Empty columns
An empty column is the most powerful thing in Spider. Learn to win one, why Kings need one, and why you shouldn’t waste it on a low card. Strategy · lesson 2 of 2.
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An empty column can take any card or same-suit run. It lets you park cards, untangle mixed runs and rebuild in suit.
Columns with the fewest cards are the quickest to empty.
One column here holds a single card.
Try it: Empty a column.
Nothing can go on top of a King in another column, so a King can only move into an empty column. The K♠ Q♠ here is sitting on face-down cards.
Try it: Move the K♠ Q♠ into the empty column.
Win empty columns and spend them well. Make your useful moves before you deal. You’re ready to play.
Questions
Should you drop a single low card into an empty column?
An empty column is worth more empty. Fill it with a King, or with a card that frees something useful.
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