# Spider Solitaire Addicts: What's Your Record? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [October 30, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593 "2001-10-30T20:47:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/121 "2016-08-11T01:12:38Z")
It’s the only computer game of any kind I play. I mostly try for high score, the win/loss average isn’t something I care about. If I don’t like the way a game is going, I start a new one. That said, there are about 17,000 games on my stats right now with a 16% win record. I only play 2 suits, my lifetime high score is 1203, but only 1200 on these current 17,000 games. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![HandyguyCincy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HandyguyCincy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HandyguyCincy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/122 "2016-08-11T22:00:56Z")
> [@HHP565](#): > > My record is currently 89% of 100 games in the 4 suit version. I took a screen shot of the totals page as proof, but I’m not clever enough to know how to post it here. I start over every time I complete 100 games. I’m shooting for a 90% 🙂 This is very impressive. Are you aware of anyone with a better record on 4 suit? I am currently at 100% of 202 games on two suit, which I thought was pretty good. Oh well, I guess I should step up to 4 suit. ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Terminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Spider\_Terminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Terminator)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/123 "2016-10-22T15:35:17Z")
> [@pianoman8](#): > > I play one suit Spider Solitaire. I’m after lowest score, not number of wins. Winning is almost always possible in one suit. My lowest score was a 90 (Wed, May 23, 2012), which I don’t expect to ever beat. To date I’ve played 2878 games. I know, I know… get a life! Dear Spider fans, I don’t play spider but my wife thinks she is the best “Spider” player in the world! Can anyone prove her wrong? She plays 4 suits with unlimited undo. She has so far won all the games on Windows 10 (more than 1000). Help!!! ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Terminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Spider\_Terminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Terminator)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/124 "2016-10-22T15:47:54Z")
It seems all 4-suited spider are solvable so far (1000 streak) according to my wife! ---
**Author:** ![arkierns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@arkierns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arkierns)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/125 "2017-06-22T01:24:57Z")
I have 605 consecutive wins (4 deck), on my IPad. I have over a hundred on mr iPhone as well. Needless to say I use the undo. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/126 "2017-07-11T00:32:41Z")
I play four suit, using undo. I’m at 16%. Longest winning streak=6 games. Games start repeating. Not all games are winnable. You get those ones where you send up the last batch of cards and hove no moves. Annoying, big time. ---
**Author:** ![HandyguyCincy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HandyguyCincy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HandyguyCincy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/127 "2017-07-11T14:43:05Z")
I am currently at 385 and zero on 2 suit. However, I am currently stuck with little hope of finding a solution. I’ll just keep hacking away at it.☹ ---
**Author:** ![oneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@oneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oneeye)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/128 "2017-10-03T10:37:30Z")
spider solitaire - hard (4packs). so far I have played 10,751 games (addicted!!!) won 3222, Best run-6 (done it twice), fewest moves - 118, Best time 3:26 (set over a year ago), Best score 216,630. Ive been playing this for about 3 years now and I can’t stop. Ive always wondered if it is possible in theory that all games are winnable? ---
**Author:** ![sonosam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sonosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonosam)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/129 "2018-02-12T18:00:20Z")
I have recently gone over 10,000 wins playing 4-suit spider solitaire. Currently 10,088. My win percentage is just under 33% so that means I have lost over 20,000 games. The most I have won is 12 in a row. I’ve won 11 in a row on another computer probably 10 times. On this machine, my record is 10 in a row. I thought this was pretty good until I saw people were winning over 80% at the difficult level. I would be interested to know how this is accomplished. In answer to the 1st obvious question - no, I don’t have a life (due to medical reasons). ---
**Author:** ![sonosam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sonosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonosam)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/130 "2018-02-12T18:06:57Z")
I am playing on an old computer and maybe this has been addressed in recent versions. I have at least 5% of games end with the final deal having 0 available moves at the outset. These are obviously unwinnable. There are at least that many more that have one or maybe two moves available, but they lead absolutely nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/131 "2018-02-12T18:41:58Z")
> [@sonosam](#): > > I have at least 5% of games end with the final deal having 0 available moves at the outset. These are obviously unwinnable. That is not correct. You have to set up the board so that a move becomes available. E.g. you set it up so that the 9 of diamonds lands on the 10 of diamonds so you can move the stack. ---
