Klondike (draw 1), deal #23

Rated testing, deal #23 is one of the harder deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 144 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 3 of the Aces are in the stock, so an early pass through it pays off.
• A test play that always takes the most promising move wins this one outright. A relaxed deal.
• Only 0 useful moves are open at the start, so the first decision matters.
• The solver's line turns the stock 99 times.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 6 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	Turn the stock 13 times
2	4♦	column 2	5♠, column 6
3	K♦	column 3	empty column 2
4	Turn the stock 10 times
5	Q♣	waste	K♦, column 2
6	J♥	column 3	Q♣, column 2

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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