Spider Solitaire (Windows, 1998)

Unlike Freecell, not every game of Spider Solitaire is winnable. Use Undo whenever possible, and plot your strategy carefully.

Not every game of Spider Solitaire is winnable, but you have a better chance of winning if you plot your strategy carefully.

Between each deal, your first priority is to clear an entire stack so you have some flexibility to rearrange cards into matching suits.

Between each deal, your first priority is to clear an entire stack so you can rearrange cards into matching suits.

First create stacks of the same suit. (Remember that Spider Solitaire has an Undo command—if there is more than one possibility, use Undo try them both and choose the most advantageous.)

Create stacks of the same suit. (Remember that Spider Solitaire has an Undo command—if there is more than one possibility, use Undo to try them both and choose the most advantageous.)

Then create stacks with non-matching suits to turn over more cards.

Create stacks with nonmatching suits to turn over more cards.

As soon as you clear a stack (two stacks are even better), rearrange your cards as much as possible into matching suits.

As soon as you clear a stack (two stacks are even better), rearrange your cards into matching suits.

You can't Undo dealing a new row. But, if you save your game (from the Game menu, click Save This Game) right before you deal each row, you can revert back to the last saved game, if you decide that you want to undo your deal.

You cannot deal a new row and then click Undo. However, if you save your game before you deal each row, you can revert to the last saved game, if you decide that you want to cancel your deal.