Klondike (draw 1), deal #10

This Klondike deal is rated gentle: one of the easier deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 97 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• 2 of the Aces are in the stock, so an early pass through it pays off.
• 2 Kings already sit at the head of their columns, so those columns never need emptying.
• 2 Kings are face down. Buried Kings can only leave for an empty column; plan for the space they will need.
• A test play that always takes the most promising move wins this one outright. A relaxed deal.
• Only 2 useful moves are open at the start, so the first decision matters.

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	9♠	column 4	10♦, column 3
2	8♦	column 4	9♠, column 3
3	Turn the stock 2 times
4	K♣	waste	empty column 1
5	Q♥	column 5	K♣, column 1
6	Turn the stock

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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