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Spider & Scorpion · The Web

Päckchen Solitaire

Build each suit from Ace to King while reorganizing twelve open packets.

Decks
1
Pace
Medium
Difficulty
Hard
Family
Spider & Scorpion

Select a card in a descending suit run, then a highlighted packet.

Build foundations up by suit. Move descending suit runs onto the next higher card. Redeal only when no card move remains.

♣ clubs

♦ diamonds

♥ hearts

♠ spades

Packet 1 · 4

Packet 2 · 4

Packet 3 · 4

Packet 4 · 4

Packet 5 · 4

Packet 6 · 4

Packet 7 · 4

Packet 8 · 4

Packet 9 · 4

Packet 10 · 4

Packet 11 · 4

Packet 12 · 4

Päckchen at a glance

Päckchen is a one-deck German patience game in the open packers family. All cards are visible, and the goal is to build the four foundations through King.

The published description says thirteen packets of four after removing the four aces. That would require 56 cards, so this version uses twelve packets of four.

Plan your runs

Move a descending run together to uncover a buried card. Empty packets stay empty until the next redeal; a card needs a matching suit and rank to land on another packet.

Read the Päckchen strategy guide for practical decisions.

Päckchen is part of The Web · Spider & Scorpion.

More Spider & Scorpion games

  • Spider — Build same-suit sequences to clear the board.
  • Beetle — Two-deck Spider cousin with ten columns.
  • Mrs. Mop — Two-deck open Spider, all face-up.
  • Relaxed Spider — Spider with relaxed redeal rule.
  • Simple Simon — Open-information Spider with no stock.
  • Spiderette — One-deck Spider with 7-column layout.

Also try

  • Beleaguered Castle (Castle games) — Eight columns flanking four aces.
  • Calculation (Waste-pile builders) — Race four foundations built by fixed increments.
  • Canfield (Canfield family) — Compact reserve patience with wrap-around foundations.

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