Klondike (draw 1), deal #1

Deal #1 is among the hardest deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 157 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 3 of the Aces are in the stock, so an early pass through it pays off.
• A test play of the most promising moves gets 11 of 52 cards home before it stalls; the rest needs planning.
• The solver's line turns the stock 105 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	8♦	column 3	9♣, column 4
2	5♣	column 5	6♥, column 1
3	Turn the stock 9 times
4	3♦	waste	foundation
5	Turn the stock 14 times
6	4♦	waste	foundation

Klondike in a nutshell

Build four foundations by suit from Ace to King. In the seven columns build down in alternating colours, move ordered runs together and fill empty columns only with Kings. Turn the stock as often as you like.

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