Talk:Spider (solitaire)

message: I have removed the "Inappropriate Tone" tag from this article; I don't see the problem. Maybe it has been cleaned up since the tag was applied? In any event the tone seems better than average for Wikipedia...please specify what still needs fixing. Thanks,--Shyland 18:35, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing mark 

message: Things might have been different when it was posted years ago, but now we have two relevant policies: WP:FORUM and WP:GAMEGUIDE. Wikipedia is a place for neither. I have removed this post, as it was a violation of both. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 21:15, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed

message: I propose that the Arachnid Solitaire article be merged into this article.  As Arachnid is just an implementation of Spider, I'm not sure it is notable in its own right.  Regardless, I doubt there is enough to say about Arachnid, which is not repeated here already.  I'll go ahead with the merge on Monday 13th August 2007 if there are no objections.  Thanks - Papa November 1 10:13, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Bytebear 03:03, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Completed merge.  Section may still need a little tidying.  Thanks - Papa November 00:30, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge [[Arachnid Solitaire]] into article 

message: Strong support this merge.  There is nothing super notable about the Windows version that requires it to have its own article.  A simple section here mentioning any major differences is all that is necessary. AnmaFinotera 00:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge [[Spider Solitaire (Windows)]]

message: Am I missing something here? For Spider Layout it says "The Tableau consists of 10 stacks with 6 cards in each stack with the 6th card face up."
But it's only the first 4 stacks that are 6 cards, the remaining stacks are 5 cards?Aluminium Colours (talk) 22:56, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Layout wrong? 

message: The article states that the game originates in 1947 and it also states at the same time that it was FDR's favorite solitaire game. FDR, as we know, died in 1945. How can a game be someone's favorite if the game is invented only after this person's death? 2001:14BA:9F01:EA0C:0:0:0:1 (talk) 23:52, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: You beat me to it--I just noticed that and was going to post a version of what you just posted. I'll try seeing which is correct. Alden Loveshade (talk) 00:18, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

text: See Dead President Plays Games immediately below. Alden Loveshade (talk) 00:36, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wanky dates 

message: The linked source says Spider (solitaire) was invented in 1949, and that it was a favorite of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. However amazing people might think FDR was, I find it hard to believe he played a game invented after he was dead. (If somebody has a reliable source that clears up this contradiction, feel free to fix it.)
As I found the online source which said it was invented in 1949 (the article previously had the date as 1947 which conflicts with the source as it is currently), I removed the following (you can see the full editing in the source editing):
Its potential for deep analysis make it one of the best of all solitaires, and it was said to be a favourite of President Franklin D. Roosevelt."Spider" (p.242) in The Complete Book of Card Games by Peter Arnold, Hamlyn Publishing, 2010. "Spider" (p.93) in 101 Great Card Games by David Galt, Publications International, 1999. 
Alden Loveshade (talk) 00:36, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead President Plays Games