flexible difficulty: Choose between one, two, or four suits to match your experience level.
• Hint and Undo: Ask for a hint when you are stuck, or undo moves to try a different line.
• New Game and Restart: Start a fresh deal or replay the current one from the beginning.
• Custom appearance: Change the card set, card back and background.
• Statistics and counters: Track score, time and moves, plus wins and winning and losing streaks.
• Multi-device support: Play on desktop monitors, laptops, tablets, and mobile screens.

How to play

1. Survey the ten tableau columns to identify exposed cards and potential descending runs.
2. Drag any visible card onto a card that ranks one value higher.
3. Move same-suit sequences together to reveal face-down cards underneath.
4. Move cards into empty columns to reorganize tangled piles and free up blocked ranks.
5. Click the stock pile to deal a new row of cards when no useful moves remain.
6. Assemble complete runs of thirteen cards from King to Ace to clear them from the board until all cards are gone.

Controls

Action	Keyboard / mouse	Touch
Select and move cards	Drag with the mouse	Drag with your finger
Get a hint	Click Hint	Tap Hint
Undo / redo	Click Undo, or Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y	Tap Undo
Deal from the stock	Click the stock pile	Tap the stock pile
New game or restart	Click New Game	Tap New Game

Suits and helper tools

Spider Solitaire offers several suit options. In single-suit games every card is the same suit, so any descending sequence can move together. Two-suit and four-suit games require careful grouping because cards can only travel as a block when their suits match.

When a layout leaves you stuck, the Hint button points out a move you may have missed, and Undo lets you step back and try another approach. The options menu also lets you choose how cards move to the foundations automatically (Global, Selective or None) and whether the score, time and move counters are shown.

Tips and strategy

• Expose hidden cards first: Prioritize moves that turn over face-down cards rather than shuffling cards between visible piles.
• Keep suits unified: When you can choose between placing a card on a matching suit or a different suit, pick the matching suit so the group stays movable.
• Create open columns quickly: An empty column gives you a temporary staging area to sort mixed ranks.
• Delay drawing from the stock: Use all possible column moves before dealing, because each deal drops a card on every column and buries organized runs.
• Use empty columns wisely: Kings and long runs make the most stable bases in an empty column.

Game modes

One suit

The ideal entry point for beginners and casual players. Every card shares the same suit, so any sequence arranged from highest to lowest rank can be moved as a unit.

Two suits

A balanced intermediate challenge using two suits. You can stack cards regardless of suit to reveal hidden cards, but only matching-suit runs move together.

Four suits

The expert tier using all four standard suits. Success demands forward planning, careful column management, and precise staging to keep mixed piles from locking the board.

Versions and similar games

If you enjoy Spider Solitaire, Retro Bowl has more card and tile games. Try Solitaire for classic Klondike, FreeCell for an open-information card puzzle, or Mahjong for tile-matching solitaire.

Developer

This edition of Spider Solitaire is made by TreeCardGames, the team behind the SolSuite solitaire collection. It brings the classic card game to the browser with simple controls, card themes and statistics.