Scorpion, deal #14

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

Notes on this deal

• One King is face down. A buried King can only leave for an empty column, so expect to make room for it.
• One same-suit pair already lies in order.
• Playing without a plan stalls early here: a test play of the most promising moves gets only 0 of 52 cards home.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 21 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	9♠ +3	column 2	10♠, column 1
2	6♠ +5	column 5	7♠, column 7
3	5♥	column 6	6♥, column 4
4	2♠ +4	column 4	3♠, column 6
5	3♠ +5	column 6	4♠, column 2
6	4♥	column 6	5♥, column 2

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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