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by Anonymous on October 5th, 2005

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Can all "spider solitaire" games be won?

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  • by Donnie_M5934 on April 6th, 2011

    Donnie_M5934

    I realize this is an old thread and no one is likely reading it any longer, but . . . I ran across it searching for an answer to whether all Spider Solitaire games (2-deck is my game) can be won and want to vent my frustration lol

    I set a goal to win 1,000 games in a row. I was doing well until game 502 and now I've hit a stump. I haven't given up, yet, but I have tried almost every combination known to man.

    I may be able to answer "yes" soon, but . . . I may have to settle for "no" lol

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  • by Linz1805 on April 17th, 2010

    Linz1805

    I have often wondered that, as spider solitaire is one of my guilty pleasures. I think most of them can be won, and I've heard that they all can be. Some times though if I get stuck, completely, I restart the game and end up winning, so I kind of believe they all can be won with the right strategy.

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  • by onetoe on March 19th, 2009

    onetoe

    Yes and No, at least for the four suit games. If the cards were truly randomly dealt, there would be games that cannot be won, such as where the last deal resulted in no possible moves, or where an intermediate deal (or the initial position) dealt cards all of which had the cards that they could go onto buried. (e.g. the initial position is all 6's 8's and 10's, while all the 7's, 9's and J's are buried.) No matter what subsequent cards came up, you would never be able to move any of the original cards. However, the deals are not actually random. Each game has a number, and that number determines the order of the cards. The computer selects one of games at random from the pool of avaialbe games. It appears that the games that are unwinable were dleiberatley not included in pool of games. There are a couple of known exceptions, which may very well have been ones that slipped by the programmer. So not all the games are truly winnable, but the game is almost always winnable, since the couple of unwinnalbe ones the snuck by will only come up once in every couple of thousand games. Of course, winning each one generally requires very extensive use of the undo function.

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  • by Skif on July 5th, 2007

    Skif

    You can not win all "4 suit" spider solitaire games, but you can increase you chances using some strategy. You can find useful spider solitaire strategy tips here: http://www.spider-solitaire-download.com/strategy.html

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  • by needanswers1234 on May 9th, 2006

    needanswers1234

    Yes but you have to be skilled to win all of the time.

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  • by Nninee on March 24th, 2008

    Nninee

    I don't think so. I've lost a few, and I'm pretty good at it. But I only play the one suit games.

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  • by JamesD on March 14th, 2007

    JamesD

    I think the 'Four Suits' game is impossible to win, isn't it?.....

    Has anyone won a '4 Suits' game?

    JamesD ;-)

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  • by whodoyouthink51 on March 24th, 2008

    whodoyouthink51

    Yes they can all be won if you notice all the games are numbered the people who created the game made the games beatable if you lose then restart the same game till you win that what i did and i have never not been able to beat a game it may take a while but its possiable

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  • by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on July 5th, 2007

    Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today

    Actually I played about 200 games in one suit (spade) and my win rate is 67% as a statistical measure.
    I'm good at it too.

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  • by Anonymous on February 17th, 2009

    Anonymous

    After a brief rocky beginning, I've won every "4-suite" game I've started. The running total now must be near a couple of dozen consecutive wins.

    Some are easy, some are excruciatingly difficult.

    BTW: I found this site while looking for an answer to the question of whether or not there are any 4-suite games which are NOT winnable.

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  • by Anonymous on April 9th, 2009

    Anonymous

    All I've found are.

    http://rapidshare.com/files/219476772/spider.sav.html

    That's the 'saved' file of the hardest Spider game I've ever encountered. It's also proof that this one can be won, being just two moves away from winning. Stick the file in your Documents folder, then select 'Open Last Saved Game'. 'Start New Game' will let you take a crack at it from the beginning.

    By the way, this one is an example of where the last row laid down displays no moves. You just have to work around that little problem. :)

    The rapidshare link ought to work, but I can also email the tiny 1k file if necessary.

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  • by Spiderman on March 24th, 2008

    Spiderman

    I would say no. I let the hint feature pick all my moves for two games and still lost.

