How to Play Double Jane Solitaire

This massive four-deck game spreads 208 cards across 16 foundations and a rising, all-face-up tableau. Move single cards freely, but same-suit runs are what let you shift several cards at once.

Setup

1. Sixteen foundation piles wait empty for Aces, four for each suit across the four decks
2. Thirteen tableau piles rise in size: 1 card in the first, 2 in the second, up to 13 in the last, all dealt face-up
3. The rest of the cards form the stock for a single pass, dealing one card at a time to the waste

How to play

• Build each foundation up from Ace to King in the same suit
• Cards move to the foundations automatically once they can't be built anywhere else; you can change this behavior in Settings
• In the tableau, place any card one rank lower than the card it covers, in any suit
• To move several cards together as a run, they must form a descending sequence in the same suit
• Only a King can be placed in an empty tableau pile
• Click the stock to deal one card at a time to the waste pile, and play its top card
• The top card of a foundation pile can be moved back into the tableau if you need it

How to win

Objective: Move all 208 cards to the 16 foundations

You win when all 208 cards reach the foundations. You have one pass through the stock; if you get stuck, the game is over.

Tips

• With four decks, patience is essential—focus on creating empty columns early
• Keep the tableau flexible; avoid burying sequences of cards in the same suit
• Work toward filling the foundations with complete suit sequences

Play Double Jane free on Windows

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Related games

More games from the Spider family:

• Fair Maids — Build descending sequences in the tableau one rank at a time in any suit, then move complete 13-card runs to the foundations.
• Fred's Spider — A two-deck Spider variant where every tableau card is dealt face up and cards may be sent to the foundations as they become ready, making it more forgiving than classic Spider.
• Gypsy — A two-deck game combining Spider and Klondike elements.
• Irmgard — Build in alternating colors across nine tableau piles while the stock feeds new cards.
• Lady Jane — An approachable two-deck game that blends Spider and Klondike mechanics.