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Rules to Spider

Spider rules from the Pretty Good Solitaire help file

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Spider

2 Decks. Medium (20%). Mostly Skill.

Object
To group all the cards in sets of 13 cards in sequence down in suit from King to Ace.

Layout

·	10 tableau piles - build down regardless of suit. Groups of cards in sequence down in suit may be moved as a unit. A space can be filled by any card or legal group of cards. At the start of the game 6 cards each are dealt to the first 4 piles, 5 cards each to the remaining piles. The top card is face up.

·	stock (top left, face down) - deals 1 card to each tableau pile by clicking. All tableau piles must be filled before dealing.

Notes

·	Whenever a sequence of 13 cards down in suit from King to Ace is formed, it will automatically be removed from play.

Tips

·	Same suit sequences should be preferred even though building is down regardless of suit. The object is to build down in suit sequences.

·	Spaces should be made as soon as possible, and used to move cards into groups by suit.

History
Spider is one of the classic solitaire games.

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