Game Goal

Spider Solitaire Cube is a fast paced solitaire variant  with a competitive twist.

The goal of the game is simple: score more points than your opponent to win!

Basic Rules:

• Arrange the Tableau stacks in King to Ace order.

• Clear cards from the Tableau by making a full stack of King to Ace.

• If you can’t make any more moves, draw new cards from the Draw pile.

• If you make a mistake, use the Undo button. Drawing cannot be undone.

• The match ends if all cards are cleared from the table or you run out of time.

• Not all decks are solvable. If you run out of moves, Pause and select End Game.

• Each match has a 5 minute time limit.

Fairness

Each match of Spider Solitaire Cube is played against another player to see who can get the highest score.

• You are matched against players of similar skill, but you may not be playing at the same time.

• Both players get the same arrangement of cards in the Tableau and Draw piles.

• Solve more cards faster than your opponent to win!

How To Play

In Spider Solitaire Cube all cards are the same suit and there are 78 cards total, consisting of 6 sets of King through Ace.

The play area is made of two piles of cards: the Tableau stacks and the Draw pile.

Tableau Stacks:

• 38 cards total: 30 face-down and 8 face-up.

• Drag and drop the cards in the Tableau to arrange them in King to Ace order.

• Clear cards from the Tableau by making a full stack of King to Ace.

• Any card can be placed in an empty stack.

Draw Pile:

• 40 cards total, all face-down until drawn.

• When drawing cards, one card is placed in every Tableau stack even if it’s empty.

Undo:

• If you make a mistake, use the Undo button.

• Unlimited uses, but can only undo the most recent action.

• Cannot undo clearing a stack or drawing cards.

• Allows peeking at face-down cards and more, but use sparingly because...

• You lose points if you undo revealing a face-down card.

Finishing early:

• Not all decks can be solved!

• If you run out of moves, hit Pause and select End Game.

• Recognizing when there are no more moves before your opponent is often the difference between victory and defeat.

Scoring

Scoring in Spider Solitaire Cube is simple! If you can completely solve the deck you’ll score 2,700 points, after that it’s all about speed.

Points come from two sources:

1. Base Score

2. Time Bonus

Base Score:

• +50 points for each face-down card revealed.

• There are 30 face-down cards in each match for a total of 1,500 points.

• +200 points for each full stack of King through Ace.

• You need to make 6 full stacks to end the match for a total of 1,200 points.

Time Bonus:

• +4 points per second for each second remaining when you finish.

• This bonus scales down based on the number of face-down cards remaining.

Losing points:

• -20 points are deducted for using Undo after revealing a face-down card.

• This can be a powerful tool but use it sparingly. 

Strategy

The best strategy is solving more cards and doing so faster than your opponent!

Here are some tips and tricks to help you succeed:

• Always prioritize revealing face-down cards.

• Always arrange as many cards as possible before drawing again.

• Always make the largest stack possible so they don’t become trapped under other cards after drawing.

• Generally it’s best to put Kings in empty stacks, unless moving another card would reveal a face-down card.

• Use Undo to check multiple face-down cards for the one that will allow more moves.

You can also play cash games to watch replays and learn your opponent's strategies.

Finally, practice makes perfect! Spider Solitaire Cube is a game of skill; the better you are, the more you win.