How to play Spider Solitaire (2 suits)
Two-suit Spider uses two decks made up of hearts and spades only. You build King-to-Ace runs in one suit inside the ten columns; each finished run leaves the board, and you win when all eight are gone.
The rules in short
- 104 cards: 54 are dealt into ten columns (four of six cards, six of five) with the top card face-up; 50 stay in the stock.
- Place a card on any card one rank higher, of either suit.
- A group of cards moves together only if it is a descending run in one suit.
- Select Deal 10 to add one card to every column. You cannot deal while any column is empty.
- A complete King-to-Ace run in one suit is removed from the board automatically.
Tips
- Build in one suit whenever you have the choice. Mixed-suit stacks cannot move together and block the cards beneath them.
- Treat an empty column as your most valuable space: use it to rearrange runs, then fill it before you deal.
- Before each deal, make every move that turns over a face-down card. The new row covers whatever you leave unfinished.
Questions
What is the difference between 1-suit, 2-suit and 4-suit Spider?
Only how many suits are in the two decks. With fewer suits, more cards can form movable same-suit runs, so 1-suit is the easiest and 4-suit the hardest.
Why can't I deal from the stock?
A column is empty. Spider does not allow a deal until every column has at least one card.
Can any card go into an empty column?
Yes. Any single card, or any same-suit run you can move, can go into an empty column.
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