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This article contains everything you need to know about Arkadium’s Spider Solitaire Game.


Use the list below to navigate specific topics about Spider Solitaire. 

How to play


Goal. In Spider, the goal is to remove all the cards from the table by creating "runs." 


NOTE: each run needs to be organized in descending order from King to Ace


Difficulty level. You can choose to play on Easy difficulty (1 suit), Medium (2 suits), or Hard (4 suits). 


NOTE: the higher the difficulty, the higher the score

 

 

Movement. You can pick up cards and move them between columns as long as they stack in the proper sequence (K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A).


Runs. In games with more than one suit, runs need to be of the same suit to be considered complete. Completed runs are automatically removed from the table for you.


Suits. You can mix different suits within the same card sequence. Just remember that a run has to be entire of the same suit to be removed from the table.


Empty columns. If you ever have an empty column, you can place any card or sequential stack there. There is no limit as to how many cards you can move at once.


No more moves. If you run out of moves, tap one of the stockpiles in the upper left corner to deal a new row of cards. 

      

NOTE: be careful - you can't deal a new row while any columns are empty




Settings


You can change the settings in the game's menu. It's located on the top left corner of the game.


Several settings are available so you can control different aspects of the game.




Sound. With Sound, you can turn the game's sounds on and off. 


Music. This allows you to turn the background music on and off. 


Stick to Right Side. You can switch the side the top cards appear here.


Show Blocked Cards. You can select whether the cards you can't move appear normally, or if only the moveable cards can appear normally.


Replay This Game. This allows you to replay the same game from the beginning.


New Game. This will allow you to deal an entirely new game.


Due to the limited screen space of the mobile version, the game will display the cards vertically rather than horizontally.



You can change the game back to the horizontal position of the cards by using the mobile-only option below Show Blocked Cards. You can switch between horizontal and vertical at any time.



Scoring


1 suit

  1. Collected Pile Bonus. For each collected pile, you receive 100 points
  2. Movements Bonus = 500 minus the number of moves made. 
  3. Time Bonus = 600 minus the number of seconds spent. You have 600 seconds to solve the puzzle. If you finish before time runs out, you earn this bonus. 
  4. Total score = Collected Pile Bonus + Movements Bonus + Time Bonus


2 suits

  1. Collected Pile Bonus. For each collected pile, you receive 150 points
  2. Movements Bonus = 500 minus the number of moves made.
  3. Time Bonus = 750 minus the number of seconds spent. You have 750 seconds to solve the puzzle. If you finish before time runs out, you earn this bonus. 
  4. Total score = Collected Pile Bonus + Movements Bonus + Time Bonus


4 suits

  1. Collected Pile Bonus. For each collected pile, you receive 200 points
  2. Movements Bonus = 500 minus the number of moves made.
  3. Time Bonus = 900 minus the number of seconds spent. You have 900 seconds to solve the puzzle. If you finish before time runs out, you earn this bonus. 
  4. Total score = Collected Pile Bonus + Movements Bonus + Time Bonus