Forty Thieves, deal #21

This deal is not checked by the solver, which cannot finish Forty Thieves deals. From its layout it is rated steady: a middling deal for this series.

Notes on this deal

• One same-suit pair already lies in order.
• Obvious moves take you some of the way, 25 of 104 cards home, and then the deal asks for a plan.
• Only one useful move is open at the start, so the opening plays itself; the thinking starts after it.

Forty Thieves in a nutshell

Two packs. Build eight foundations by suit from Ace and the ten columns down in suit, one card at a time. Any card fills an empty column, and the stock is turned only once.

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