Spider Solitaire
The timeless patience card game, reimagined with a sleek neon-violet table. Build eight descending runs from King down to Ace and clear them all to win. Choose your challenge: a relaxing one-suit game, the classic two-suit deal, or a true expert four-suit test. Play smoothly with drag-and-drop, tap, or full keyboard control.
About Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire is one of the most beloved single-player card games, famous for being shipped with desktop computers for decades and for its deeply satisfying blend of luck and long-game planning. Unlike Klondike, there are no foundation piles to fill one card at a time; instead you work across ten tableau columns, stacking cards into long descending sequences. A complete same-suit run from King down to Ace lifts off the table on its own, and your goal is to peel away all eight of them. This original implementation draws every card with crisp CSS and SVG, synthesizes its sound effects with the Web Audio API, and runs entirely offline in a single file. Three difficulty levels let it grow with you, from a gentle one-suit warm-up to the notoriously demanding four-suit board that even veterans rarely beat.
How to play Spider Solitaire
Ten columns are dealt face-down with the top card of each turned face up; the rest of the deck waits in the stock at the top-right. Move cards onto a column whose top card is one rank higher (any suit counts for stacking). You can pick up and slide a whole run of cards at once, but only if they form a same-suit descending sequence. When a column holds a full same-suit King-to-Ace run, it automatically flies off to the trophy row. Stuck? Click the stock (or press D) to deal one new card onto every column, but you can only do this when no column is completely empty. Clear all eight runs to win.
Controls
Mouse and touch: drag a card or a same-suit run to another column, or simply tap a movable card to auto-send it to the best spot. Tap the stock pile (top-right) to deal a new row. Keyboard: Left/Right arrows (or A/D-style arrows) move the column cursor, Space picks up the deepest movable run and drops it on the highlighted column (press Space again on the same column to shorten the selection), Down arrow auto-sends the column's top run, D deals a new row, U undoes, H gives a hint, R starts a new game, and M toggles mute.
Tips & tricks
- Try to keep one column empty as a workspace — an empty column can hold any card and is the key to untangling messy stacks.
- Always uncover face-down cards as early as you can; a flipped card opens new options, while buried cards do nothing for you.
- Build runs in a single suit whenever possible. Mixed-suit stacks look tidy but cannot be moved as a group, so they often trap the cards beneath them.
- Before you deal a fresh row from the stock, make every move you can — a new row covers all ten columns and can quickly bury your progress.
- On 2-suit and 4-suit games, think several moves ahead and use Undo freely to test ideas; patience beats speed, and the best-moves record rewards efficient play.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Spider Solitaire?
Ten columns are dealt face-down with the top card of each turned face up; the rest of the deck waits in the stock at the top-right. Move cards onto a column whose top card is one rank higher (any suit counts for stacking). You can pick up and slide a whole run of cards at once, but only if they form a same-suit descending sequence. When a column holds a full same-suit King-to-Ace run, it automatically flies off to the trophy row. Stuck? Click the stock (or press D) to deal one new card onto every column, but you can only do this when no column is completely empty. Clear all eight runs to win.
What are the controls for Spider Solitaire?
Mouse and touch: drag a card or a same-suit run to another column, or simply tap a movable card to auto-send it to the best spot. Tap the stock pile (top-right) to deal a new row. Keyboard: Left/Right arrows (or A/D-style arrows) move the column cursor, Space picks up the deepest movable run and drops it on the highlighted column (press Space again on the same column to shorten the selection), Down arrow auto-sends the column's top run, D deals a new row, U undoes, H gives a hint, R starts a new game, and M toggles mute.
Is Spider Solitaire free to play online?
Yes — Spider Solitaire is completely free on GameStudioHub. There's no download, no install and no sign-up; it opens and plays right in your browser.
Can I play Spider Solitaire on mobile?
Yes. Spider Solitaire works in any modern mobile browser with full touch support, so it plays on phones and tablets as well as on a laptop or desktop — nothing to install.
Who made Spider Solitaire?
Spider Solitaire was built in-house by the GameStudioHub team using open web technology (HTML5), which is why it runs instantly without any download.
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