| Spider solitaire is a very well-known
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| | CLEANING UP
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| solitaire game, which has gained a lot in
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| | The first objective for the second phase
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| popularity since Microsoft have started
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| | of spider solitaire is "cleanup". This is
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| shipping it free with windows. It is very
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| | my term for re-arranging columns so that
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| hard though, and many people want to know
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| | they become same-suit sequences.
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| how they can increase their chances of
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| | For example, suppose you had 2 columns.
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| winning.
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| | The first one has:
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| The aim of spider solitaire is to build
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| | -7 Diamonds
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| an ascending suit sequence in the
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| | -6 Heartsand the second one has:
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| foundation zone. But this is easier said
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| | -7 Clubs
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| than done! Particularly when playing 4
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| | -6 Diamonds
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| suit spider, it can sometimes seem nearly
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| | We can temporarily use the empty column,
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| impossible to finish the game.
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| | to rearrange the columns so that these
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| But there are strategies you can use to
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| | columns become:
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| dramatically increase your chances of
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| | -7 Diamonds
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| winning spider solitaire. But before I go
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| | -6 Diamondsand:
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| into that, a quick note. In this article,
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| | -7 Clubs
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| I assume you have a solitaire game that
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| | -6 Hearts
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| allows multi-undo, and that you don't
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| | We do this by moving:
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| mind using it. Some people don't have a
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| | -6 of Diamonds into the empty column
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| solitaire program that supports
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| | -6 of Hearts onto the 7 of Clubs
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| multi-level undo, or feel that using undo
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| | -6 Of Diamonds onto the 7 of Diamonds.
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| is somehow "cheating". These people can
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| | The main thing to note here, is that
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| still get something out of this article,
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| | after we have finished cleaning up this
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| but not everything they read may apply.
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| | sequence, the empty column is still
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| So what is the golden secret to winning
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| | vacant. This is critical, because we
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| Spider Solitaire?
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| | always need to keep our columns empty
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| It's simple! Empty-Columns are the key!
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| | when possible.
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| The first objective of spider solitaire
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| | RE-ARRANGING
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| is to get a vacant column. The objective
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| | After we have cleaned up any sequences we
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| after that is to try and get another
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| | can find, the next objective is to
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| vacant column. Once you have 2 vacant
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| | re-arrange any columns. This is simply
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| columns, the game starts to become
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| | moving any sequences we can, to form
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| winnable, but if you can, try and form
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| | longer sequences. If moving the sequence
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| yet another empty column. Once you get to
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| | will expose a new card (or a card that is
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| 3 or 4 empty columns, you have a very
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| | not part of the sequence), then we always
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| good chance of winning, unless you get an
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| | move it. The rest of the time it's a
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| extremely unlucky run of cards.
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| | judgement call, based on whether the new
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| Getting The First Empty Column...
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| | sequence will be the same suit, as well
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| The first move you should make in the
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| | as what other cards are holding up the
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| game is whatever the highest rank card
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| | game at the moment.
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| that can play is. If given a choice, play
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| | EXPOSING
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| from the stacks on the right hand side,
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| | Lastly, we try and expose new cards,
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| as the 6 right hand stacks start with one
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| | whilst trying to maintain our empty
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| less card.
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| | column. We do this by using multi-level
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| From then on, play cards in this order or
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| | undo:
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| priority:
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| | -Move a card/sequence into the empty
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| 1) If a stack is closer to other stacks
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| | column, which exposes a new card.
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| to being complete, play that card (if you
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| | -If the new card allows us to move the
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| can)
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| | original sequence back do so.
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| 2) If you can't play from the stack which
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| | If the new exposed card does not allow us
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| is closest to being emptied, than play
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| | to move it back, try moving a different
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| the card with the highest rank.
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| | card/sequence instead. If you can't
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| 3) If 2 or more cards have the same high
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| | expose any new cards whilst keeping the
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| rank, and one of them can be played into
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| | vacant column, then try dealing some
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| a same suit sequence, then play that one.
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| | cards from the talon.
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| Keep playing like this, until a column is
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| | The most important thing is to create
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| emptied, or you run out of moves
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| | empty columns, and try and keep them
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| Once a column has been emptied, the focus
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| | empty! Now, will these strategies help
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| of the game changes a little. There are
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| | you to win every game of spider
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| now 3 main objectives, "cleanup",
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| | solitaire? No, they won't. Are there
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| "re-arrange", and "expose".
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| | better strategies? Yes, and you'll
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| An overriding principal at this time is
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| | probably come up with some of your own as
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| to try and keep the empty columns. Vacant
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| | you play the game some more. But the
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| columns give you a lot more choices in
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| | strategies above should prove a good
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| the game, and whenever possible, you only
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| | foundation to help you start winning more
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| want to fill your empty columns
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| | games.
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| temporarily.
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