Play Spider Solitaire 1 Suit Online for Free

Spider Solitaire 1 Suit uses two decks of cards, but every card is a Heart. You build columns from King down to Ace, and every complete run leaves the table. Because there is only one suit, any card fits on any card one rank higher, and whole runs can move together. It is the easiest way to learn Spider before you try Spider 2 Suits. You can play it here for free, online, with no download and no sign-up, and in full screen if you like.

How to play Spider Solitaire 1 Suit

Goal

Clear the table. To do that, build eight runs from King to Ace, each run in a single suit. A finished run moves to the foundations by itself. When all eight runs are there, you win.

The deal

The game uses 104 cards: eight sets of Hearts, from Ace to King.

• Tableau: 10 columns. The first four columns get 6 cards each and the other six get 5 cards each. Only the last card of each column starts face up.
• Stock: the other 50 cards. Each time you click the stock, one new card goes face up onto every column. That means you can deal five times in one game.
• Foundations: eight empty places for the finished King-to-Ace runs.

Rules

• Placing a card: a card can go on a card that is one rank higher. A 6 can go on any 7.
• Moving several cards: you can move a group of cards together if it is in order, from high to low. A 9, 8 and 7 move as one group.
• Turning cards over: when you move the last face-up card off a column, the card under it turns face up.
• Empty columns: any card or same-suit group can go into an empty column, not only a King.
• Dealing from the stock: you can only deal when every column has at least one card. Fill your empty columns first.
• Finished runs: a complete King-to-Ace run in one suit goes to the foundations by itself.

Tips to win more often

• Turn over hidden cards first. Every card you turn over gives you more choices. When two moves look equally good, pick the one that shows a new card.
• Empty a column early. An empty column takes any card or group, so it is the best tool you have. Use it to move cards around, then empty it again.
• Deal from the stock as late as you can. Each deal puts a card on every column, often on top of runs you were building. Make all your useful moves first.
• Join runs before dealing. Before you click the stock, put the runs that fit together into one column. Long runs are easier to finish later.
• Use undo to test ideas. There is no limit on undo. If you are not sure which of two moves is better, try one and go back.

Spider 1, 2 or 4 suits?

The rules are the same in all three. Only the number of suits changes. With 1 suit every run is already in one suit, so almost every game can be won. With 2 suits you have to choose which cards to keep together, so planning starts to matter. With 4 suits mixed columns are everywhere, and many games are lost even with good play. When 1 suit feels easy, move on to 2 suits, and later 4 suits. The table further down shows how often players win each one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Spider Solitaire 1 Suit free?

Yes. Every game on Solitaire Land is free to play in your browser, on a computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to download and you don't need an account.

Can I play in full screen?

Yes. Use the full screen button in the bar above the game. You can also make the cards bigger or smaller with the zoom slider in the bar below the game.

What does the Hint button do?

It shows you one move you can make right now. It doesn't play the game for you, so you still choose what to do next.

Why can't I deal more cards?

You can only deal from the stock when none of the ten columns is empty. Put a card or a run into every empty column first, then deal.

Why are all the cards Hearts?

With only one suit you never have to keep suits apart, so you can learn the Spider rules without the hard part. Most other sites use Spades for this game. Here it is Hearts, but the game is the same.

What are the daily challenge and the levels?

Every day there is one daily challenge deal, the same for everybody. A calendar shows which ones you have finished. Levels go from 1 to 100 and get harder as you go up. Each level is a deal chosen from games played here. Winnable deals are deals that at least one player has already won. You can find all three in the New game menu.

Where Spider Solitaire comes from

Spider is an old two-deck patience game, known since at least 1949. It became famous when Microsoft added it to Windows, first in the Plus! 98 pack for Windows 98 and later in Windows Me, XP, Vista and 7. The usual explanation for the name is the eight foundations, like the eight legs of a spider. If you like Spider, try Scorpion Solitaire, which uses one deck and lets you move any face-up card together with the cards on top of it, or the classic Klondike Solitaire 1 Card.