Forty Thieves, deal #22

Deal #22 is rated formidable, among the hardest deals in this series, judged from its layout. Forty Thieves deals are beyond our solver, so this one is not checked.

Notes on this deal

• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 16 of 104 cards home before it is stuck.
• 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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