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Numbered Deals

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A quick guide to the game
1 SUIT Ready to play
Time 00:00 Moves 0 Runs 0 / 8

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Select a face-up card, then a destination column. Dragging also works.

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A number for your shuffle

The following details apply here. The number and suit setting together identify the starting shuffle. Enter a whole deal number between 1 and 4294967295. Numbered Deals lets you choose a reproducible Spider starting layout on shdnsw.com. Select one suit, two suits or four suits before loading the deal.

Load a chosen number

Keep these points in mind. An active unfinished game asks for confirmation before loading another selection. Loading a different number can replace progress saved for the same mode and suit setting. The Deal number field accepts positive whole numbers within the displayed range. Load deal applies the number and suit setting in the controls.

Number and suits belong together

Keep these points in mind. A deal number identifies a starting layout rather than a saved position halfway through play. The same deal number and suit setting produce the same opening cards with this game's shuffle algorithm. Changing the suit setting changes the deck used to create the deal. Move choices after the opening are entirely up to the player.

Copy the deal link

A few details help explain this feature. Copy deal link includes the selected number and suit setting in the page's link fragment. Sharing a link does not transfer another player's move history or statistics. A shared numbered link opens the corresponding starting deal or matching local progress. When automatic copying is unavailable, the game displays a selectable link field.

Collect eight sequences

Here are the details for this mode. A qualifying face-up run is removed automatically. A full descending sequence containing different suits stays on the tableau. Numbered Spider uses 104 cards arranged in ten columns with a stock pile. Win by completing eight same-suit King-to-Ace sequences.

Keep movable groups together

A few details help explain this feature. An exposed card can move onto a card exactly one rank higher. The destination card may belong to another suit in standard Spider. A descending same-suit group can move together as one unit. Any legal movable group may enter an empty column.

The stock requirement

Keep these points in mind. Fill every empty column before using the stock. Five stock deals are available at the beginning of a numbered game. Undo can restore the position before a stock deal while the snapshot is available. Each stock deal adds one card to each of the ten columns.

Replay and new numbers

The following details apply here. Comparing different openings on one number can help you study your own decisions. The current number remains visible beside the game controls. Replay resets the current number to its original shuffle. New game chooses another deal number for the current suit setting.

No promise for every number

The Hint button reports legal options rather than solving the whole game. Numbered shuffles are not advertised as guaranteed winnable. Winning Deals provides a separate collection with verified legal solutions. Some choices can make a position harder even when another line might succeed.

Progress on this browser

My Statistics lists numbered starts and wins separately from ordinary Spider games. With saving enabled, Numbered Deals keeps a current game for each suit setting in this browser. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear local records on this domain. A matching saved game resumes when you revisit its number.