| 3) If 2 or more cards have the same high rank, and | | | | to keep our columns empty when possible. |
| one of them can be played into a same suit | | | | RE-ARRANGING |
| sequence, then play that one. | | | | After we have cleaned up any sequences we can |
| Keep playing like this, until a column is emptied, or | | | | find, the next objective is to re-arrange any columns. |
| you run out of moves | | | | This is simply moving any sequences we can, to |
| Once a column has been emptied, the focus of the | | | | form longer sequences. If moving the sequence will |
| game changes a little. There are now 3 main | | | | expose a new card (or a card that is not part of the |
| objectives, "cleanup", "re-arrange", and "expose". | | | | sequence), then we always move it. The rest of the |
| An overriding principal at this time is to try and keep | | | | time it's a judgement call, based on whether the new |
| the empty columns. Vacant columns give you a lot | | | | sequence will be the same suit, as well as what other |
| more choices in the game, and whenever possible, | | | | cards are holding up the game at the moment. |
| you only want to fill your empty columns temporarily. | | | | EXPOSING |
| CLEANING UP | | | | Lastly, we try and expose new cards, whilst trying |
| The first objective for the second phase of spider | | | | to maintain our empty column. We do this by using |
| solitaire is "cleanup". This is my term for re-arranging | | | | multi-level undo: |
| columns so that they become same-suit sequences. | | | | -Move a card/sequence into the empty column, |
| For example, suppose you had 2 columns. The first | | | | which exposes a new card. |
| one has: | | | | -If the new card allows us to move the original |
| -7 Diamonds | | | | sequence back do so. |
| -6 Heartsand the second one has: | | | | If the new exposed card does not allow us to move |
| -7 Clubs | | | | it back, try moving a different card/sequence instead. |
| -6 Diamonds | | | | If you can't expose any new cards whilst keeping |
| We can temporarily use the empty column, to | | | | the vacant column, then try dealing some cards from |
| rearrange the columns so that these columns | | | | the talon. |
| become: | | | | The most important thing is to create empty |
| -7 Diamonds | | | | columns, and try and keep them empty! Now, will |
| -6 Diamondsand: | | | | these strategies help you to win every game of |
| -7 Clubs | | | | spider solitaire? No, they won't. Are there better |
| -6 Hearts | | | | strategies? Yes, and you'll probably come up with |
| We do this by moving: | | | | some of your own as you play the game some |
| -6 of Diamonds into the empty column | | | | more. But the strategies above should prove a good |
| -6 of Hearts onto the 7 of Clubs | | | | foundation to help you start winning more games. |
| -6 Of Diamonds onto the 7 of Diamonds. | | | | Read about ferrets, ferret hunting, ferret facts, |
| The main thing to note here, is that after we have | | | | hamster health, hamster treats , hamster food and |
| finished cleaning up this sequence, the empty column | | | | other information at the Interesting Animals website. |
| is still vacant. This is critical, because we always need | | | | |