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Spider variant

Will o' The Wisp Solitaire

Two decks. Eight columns. Build sequences and clear them all.

Will o' the Wisp is a Spider-family game named after the misleading marsh light. Seven columns of three cards each plus the rest of the deck in the stock. The shallow tableau makes early moves unusually strategic.

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Medium 7% win rate
Will o' The Wisp solitaire opening layout
Opening deal of Will o' The Wisp - Spider family

How to play Will o' The Wisp

Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation

Decks

  • A standard deck (52 cards)

Redeals

  • No

Foundation

  • Automatically filled when a Tableau pile contains a pile ordered down by rank and by suit from King to Ace

Tableau

  • Built down by rank
  • The top card of each pile is available for move
  • Group of cards in the proper sequence can be moved so long as they share the same suit
  • An empty pile can be filled with any card or correctly ranked pile

Stock

  • Can only be Pressed on if no Tableau piles are empty
  • Press on the Stock to deal one card to each Tableau pile

Strategy & tips

  • Empty a column as early as possible - it's your most flexible workspace.
  • Avoid breaking a long suited run unless the new sequence buys you space.
  • Hold off on hitting the stock; once those 10 cards land, your options shrink fast.

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