Spider vs Golf Solitaire: Which Should You Play?

Spider vs Golf solitaire: 8% wins in 25 min on 2 decks (sequence-clearing) vs 3% wins in 5 min on 1 deck (chain ±1). Marathon vs sprint. Rules & strategy.

Both Spider and Golf are beloved solitaire classics, but they offer very different experiences. Use the table below to compare key stats, then read our detailed game pages to learn rules and strategy.

Spider
Difficulty
4/5
Decks
2
Play Time
~20 min
Win Rate
8% · Brutal
Family
spider
Players
1
Golf
Difficulty
1/5
Decks
1
Play Time
~5 min
Win Rate
3% · Brutal
Family
golf
Players
1

Which Should You Play?

  • Pick Spider if you want a serious two-deck challenge — only 8% of deals are winnable.
  • Pick Golf if you want a fast brutal game (3% wins, ~5 min per deal).

Game Details

Spider

Hard

Spider is a challenging solitaire card game with an 8% win rate in four-suit mode, played with two decks totaling 104 cards. Cards are dealt into ten tableau columns. The goal is to build complete descending sequences from King to Ace within a single suit. Completed sequences are removed until all cards are cleared.

2 decks~20 min8% win rate

Golf

Easy

Golf scores like the sport—every card left counts as a penalty stroke. Zero is a hole-in-one. It has a 3% win rate. Thirty-five cards deal into seven columns of five. You clear the tableau by chaining cards one rank up or down onto a single foundation, drawing from stock when stuck.

1 deck~5 min3% win rate