Build runs and clear completed suits
This embed opens the one-suit version, using two decks of Spades across ten tableau columns. Build cards downward by rank; only a consecutive descending sequence in one suit can move together as a group. Completing a same-suit run from King to Ace clears it from the tableau.
The deal starts with one face-up card on each column, 50 stock cards and eight runs to clear. The full TrySolitaire Spider game offers one-, two- and four-suit modes, but this embedded URL loads the one-suit game.
Use empty columns and prepare stock deals
An empty column gives you room to separate cards and connect same-suit sequences. Any card can fill an empty column. Before moving one there, ask what the space will help you uncover or rearrange.
The 50-card stock deals five new rows, one card to each column. This version permits a deal while a column is empty, but use exposed cards first and consider where the next row will land.
Plan for one more face-down card
Prefer moves that reveal a hidden card, especially when they also preserve a same-suit run. A mixed-suit stack can look ordered but cannot move as one group, so consider the future cost before adding a card to the wrong suit.
Before each stock deal, scan for a move that opens a column or improves a run. These steps do not guarantee a win, but they keep more options available.
Can different suits move together in Spider Solitaire?
A group moves together only when it forms a descending sequence in one suit.
How many suits does this embedded Spider game use?
It opens in one-suit mode with Spades only.
What clears a Spider run?
A complete same-suit run from King through Ace is removed from the tableau.