The two-deck patience with eight runs to complete
Spider is played with two decks (104 cards) in ten columns. You can put any card on a card one rank higher – a 7 on any 8 – but only runs of the same suit can be moved together. When you complete a full run from King to Ace in one suit, it leaves the table. Clear all eight runs to win.
When you are stuck, tap the stock to deal one new card onto every column (five deals in total; every column must have at least one card). Start with 1 suit to learn the game, then try 2 or the very hard 4 suits.
How to use
- Choose 1, 2 or 4 suits.
- Tap or drag a card – or a run of the same suit – onto a card one rank higher.
- Tap the stock (top left) to deal a new row when you run out of moves.
- Complete a King-to-Ace run of one suit to remove it. Clear all eight to win.
Ideas for using it
- Beginners. 1 suit – relaxing, and most games can be won.
- Improving. 2 suits – you need to plan which runs to build.
- Experts. 4 suits – a real brain workout, many games are lost.
- Tip. empty columns are valuable – use them to reorder runs.