Stock Rule
Learn when the stock can be dealt, why empty columns block a deal, and how to use the 50-card stock pile without wrecking your board. 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
In standard Spider Solitaire, the stock contains 50 cards. You can deal 5 times, and each deal places 1 face-up card on each of the 10 tableau columns. You cannot deal while any tableau column is empty.
Direct Rule
The stock deal touches every tableau column. Because of that, standard Spider Solitaire requires each of the 10 columns to contain at least one card before the stock can be used.
Card Count
A standard Spider Solitaire layout starts with 54 cards in the tableau. The remaining 50 cards stay in the stock, split naturally into five 10-card deals.
Strategy
A stock deal can rescue a stuck board, but it can also bury same-suit runs and turn simple columns into mixed-suit clutter. Good players use every productive tableau move before dealing.
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.
Learn the strategy timing behind each stock click.
Use open columns without blocking your next stock deal.
See how 104 cards split into tableau, stock, and completed runs.
Review move rules, mixed suits, empty columns, and winning.
Use stock timing inside a complete winning framework.
Track how stock deals, moves, and completed suits affect your run.
No. Standard Spider Solitaire rules require every tableau column to contain at least one card before you deal from the stock.
You get 5 stock deals. The stock contains 50 cards, and each deal places 10 cards, one onto each tableau column.
Deal only after you have checked for useful tableau moves, hidden-card reveals, same-suit builds, and empty-column opportunities.
A stock deal places one new face-up card on each of the 10 tableau columns. It can open new moves, but it can also bury clean sequences.
Yes. After 5 stock deals, all 50 stock cards have been added to the tableau. From that point, you must win with the cards already visible or uncoverable on the board.