Klondike (draw 1), deal #18

Rated steady, deal #18 is a middling deal for this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 87 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• One Ace is buried four or more cards deep: column 7 holds it under 4 cards. Dig there early.
• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 8 of 52 cards home before it is stuck.
• The solver's line turns the stock 43 times.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 5 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	Q♠	column 3	K♦, column 7
2	4♠	column 1	5♥, column 5
3	K♣	column 6	empty column 1
4	5♣	column 6	6♦, column 4
5	6♦ +1	column 4	7♣, column 6
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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