Forty Thieves, deal #24

Deal #24 is rated gentle, one of the easier 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

• 2 same-suit pairs already lie in order among the face-up cards. Keep them together.
• A test play of the most promising moves gets 40 of 104 cards home before it stalls; the rest needs planning.

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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