Spanish Patience FAQ
Spanish Patience Solitaire FAQ
Answers to common questions about Spanish Patience, the Spider Solitaire variant with 13 columns and any-suit building.
How is Spanish Patience different from Spider Solitaire?
Spanish Patience uses a single 52-card deck (52 cards, 13 columns) versus Spider's two decks (104 cards, 10 columns). More importantly, Spanish Patience allows building tableau piles with ANY suit (no same-suit restriction), but you can only move one card at a time—not sequences.
Why can I only move one card at a time?
Unlike Spider Solitaire where you can move valid sequences together, Spanish Patience only allows moving the top card of each column. This makes the game more methodical and challenging.
Can any card start an empty column?
Yes! Unlike many solitaire variants where only Kings can fill empty columns, Spanish Patience allows any card to be placed on an empty tableau column.
How do I win at Spanish Patience?
Move all 52 cards to the four foundation piles, building each pile up by suit from Ace to King.
Are there any redeals or stock piles?
No. Spanish Patience is a pure skill game with no redeals or stock pile. All 52 cards are dealt into 13 tableau columns (4 cards each) at the start, and every card is immediately in play.
Any strategy tips?
Focus on keeping cards that could help build foundations, and don't rush to fill foundations if it means blocking tableau plays. Since any card can go on any card, you have more flexibility than same-suit variants.
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