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Spider Solitaire Free online game
- Cards
- Solo
- 1 suit · 2 suits · 4 suits
Build same-suit runs from K to A to clear every card
What is it?
Spider Solitaire is a solitaire game where you build same-suit runs from K down to A across ten columns. Each completed run is removed from the board, and clearing all eight wins the game.
There are three levels: 1 suit (spades only), 2 suits (spades and hearts) and 4 suits (all four). It's the solitaire that came built into older computers, and the more suits there are, the harder it is to build same-suit runs — even experienced players often get stuck at 4 suits. Scoring is explained in the example below.
How to play
- Drag a card onto one that's 1 higher. Tap to move it to the best spot automatically
- Same-suit runs move together. A full K–A run of one suit is removed
- Tap the stock at the bottom right to deal 10 new cards (no column may be empty)
Playing on PC (keyboard · mouse)
On phones you tap the screen; on PC you can also use the mouse and the keys below.
| Space | Deal cards |
|---|---|
| Z · Backspace | Undo |
| H | Hint |
| Esc | Pause · back |
Difficulty and rankings
| Difficulty | 1 suit · 2 suits · 4 suits |
|---|---|
| About the difficulty levels | 1 suit: spades only · 2 suits: spades and hearts · 4 suits: all four (hard) |
| Ranking | Highest score at clear first (starts at 500, −1 per move, +100 per completed run) · separate rankings for phone (touch) and PC (keyboard · mouse) |
There's a weekly ranking and an all-time ranking; the weekly one resets every Monday at midnight (Korea time). For details, see the Help.
Good to know on Hanpanmadang
- A new deal of 10 cards (one per column) is only possible when no column is empty.
- When 13 cards of one suit run from K to A, they're removed automatically and you gain 100 points.
Learn from examples
You start with 500 points and lose 1 for every move; undos and new deals count as moves too. If it takes 180 moves to clear all 8 runs, your score is 500 − 180 + 8 × 100 = 1,120. The fewer moves you make on the same deal, the higher your score.
Common mistakes
- Dropping any card into an empty column right away.
- An empty column is temporary space for sorting long columns. Before filling it, check whether you can use it to join up a suit.
- Stacking mixed suits carelessly.
- Mixed suits can't be moved as a group. If a card can go on the same suit, choose that.
Tips
- Cards in a same-suit run move together. Avoid stacking different suits when you can.
- Empty columns are your most valuable resource. Don't fill one casually — use it to sort out long columns.
- Do all the sorting you can before dealing ten new cards. A deal covers every column with another card.
- Every move costs a point, so cut out pointless moves.