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  • by anthonysycamore on November 16th, 2008

    anthonysycamore

    I have yet to lose a 4-suit game, but would be interested to know whether one can prove that all four suit games are winnable

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  • by Anonymous on June 11th, 2008

    Anonymous

    For the record:

    I am very good at spider solitaire.

    All one suit games can be beat. I have never lost.

    I thought all two suit games could be one until tonight. I have played this one and went through every possible combination of moves. No matter what you do you end up in the last deal with only 2 moves and no suits finished. So I would say some intermediate games can not be beat.

    I have played many four suit games and find them very difficult. I would venture to say that a lot of them are unbeatable.

    If anyone thinks other wise I would like to see them prove it.

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  • by jenniffermoss on February 4th, 2012

    jenniffermoss

    I don't think it is easy to win all solitaire games especially four suit solitaire games. However, win or lose the game is completely depends upon your expertise. If you often play these games then there is good chances of winning the game. However, I like to play solitaire for Mac games at my Mac system. These are very interesting.

    http://www.solitaireformac.org

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  • by Donnie_M5934 on April 6th, 2011

    Donnie_M5934

    Share your answer...

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  • by Donnie_M5934 on April 6th, 2011

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  • by Supermom on March 3rd, 2011

    Supermom

    Yes they are...so far im at 81 games with 100% win. Some games took almost 2000 moves ...many undos and took almost 4 hours.

    The other point i want to make is yes they are all able to be lost......:)

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  • by CVB on June 4th, 2010

    CVB

    I am with those below who say all are 4-card spider solitaire games are winnable, except for the rare exceptions that onetoe notes. I am now on a run of 61 straight wins and before that had a run of 31 (with what I have learned since I lost it I am now certain I could have won that one as well). BTW does anyone know how to find the number of a game?

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  • by tedeburg on April 17th, 2010

    tedeburg

    Yes they can. I experimented and played 40 straight over several months without quitting, taking as many moves and as much time as was necessary to successfully complete every game. I won 40 straight.

    Statistically, that sample size gives a margin of error of less than 5% in terms of inferring the results to EVERY game. Which means I can say with 95% confidence that every game is winnable.

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  • by Donnie_M5934 on April 6th, 2011

    Donnie_M5934

    Update to previous answer- 46 minutes later

    Game 502 is now successfully completed - I guess there is ONE MORE combination now known to man. I am tentatively stating that all 2-deck Spider Solitaire games can be won!

    On to game 1,000!

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  • by Shari Leann_N on July 26th, 2011

    Shari Leann_N

    I used to think that there was no way to win all of the games with four suits. I was lucky if I could even win one when I started playing. Since then, it seems that they are all winable. I have a 62% win rate on the four suits game and have a winning streak going. Some are very hard and take me over a day to win, playing on and off during the day. I have learned to think outside the box, so to say. Sometimes the most illogical move is the one that unlocks it.

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  • by truthdragon on April 17th, 2010

    truthdragon

    I've been playing single suite spades for a few years now. Won all of them until tonight. The hardest ones usually took me a few hours with undo's and restarts.
    This one starts out with 4,q,q,9,6,A,5,6,10,5 looks easy enough. the 4 goes on the 5 next to the A and 6 comes up. Take the 54 place on the 6 and an 8 comes up. Place the 8 on 9 another 8 comes up. Place the 98 on the 10 and 5 comes up. Place the 5 on the 6 next to it and 10 comes up. Move the last 5 on the right of the 10 onto the remaining 6 and you end up with q.
    Click deal and the next set of cards you only get to move maybe one or two times. After that there is no real help until almost the last two deal stacks remaining. The most I was able to put away was three rows. I've gone through many undo's. Many resets. If there is a way to win this one I'm truly interested as this is the only one I've not won completely. Even though considering three rows put away is a beginning...lol.

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  • by PsychNurse on February 4th, 2012

    PsychNurse

    Spider Solitaire is addicting...I love to play it and win pretty often but not always. Good question and let us know when you find out!

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  • by jenniffermoss on February 4th, 2012

    jenniffermoss

    Share your answer...

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  • by TallJasperMan on July 26th, 2011

    TallJasperMan

    Good question... I've lost plenty...and won some.

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  • by ENigma on February 4th, 2012

    ENigma

    9 out of 10 times I win 9 out of 10 games each.

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