Move Rule
You can stack different suits in descending order, but mixed-suit sequences cannot move as a group. The key rule is simple: same-suit runs stay mobile; mixed-suit runs usually get stuck. Regular browser games can save locally, so you can continue a run later from the same device.
Drag cards to move. Build descending sequences of the same suit. Complete all 8 suits (K to A) to win.
Double-click to auto-move a card. Click the stock to deal 10 cards (no empty columns allowed).
Quick Answer
Yes, you can stack mixed suits in Spider Solitaire if the cards descend by rank. But you cannot move a mixed-suit sequence as one group. To move multiple cards together, the sequence must be descending and all cards must share the same suit.
Direct Rule
Spider Solitaire lets you place a card onto a card one rank higher regardless of suit. The restriction appears when you try to move more than one card at once.
Example
A clean 9 of Spades, 8 of Spades, 7 of Spades run can move together onto a 10. A mixed 9 of Spades, 8 of Hearts, 7 of Spades run is legal to build, but it locks the lower cards until you separate them.
Strategy
Mixed suits are not always wrong. They are a tradeoff. Make the trade when it reveals hidden information, opens a column, or prevents a dead board.
Play Next
Spider Solitaire gets easier when you apply one idea at a time inside a real deal. Regular games save locally after moves, so longer runs do not have to be finished in one sitting.
Review legal moves, stock deals, empty columns, and winning.
Use open columns to untangle mixed-suit stacks.
Handle the hardest mode where mixed stacks are common.
Read the deeper strategy article for untangling mixed runs.
Practice suit management in the balanced middle difficulty.
See why extra untangling moves lower your final score.
You can stack mixed suits in descending order, but you cannot move a mixed-suit sequence as one group. Only descending sequences of the same suit can move together.
Yes. A single card can be placed on a card that is one rank higher even when the suits are different, such as a 7 of Hearts on an 8 of Spades.
Mixed-suit stacks reduce mobility. Once suits are mixed, the cards often need to be separated one at a time before the sequence can move freely again.
Mix suits only when the move reveals a face-down card, creates an empty column, prevents a worse block, or sets up a better same-suit run later.
No. In 1-suit Spider Solitaire, every card acts as the same suit, so every legal descending sequence can move as a group.