Klondike (draw 1), deal #5

Deal #5 is one of the easier deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 110 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Aces lie uncovered at the end of their columns, ready to go home straight away.
• Watch column 7: an Ace waits there under 5 cards.
• 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.
• The solver's line turns the stock 67 times.

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	J♦	column 5	Q♣, column 2
2	8♣	column 5	9♦, column 6
3	7♥	column 7	8♣, column 6
4	6♠	column 7	7♥, column 6
5	4♦	column 7	5♣, column 4
6	4♥	column 7	5♠, column 5

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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