CNET Editors' review
While it lacks the massive game libraries offered by some competitors, this solitaire package won't cost you a cent. The word collection isn't the ideal title for this program, as it includes only five solitaire variations. And while the graphics are by no means amazing, this piece of freeware looks better than Windows' built-in solitaire games.
Free Spider 2005 Solitaire Collection won't blow any minds with extensive user-customization options, but you will find tools for changing the card style and the background color, as well as a check box for disabling the sound effects.
Newbies will appreciate that the application offers extensive rule sheets for all included games. Hard-core solitaire nuts can probably pass this one by, but casual players should at least take a closer look, particularly given the lack of a financial commitment.
Publisher's Description
From TreeCardGames:
Free Spider 2010 includes five great solitaire games: Coleopter, Simple Simon, Spider, Spider One Suit, and Spider Two Suits. Free Spider 2010 features a winning layout, fast gameplay, rich sounds, extensive options, an autoplay option, and quality help. Each game has more than nine trillion (9,999,999,999,999) possible games to play, so the game remains fresh no matter how many times you play. You also can customize the decks and the backgrounds.
What's new in this version: Version 2.1 improves the compatibility with Windows 7 and includes some minor improvements and one level of Undo and Redo.
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All versions:
4.0 starsout of 142 votes
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Current version:
3.7 starsout of 15 votes
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"Wasn't what I expected."
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
Nice look. Good design.
Cons
Cannot change settings to my liking.
Summary
Didn't like that you cannot change any of the settings to make the games more to your liking. The "How to Play" was hard to understand.
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"It's Spider!"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
I love to play spider solitaire and this game has five variations of the game. And it's free!
I also like the graphics.Cons
Nothing to say
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"Alright...I guess"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
Another version of Spider Solitaire, with better graphics then Microsofts
Cons
Free version limits ability to undo moves to one. To undo more then 1 move you have to upgrade to premium edition
audio is kinda cornySummary
I love playing 4 deck spider solitaire, so I was excited to find another version. Upon downloading I was impressed by its graphics and animation. It seemed to be an improved version of the installed Microsoft edition
Then upon playing I discovered you can only undo 1 move, unless you buy the complete solitaire suite. ***?!
All I wanna do is play Spider solitaire and to win you have to be able to backtrack when you go down the wrong turn, which this program won't let you do without shelling out the $.
At that point I was done! It p's me off when trying a program, they limit the options. I'm competely turned off and become unwilling to pay for a program when they do this dum s--t. Limit the number of games played or include a nag-screen but this c--p turned me off so much I was done. I'll stick to Microsoft's.
If they're so desperate to make money they can inlay advertisements into the playing felt, or something -
"Free Spider - Excellent!"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
great variations of the standard spider solitaire I have always played make the game more interesting and fun.
Cons
No cons at all.
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"very refreshing"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
no limits, and relaxing
Cons
I haven't found anything yet
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"free spider - great game!"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
this is a perfect spider group of games, 5 variations, large cards, beautiful colors and I never get the same game shuffle twice... and all for ... FREE!
Cons
no "cons" at all
Summary
If you are a spider fan download this game!
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"Yawn Boring"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
It uninstalls easily.
Cons
Boring, zero imagination, like watching grass grow.
Summary
Hate to say it but I'd rather have the Ms windows XP version
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"Didn't have what I was looking for"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
It's easy to download and play
Cons
Looking for a specific game - Scorpion. A variation of Spider. Not there.
Summary
OK for most.
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"didn't work properly on my computer"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
beside the freezing it was great.
Cons
froze every time i made a suit for about 30 seconds. didn't fix in compatiblity mode either. too bad.
Summary
definately try the game. fun.
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"5 Stars vs. Windows Spider"
Version: Free Spider Solitaire 2010 2.1
Pros
the ALGORITHM! It's head and shoulders above the MS Spider game - reason enough to install it! Plus a half dozen great variations. Great graphics, sounds, options, speed.
Cons
I didn't download it sooner? There are none.
Summary
You and both know the MS spider solitaire game is a LOUSY Algorithm! There is ALWAYS ALWAYS a missing card; the 5 won't show up or the 9 won't show up, but it's ALWAYS that way. Ridiculous. This game's algorithm is perfect. PLUS, it ALLOWS you to leave blanks in the columns, MS spider does not - in fact I lost an MS spider game because I only had 6 cards showing, meaning I could NOT cover the blank! I love this game; it has everything you would want in a Spider game set; 1,2 or 4 suit games, plus 3 alternative games, plus choose your background and card faces. It plays wonderfully. It has great help and explanations of how to play. You can also get the paid version of more games; this is all I'll ever need.
If you play MS Spider, STOP! Get this one!
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