Comparison
Spider (One Suit) vs Yukon
| Spider (One Suit) | Yukon | |
|---|---|---|
| Decks | 2 decks | One deck |
| Suits | 1 | 4 |
| Typical length | 12 min | 15 min |
| Difficulty | Easy | Intermediate |
| How much skill matters | Medium | High |
| How much the shuffle matters | Low | Medium |
| Family | Spider family | Yukon family |
| Good for beginners | Yes | No |
We have not written a verdict for this pairing. The comparison above is drawn from each game's own recorded facts — follow either link for its full rules and strategy.
Spider (One Suit)
The easiest Spider variant, played with a single suit repeated across both decks.
The full Spider layout — two decks, ten columns, 54 cards dealt — played with only one suit, usually spades, repeated eight times. Because every card shares a suit, every descending run is automatically an in-suit run, so any ordered sequence moves as a unit.
Yukon
No stock at all, and any face-up card moves together with everything piled on top of it, however disordered.
All 52 cards are dealt at the start into seven columns of uneven length, with the top five cards of each column face up. There is no stock and no waste — everything you will ever have is on the table from the first move.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is harder, Spider (One Suit) or Yukon?
- Spider (One Suit) is generally rated easy difficulty, while Yukon is rated intermediate — so most players find one noticeably harder than the other.