Scorpion, deal #10

Rated steady, deal #10 is a middling deal for this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 52 moves.

Notes on this deal

• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 0 of 52 cards home before it is stuck.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 12 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	J♠ +3	column 1	Q♠, column 7
2	2♣ +2	column 3	3♣, column 6
3	3♣ +3	column 6	4♣, column 4
4	7♣	column 6	8♣, column 4
5	7♥ +1	column 6	8♥, column 3
6	9♦	column 6	10♦, column 3

Scorpion in a nutshell

Build down in suit; any face-up card moves with everything on it, and only Kings go into empty columns. Finished King-to-Ace runs leave the table. The three stock cards are dealt once.

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