Spider Solitaire Variations

Aracnida

Aracnida solitaire is an easy variation of Spider solitaire. The moving rules are similar to another Spider variation, Curds and Whey, which was invented by David Parlett.

Spiderette

Spiderette is a single-deck variation of Spider solitaire, a popular solitaire game on Windows computers. Spider solitaire is played with either a double deck, for the more difficult four-suit version, or a modified deck containing all the spades from eight decks (for the easy, one-suit version) or all the spades and hearts from four decks (for the two-suit version). Since Spiderette uses just one standard deck, it’s easier to play without a computer or a good number of card decks laying around.

Mrs. Mop

Mrs. Mop is a variation of Spider solitaire invented by Charles Jewell. It is an open solitaire game, meaning that all of the cards are revealed at the beginning of the game and the game relies more on skill than luck. Mrs. Mop is easier to win than Spider, with about fifty percent of Mrs. Mop games being winnable, compared to twenty percent of Spider games.

Scorpion

Scorpion is a difficult solitaire game which combines aspects of Spider and Yukon. The object of the game is to arrange the cards into four piles, by suit, from King to Ace, as in Spider. Cards in the tableau can be moved regardless of sequence, as in Yukon.

Will o' the Wisp

Will o’ the Wisp is a solitaire game very similar to Spider solitaire, except that it is played with only one deck. Invented by Albert Morehead and Geoffrey Mott-Smith, Will o’ the Wisp solitaire is easy to play but incredibly difficult to win, with only around one percent of deals resulting in winning games.