About Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire is a two deck solitaire game and the most demanding of the classic Windows trio alongside Klondike and FreeCell. One hundred and four cards are dealt into ten columns, and the objective is to assemble eight complete runs from King down to Ace, each in a single suit. You may stack any card on the next rank up, but only same-suit sequences move as a unit, so the whole game is a slow process of untangling mixed runs into pure ones while new cards keep arriving from the stock.
It suits the browser because a game can be as short or as long as you like: one suit mode is a relaxed ten minutes, while four suit mode is a serious puzzle that rewards planning many moves ahead. This version keeps the traditional green tabletop and lets you drag runs directly, and it offers the standard difficulty choices so you can grow into the harder decks.
Spider Solitaire is for players who find Klondike too dependent on luck and want a solitaire game where skill decides most hands. It rewards patience, organization, and the discipline to hold back the stock deal until every move is used. If you like FreeCell, this is the natural next challenge.
via GamePix
- Genre
- Board
- Released
- Jul 2015
- Last updated
- Apr 2025
- Technology
- HTML5 browser game
- Device support
- Check game controls
- Orientation
- landscape
- Glaze Games login
- Not needed to open player
- Publisher login
- Check game requirements
Tags and genres
How to play Spider Solitaire
Build runs of cards from King down to Ace within a single suit across ten columns, clearing each completed run from the table.
- 1Press Play and choose a difficulty. One suit is the easiest; two and four suits are progressively harder.
- 2Drag a card onto another column whose top card is exactly one rank higher, regardless of suit.
- 3Only runs of the same suit move together, so build same-suit sequences whenever you can.
- 4When no useful moves remain, click the stock pile to deal one new card onto every column. Every column must have at least one card first.
- 5Complete a full King-to-Ace run in one suit and it clears from the table automatically. Clear all eight runs to win.
Tips and strategy
- Empty columns are the most powerful resource in the game. Create one early and use it to reorganize mixed runs.
- Before dealing from the stock, make every move you can. A deal buries everything under a new layer.
- Prefer moves that expose a face-down card over moves that only look neat.
- Building a mixed-suit run is fine for uncovering cards, but remember you will have to take it apart later.
- In four suit mode, focus on completing one suit at a time rather than spreading effort across all of them.
Frequently asked questions
Is Spider Solitaire free to play?
Yes. Spider Solitaire is free to play on Glaze Games in your browser with no account.
Can I play Spider Solitaire unblocked at school?
It runs in the browser with no download or account, so it works anywhere the site itself loads. Some school and office networks filter game sites, and Glaze Games cannot override those filters.
Does Spider Solitaire work on mobile?
Yes. It runs in a landscape mobile browser, though the ten columns are easier to read on a tablet or laptop screen.
What is the difference between one suit and four suit Spider Solitaire?
The number of suits in the two decks. One suit mode uses only spades so every run matches, while four suit mode uses all four suits and requires much more careful sorting.
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