Klondike (draw 3), deal #10

Rated steady, deal #10 is a middling deal for this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 85 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• Watch column 7: an Ace waits there under 6 cards.
• On the first pass through the stock you can reach 8 cards, and 1 of them is an Ace.
• 2 Kings are face down. Buried Kings can only leave for an empty column; plan for the space they will need.
• Obvious moves take you some of the way, 30 of 52 cards home, and then the deal asks for a plan.
• 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	8♠	column 7	9♦, column 3
2	K♣	column 5	empty column 1
3	2♠	column 7	3♥, column 2
4	Turn the stock 8 times
5	Turn the waste back over
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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