Scorpion, deal #13

This Scorpion deal is rated gentle: one of the easier deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 51 moves.

Notes on this deal

• One same-suit pair already lies in order.
• Simply playing the most promising move each time wins this deal, so it makes a good warm-up.
• 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	A♣ +2	column 1	2♣, column 7
2	7♦ +3	column 3	8♦, column 1
3	10♦ +5	column 5	J♦, column 4
4	Q♦ +4	column 6	K♦, column 4
5	8♥ +5	column 7	9♥, column 3
6	2♦ +1	column 7	3♦, 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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