Spider solitaire

You're not connected to online Help, which shows you our latest content Check your Internet connection, and then try to connect to online Help again If you still see this message, the online Help service might be temporarily unavailable Hide all Spider Solitaire: how to play Spider Solitaire is a popular variant of solitaire using two decks of cards To start a game Click to open Games Double-click Spider Solitaire (Don't see it? You might need to turn on Windows Games See Where are my games?) Select a difficulty level: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced To move a card, click the card and drag it to its new location following the rules below To save a game • If you need to finish a game later, just exit the game, and then click Save The next time you play, you'll be asked whether you want to continue your saved game If so, click Yes To adjust the game options You can change the difficulty level, turn sound and animations on or off, and choose settings for saving games Click to open Games Double-click Spider Solitaire (Don't see it? You might need to turn on Windows Games See Where are my games?) Click the Game menu, and then click Options Make your choices, and then click OK To change game appearance You can select different card decks and backgrounds Click to open Games Double-click Spider Solitaire (Don't see it? You might need to turn on Windows Games See Where are my games?) Click the Game menu, and then click Change Appearance Make your choices, and then click OK Spider Solitaire Spider Solitaire: Rules and basics The object Remove all the cards from the table in the fewest number of moves The table Spider Solitaire is played with two decks of cards Depending on the difficulty level, the decks consist of either one, two, or four different suits The cards are arranged in ten columns The top card in each column is face up, the rest are face down The remaining cards are piled in the lower-right corner of the table How to play To win, you must remove all the cards from the table by building columns organized in descending order, from king to ace At intermediate and advanced levels, the cards must also match suit When you succeed in building a sequentially-ordered column, it flies off the table If you run out of moves, click the pile at the bottom of the table and Windows deals a new row of cards You aren't limited to moving just one card at a time If a run of cards are all in the same suit, and arranged in numeric order, you can drag them around as if they were a single card Scoring You start with 500 points From this, Windows subtracts the number of moves it takes to finish a game It then increases this subtotal by 100 times the number of runs removed from the table Hints and tips Ask for hints Stuck? Press H to have Windows light up the cards you should play next For beginners, it's also a good way to learn the game Clear space Empty columns quickly and then start building new ones This allows you to build the longest runs Uncover cards Bring more cards into play by clearing columns and overturning cards deeper within the columns The more cards in play, the more moves you have, and the lower your chances of stalled runs or being forced to draw from the deck Don't block cards At higher difficulty settings, avoid placing low cards on cards of a different suit This blocks them from play until the lower cards are moved  ... choices, and then click OK Spider Solitaire Spider Solitaire: Rules and basics The object Remove all the cards from the table in the fewest number of moves The table Spider Solitaire is played with two... Double-click Spider Solitaire (Don't see it? You might need to turn on Windows Games See Where are my games?) Click the Game menu, and then click Change Appearance Make your choices, and then click OK Spider