Black Widow is a very easy variant on Spider sometimes known as one suit spider or spades. Like Spider the aim is to create stacks from king to ace in the tableau and remove them from the game, and cards are stacked by rank. Unlike Spider, the suit of the cards does not matter, so stacks of any suit can be moved.

Blockade is a deceptively simple looking two pack patience game. The aim is to build from ace to king on the eight foundations. Cards are stacked and moved only by suit, but the difficulty comes from the fact that spaces are immediately filled from the stock. When in difficulty, cards can also be dealt to each pile from the stock.