Spiderette Two-Suits Solitaire 🕷️🂡💖
🎮 How to Play in 5 Bite-Size Steps
- Deal – Seven columns are dealt (1–7 cards each, only the top card face-up). The rest form the stock.
- Build Down – On the tableau, cards stack in descending rank regardless of suit (e.g., ♥ 10 on ♠ J).
- Move Runs – You may move a continuous run only when every card in that run is the same suit.
- Empty Columns – Any single card or suited run may slide into an empty space – these are gold!
- Deal from Stock – When stuck (and all columns hold at least one card), click deal: one face-up card lands on each column. Repeat until stock is gone. Clear four complete suited runs (K→A) to win.
📖 Official Rules Snapshot
- Deck: One standard 52-card deck, but only two suits are active (usually Hearts & Spades).
- Objective: Build and discard four complete K-to-A suited sequences.
- Moves Allowed: Single cards or same-suit runs; any card/run to an empty column.
- No stock dealing if any column is empty.
- Victory: Once the fourth suited run leaves the board, you’ve spun your web of success.
🕰️ A Short History Lesson
- Spider Solitaire itself first appeared in print in 1949 and takes its name from the eight legs (eight suited runs) you need to complete (en.wikipedia.org).
- Spiderette shrinks Spider to a single deck and seven columns; its earliest detailed rules also surfaced in 1949 in The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games by Geoffrey Mott-Smith & Albert Morehead.
- Two-Suits Spiderette is the “medium” difficulty digital variant that really took off once computerized solitaires blossomed in the 1990s–2000s.
Who “Created” It?
No single inventor is credited, but Mott-Smith & Morehead’s 1949 book is the first authoritative source. Modern two-suit play was popularized by early Windows and web implementations – today, teams like SolitaireX.io keep the tradition alive online.
💡 Tips & Tricks for Web-Spinning Wins
🕸️ Expose face-downs first – every hidden card is a mystery you’ll eventually need. 🕸️ Chase empty columns early – they’re your workbench for untangling big stacks. 🕸️ Suit sort on the fly – whenever possible, keep ♠ with ♠ and ♥ with ♥ to ease future moves. 🕸️ Hold the stock – only deal when you’ve milked every tableau option; new cards can both help and hurt. 🕸️ Undo is your friend – online play lets you test “what-ifs” risk-free. 🕸️ King management – a buried King can stall the game; freeing one often unlocks a cascade of moves. 🕸️ Think two moves ahead – many losses come from dropping a card that blocks its own suit later.
🚀 Ready to Play?
- Jump straight in: Spiderette Two-Suits at SolitaireX.io – no download, no signup.
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Good luck, have fun, and may your web never tangle! 🕷️✨