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Numbered Deals

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

Choose a starting deal

Here are the details for this mode. Numbered Deals lets you choose a reproducible Spider starting layout on pctj120.com. Select one suit, two suits or four suits before loading the deal. Enter a whole deal number between 1 and 4294967295. The number and suit setting together identify the starting shuffle.

Load a chosen number

A few details help explain this feature. The Deal number field accepts positive whole numbers within the displayed range. Loading a different number can replace progress saved for the same mode and suit setting. An active unfinished game asks for confirmation before loading another selection. Load deal applies the number and suit setting in the controls.

Reproduce the layout

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

Copy the deal link

When automatic copying is unavailable, the game displays a selectable link field. 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.

The numbered objective

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

Keep movable groups together

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

Prepare another row

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

Explore one layout

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

A reproducible deal is not a proof

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

Progress on this browser

The following details apply here. My Statistics lists numbered starts and wins separately from ordinary Spider games. A matching saved game resumes when you revisit its number. 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.