**Author:** ![sonosam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sonosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonosam)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/132 "2018-02-14T04:23:57Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > That is not correct. You have to set up the board so that a move becomes available. E.g. you set it up so that the 9 of diamonds lands on the 10 of diamonds so you can move the stack. I didn’t make myself clear. When a deal the 5th and final row, there are no available moves. I mean no card will play on any other card anywhere on the board. It’s just over as soon as it is dealt. This is no matter how well the board was set up. I have had 5 suits completed, with all the hole cards turned up and in order - yet not have a play of any sort when the last row is dealt. (twice) I mentioned that I am playing a version of spider from 6 years ago or more. Maybe newer versions don’t allow that to happen, I just don’t know. On this version, once you deal a row, you can’t go back to the previous deal, you can only start the game over from the beginning. This counts as a loss and stops any streak even if you win the 2nd time thru. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/133 "2018-02-14T10:58:18Z")
> [@sonosam](#): > > On this version, once you deal a row, you can’t go back to the previous deal, you can only start the game over from the beginning. Huh? I don’t recall ever playing Spider with that limitation. There have been times when I’ve used the Undo function to go back several deals and even right to the start. ---
**Author:** ![sonosam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sonosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonosam)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/134 "2018-02-22T07:43:32Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Huh? I don’t recall ever playing Spider with that limitation. There have been times when I’ve used the Undo function to go back several deals and even right to the start. Like I said, this is an older version. I figured there must be something new available but don’t really want or need a new computer. My spider must be waaaay outdated. Nobody on here is still playing the old game, so you can’t feel my pain. ---
**Author:** ![daffdaemon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@daffdaemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffdaemon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/135 "2018-03-17T18:07:31Z")
Amazing still some life here. Only board I could find to post this with any hope of being seen. Here is the challenge: Win 2 suite spider solitaire without finishing any runs until last 8 moves. [http://www.imagebam.com/image/fd480d785493513](http://www.imagebam.com/image/fd480d785493513) ---
**Author:** ![donniemckinney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@donniemckinney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donniemckinney)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/136 "2018-11-24T02:45:36Z")
I originally posed on this board in 2011, but the activity was so low I finally quit coming back. I happened upon it tonight when I made another search for the world record. Your post - That’s impressive. I’ve finished several with six decks open, but eight? Now I have a new goal 😉 My original goal was proving that all 2-deck games could be won, and I think I’ve accomplished that. Starting in April, 2010, I decided I would play every game to a win, and have won well over 10,000 games in a row. The best record I achieved in moves was 129. Someone posted that she had the world record of above a 3,800 score, but I’ve never achieved anywhere close to that. I’m mostly around 1,180 or so range. My high record in moves is 5,383! Once one decides not to lose a game, one must keep on keeping on until all the decks are in their places. I’ve been hoping to find someone who set up an online game that players could challenge each other. I haven’t found one, thus far. I have all the suggested rules, just need someone who knows how. I am forced to play against myself, instead, and I alternate deck colors, and don’t consider it a win unless I complete it in less than 200 moves, or close to that if I can’t alternate decks. ---
**Author:** ![chrisbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@chrisbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisbro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/137 "2018-12-05T05:51:50Z")
I have been playing Spyder for a few years, on the present computer I play Intermediate, 2 suit, and I play every game till I win. The most moves in a game has been about 3,600. longest win streak is 364. I have a record on this computer of 1,435 games played . . . 1,426 won. (My 9 losses have happened when computer was shut off accidentally by power failure or guest in my home, or guest x the game) Best score is 1,343. That is my question, how can the score exceed the max??? My conclusion is when backing up/redoing at times the 100 points is not deducted from total, but I do not know. Does anyone really know how this can happen? ---
**Author:** ![chrisbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@chrisbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisbro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/138 "2018-12-05T05:58:35Z")
The version where you can not go back after a role is completed or when the next card is turned is very frustrating, I had this on an older computer, what is super frustrating is being very close to winning complete a deck and have no more moves . . . and you cannot back up, a loss. ---
**Author:** ![chrisbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@chrisbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisbro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/139 "2018-12-05T06:06:05Z")
I found it is far more satisfying and a better challenge to play every game till you win. ---
**Author:** ![chrisbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@chrisbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisbro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593/140 "2018-12-05T06:10:27Z")
> [@mathman94803](#): > > i am currently, and have been, playing for about a year and a half without a loss in the > single suit category…i realize it is not the most difficult but there have been some challenging games…currently at 19325… try 2 suit and play till you win, far better game, 1 suit is just no challenge at all [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-solitaire-addicts-whats-your-record/90593.md?page=8)