Card gamesBuild complete same-suit runs from king to ace and clear the tableau.
Getting a board
Section titled “Getting a board”Craft a Spider Solitaire Board and fit it into a Large Game Table. Place matching Game Chairs facing the table, then take a seat.
- 1 ×Paper
- 7 ×Any planks
- 1 ×Purple wool
How to play
Section titled “How to play”Open the fitted board to make your moves. How to play in the side tray gives you the same lessons with illustrations inside the game.
Choose a challenge
Section titled “Choose a challenge”
The default beginner table uses one suit. Two and four suits add difficulty.
Spider deals 54 cards into ten columns and leaves 50 in five ten-card deals.
Build down
Section titled “Build down”
Place a card on the next higher rank, even when suits differ.
Only a descending same-suit run moves as one piece. Mixed-suit descents stay where they are.
Deal ten
Section titled “Deal ten”
You may deal ten more cards only when no tableau column is empty.
Deal one face-up card to each column. Moving away an exposed card turns the hidden card beneath it face up.
Complete a suit
Section titled “Complete a suit”
A same-suit K through A sequence disappears automatically as a completed run.
Remove all eight complete runs to win. Empty columns can hold any card or movable same-suit run.
Rules in more detail
Section titled “Rules in more detail”Suit difficulty and the next stock row
Section titled “Suit difficulty and the next stock row”Choose one, two or four suits before dealing. Descending cards can be built across different suits, but a multi-card moving run must be in one suit. A complete same-suit king-to-ace run is removed as a unit; eight completed runs win. A stock deal adds one card to each of the ten columns and requires every column to be occupied. An empty column can accept a single movable card or a valid same-suit run, helping reorganise mixed stacks before the next deal.
Keep playing
Section titled “Keep playing”Use Rematch after the result to play again. To pause an unfinished match, the table owner can remove and keep its board.
See seats and solo play for multiplayer and Play alone, or item stakes if you want to agree on a pot.