How Do You Play Classic Spider Solitaire?

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Classic spider solitaire employs the same general rules as the standard solitaire card game where the player is dealt 10 piles of cards with the top card showing and tries to group the cards sequentially in suit from king to ace in the least amount of moves. The game is simple to learn but hard to win, according to CNET.

In order to play classic spider solitaire:

  1. Choose the device and the game
  2. Classic spider solitaire is available online at many game sites. The game is generally a free download onto the computer. Although solitaire is a one-person game, players can compete against other players for high scores online at sites like AARP. To play spider solitaire on multiple devices, download the game for free through iTunes or Google Play.

  3. Learn the object and rules
  4. The object of the game is to clear the table by creating columns of descending runs in the fewest amount of moves.

  5. Play the game
  6. To play spider solitaire, move the cards in descending order to build stacks from king to ace. Move one card at a time or move a run of cards together to form the columns in descending order. Once a column is complete, it flies off of the table and the player earns points.