Forty Thieves, deal #3

Deal #3 is rated steady, a middling deal for this series, judged from its layout. Forty Thieves deals are beyond our solver, so this one is not checked.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Aces lie uncovered at the end of their columns, ready to go home straight away.
• 2 same-suit pairs already lie in order among the face-up cards. Keep them together.
• Obvious moves take you some of the way, 25 of 104 cards home, and then the deal asks for a plan.
• Only 2 useful moves are open at the start, so the first decision matters.

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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