Spider Solitaire — 1 Suit (Easy)
Also known as Spider Solitaire or two-deck solitaire — 104 cards in 10 columns, playable at 1, 2 or 4 suits.
One-suit Spider is the friendly way in: every card is a spade, so any descending stack can be picked up and moved. Learn the rhythm of building runs and freeing columns — the game below starts in 1-suit mode automatically.
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How to play Spider Solitaire — the rules
- Goal: build eight complete runs from King down to Ace in a single suit — each finished run flies off the table automatically.
- Stack cards downward regardless of suit (any 7 can go on any 8) — but only same-suit runs can be picked up and moved together.
- An empty column accepts any card or run — empty columns are your most powerful tool.
- Tap the stock to deal one new card onto every column. Every column must have at least one card before you can deal.
- Start with 1 suit to learn the flow, then move up to 2 suits and finally the full 4-suit game.
Keyboard: Tab or arrow keys to move around, Enter to move a run, D to deal, Ctrl+Z to undo.
Deals are random, like a real shuffle — not every Spider deal can be won, especially with 4 suits. The daily deal is the same for everyone worldwide.
How to win 1 Suit Spider Solitaire
- With a single suit, every run you build can also be moved, so the only currency that matters is empty columns. Clear the shortest column first — it needs the fewest cards moved away.
- Deal a new row only after you have used every ordered move. Each deal drops one card onto all ten columns and buries whatever you left unfinished.
- Turn face-down cards before extending long runs. A run of six that hides three face-down cards is worth less than a run of two that reveals one.
- Keep one column workable before you deal. Spider will not deal at all while a column sits empty, so emptying your last column at the wrong moment can stall the board.
How hard is 1 Suit Spider Solitaire?
One suit is the version almost everyone can finish. The deal is a genuine random shuffle rather than a hand-picked solvable one, but with the unlimited undo on this board the great majority of hands come out. Losses at this level usually come from dealing too early, not from the shuffle. It is the right place to build the ordering habits that 2 and 4 suits will demand.
Strategy and tips
How to Play Spider Solitaire: seven techniques for 1, 2 and 4 suits
1 Suit Spider Solitaire — questions
Is 1 suit Spider Solitaire winnable every time?
Not every time. We deal a real shuffle rather than filtering for solvable hands, so a small share of games cannot be finished. In practice, with undo available, most losses at one suit come from dealing a new row too early rather than from the deal itself.
How many cards are used in 1 suit Spider Solitaire?
One hundred and four — two full decks reduced to a single suit. Fifty-four are dealt across ten columns to start, and the remaining fifty come down in five deals of ten.
What do I do when there are no moves left?
Deal a new row. If a column is empty the game will not let you deal until you fill it, which is why leaving a column empty immediately before a deal can work against you.