Spider Solitaire Unblocked

Spider Solitaire is the long-form patience game: a doubled deck, a ten-column table and a stock that keeps dropping new cards on you just when the table starts to look tidy. It rewards patience more than speed, and the suit setting lets you choose how hard it bites. With one suit it is a relaxing sort; with four it becomes a genuine puzzle. This unblocked version from the PaperGames project by Christopher Müller offers all three suit counts, unlimited undo and full keyboard support, and it saves your deal between visits.

Building Runs With Two Decks

The deal. 104 cards are used. Columns one to four get six cards apiece and columns five to ten get five, 54 in all, with only the last card of each column face up. The remaining 50 sit in the stock.

Placing single cards. A card may sit on anything one step above it in rank, whatever the suit. A 9 of clubs fits on a 10 of hearts. Any card, or any movable group, can go into an empty column.

Moving groups. This is the catch. A group of cards travels together only if it is a descending run in one suit. A run that mixes suits must be taken apart card by card.

Dealing. When you are stuck, tap the stock to place one face-up card on every column. You get five deals, and the game will not deal while any column is empty.

Clearing. Complete a thirteen-card sequence in a single suit, from King to Ace, and it lifts off the table automatically. Eight such sequences win the game. A move counter records your effort.

Spider Solitaire controls

To do this	Keyboard	Mouse	Touch
Lift a card or a single-suit run	Arrow keys to move between cards, then Enter or Space	Click the card	Tap the card
Place it on a column	Arrow keys to the column, then Enter	Click the column	Tap the column
Deal a fresh row of ten	—	Click the stock pile (it shows the deals left)	Tap the stock pile
Reverse the last move or deal	—	Click "Undo"	Tap "Undo"
Choose a suit count and redeal	—	Pick 1, 2 or 4 suits, then click "New game"	Pick 1, 2 or 4 suits, then tap "New game"

Strategy From the Opening to the Last Deal

Opening

Turn over face-down cards as fast as you can. Each one you reveal adds choices, and the four left-hand columns hide the most. Moves that expose a card usually beat moves that only tidy up.

Middle game

Stay in suit whenever there is a choice. Placing a 7 of spades on an 8 of spades keeps a run you can move later; placing it on an 8 of hearts creates a mixed stack that sticks. Treat an empty column as your most valuable tool. With it you can dismantle a mixed stack one card at a time and rebuild it by suit, so give it up only for a clear gain.

Before each deal

Make every useful move first. Each deal covers all ten columns at once and may smother a run that was nearly done. If you can expose one more card or join two runs, do it before you tap the stock.

Learning curve

Start on one suit until it feels routine, then move to two. Four suits is a big step and much more about careful planning with Undo.

Why Spider Keeps People Coming Back

Few solitaires scale as well. The same rules give a calm ten-minute session or a long, thoughtful battle, depending on one setting. Finished runs vanish with a satisfying count toward eight, and nothing is lost if you close the tab halfway.

If you prefer a game where every card is visible from the start, try FreeCell Solitaire. For a classic single-deck alternative, Klondike Solitaire is the obvious companion.