<p>Sounds like the game you are thinking of could be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_(solitaire)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Spider Solitaire</a> or a variant of it.</p>

<p>The game:</p>

<ul>
<li>is a solo style Patience/Solitaire game</li>
<li>is played with two decks</li>
<li>consists of 10 columns</li>
<li>cards are stacked with like suited cards from K to Ace in order to remove them</li>
<li>Only Kings may be placed on empty spaces</li>
</ul>

<p>You can find the how-to-play rules here:<br>
<a href="http://www.bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/spider-solitaire/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bicycle Cards: How to play Spider Solitaire</a></p>

<p>A common game may look like this at the start (Source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_(solitaire)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>):
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QttNu.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QttNu.jpg" alt="Spider Solitaire"></a></p>

<p><sup>Sidenote: If you want to give spider Solitaire a go, try searching for it from your start menu. Some versions of Windows have the game installed by default.</sup></p>

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2017-11-03T21:35:12.667Z
No sorry marco the cards are dealt face up.
Solitaire
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2017-11-05T17:17:04.480Z
@Solitaire The cards are dealt face up, with the majority of the cards being kept in the stack. When you pull from the stack you add a new card to each column. Perhaps you played a variant where _all_ the cards were in the stack instead of most?
Malco
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2017-11-01T13:41:49.317Z
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Malco
<p>I was playing a card game online but I don't know the name.</p>

<ul>
<li>The game is played with two decks. </li>
<li>Approx 1 dealt face up in 10 columns with the rest kept for dealing but only 5 at a time despite 10 columns. </li>
<li>Cards can only be moved to the next card in suit (you build packs from K to Ace), but you can move an entire column of non suited cards on top. </li>
<li>Only Kings can go in column spaces. </li>
<li>Full suit doesn't leave the game until it is full and free if additional cards on top of it.</li>
</ul>

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2017-11-01T08:38:27.787Z
Here is a list of solitaire variants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_patience_games
Toon Krijthe
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2017-11-03T19:44:20.677Z
Not sure what "Approx 1 dealt face up in 10 columns" means...did you mean "1 dealt face up in approx 10 columns"? (assuming approx mean approximately)
joedragons
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2017-11-03T21:34:21.703Z
10 columns face up but i can't remember how many cards in each.  Sorry.
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What is the name of this patience style 2 deck card game
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# What is the name of this patience style 2 deck card game

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-01)

I was playing a card game online but I don't know the name.

* The game is played with two decks.
* Approx 1 dealt face up in 10 columns with the rest kept for dealing but only 5 at a time despite 10 columns.
* Cards can only be moved to the next card in suit (you build packs from K to Ace), but you can move an entire column of non suited cards on top.
* Only Kings can go in column spaces.
* Full suit doesn't leave the game until it is full and free if additional cards on top of it.

**Tags:** identify-this-game

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Here is a list of username_0 variants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_patience_games  
> **username_2**: Not sure what "Approx 1 dealt face up in 10 columns" means...did you mean "1 dealt face up in approx 10 columns"? (assuming approx mean approximately)  
> **username_0**: 10 columns face up but i can't remember how many cards in each.  Sorry.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-01. Score: 2

Sounds like the game you are thinking of could be [Spider username_0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_(username_0)) or a variant of it.

The game:

* is a solo style Patience/username_0 game
* is played with two decks
* consists of 10 columns
* cards are stacked with like suited cards from K to Ace in order to remove them
* Only Kings may be placed on empty spaces

You can find the how-to-play rules here:  
[Bicycle Cards: How to play Spider username_0](http://www.bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/spider-username_0/)

A common game may look like this at the start (Source [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_(username_0))):
[![Spider username_0](https://i.sstatic.net/QttNu.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/QttNu.jpg)

Sidenote: If you want to give spider username_0 a go, try searching for it from your start menu. Some versions of Windows have the game installed by default.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: No sorry marco the cards are dealt face up.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 The cards are dealt face up, with the majority of the cards being kept in the stack. When you pull from the stack you add a new card to each column. Perhaps you played a variant where _all_ the cards were in the stack instead of most?  

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