Klondike (draw 1), deal #7

Rated steady, deal #7 is a middling deal for this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 153 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Aces lie uncovered at the end of their columns, ready to go home straight away.
• One Ace is buried four or more cards deep: column 6 holds it under 4 cards. Dig there early.
• A King already sits at the head of a column, so that column never needs emptying.
• 2 Kings are face down. Buried Kings can only leave for an empty column; plan for the space they will need.
• Simply playing the most promising move each time wins this deal, so it makes a good warm-up.
• The solver's line turns the stock 111 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	Turn the stock
2	6♣	column 5	7♥, column 3
3	Turn the stock 3 times
4	K♥	waste	empty column 1
5	Q♣	column 2	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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