Canfield (draw 3), deal #8

Rated testing, deal #8 is one of the harder deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 145 moves.

Notes on this deal

• The base rank of this deal is 10: every foundation runs from 10 up to K, then A and on to 9.
• The reserve starts with 8♠ on top.
• Obvious moves take you some of the way, 12 of 52 cards home, and then the deal asks for a plan.
• Only 0 useful moves are open at the start, so the first decision matters.
• The solver's line turns the stock 98 times.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 7 cards in one go.

Stuck? The solver's first moves

These are the first moves of the solver's winning line, with automatic moves to the foundations switched on.

#	Card	From	To
1	Turn the stock 12 times
2	Turn the waste back over
3	Turn the stock 11 times
4	Turn the waste back over
5	Turn the stock 11 times
6	Turn the waste back over

Canfield in a nutshell

The first foundation card sets the base rank. Build the foundations up by suit from it, wrapping from King to Ace, and the four columns down in alternating colours. The reserve refills empty columns.

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