Solitaire card games are popular and can be played with standard playing cards or electronically. Spider Solitaire is a popular variation that can be played with two, three, or four decks. The aim is to remove all cards from the playing surface by forming complete lines from Ace to King. It is included with most newer Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.
Different variations of solitaire card games are fun and challenging ways to pass the time. Popular with hospital patients, soldiers, and ordinary people just looking for some fun, these card games are usually played on a playing surface with standard sized playing cards. However, standard playing cards are not required to enjoy a solitaire game. Games like Spider Solitaire can also be enjoyed on a computer or via a small single player electronic game.
As a twist on the original solitaire card game, Spider Solitaire is popular with people of all ages. It is a single player card game that can be played electronically or with standard playing cards on a playing surface or tabletop. The most basic version of the Spider card game uses two decks of cards; however, there are also three- and four-deck versions of the game.
The two-deck version of Spider Solitaire is considered the base game. It is always played with 104 cards. Sometimes the game includes two full decks of cards, but it can also be played with 104 cards of two suits. So, for example, you might need four decks, but only hearts and spades are included in the game. Easy games of Spider are played with a single suit, while harder games are played with multiple suits.
A basic game of Spider Solitaire begins with 54 cards arranged in ten piles. These piles should include a relatively even number of cards in each pile, meaning all piles in this case will have five cards, four piles will have six cards. The top card of each pile is placed face up before starting the game. The remaining fifty cards, of the original 104, are placed in the lower right corner of the playing area. They are used throughout the game. The aim of the game is to remove all cards from the playing surface, in as few moves as possible. The game begins with the cards face up. These cards are moved and placed with other cards in order from Ace to King to form a line of cards. A line is complete when it includes all cards from Ace to King. Complete lines can be removed from the playing surface.
Spider Solitaire is included with most newer Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.
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