Scorpion, deal #15

Rated steady, deal #15 is a middling deal for this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 52 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 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 17 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	7♦ +3	column 4	8♦, column 2
2	5♠ +2	column 3	6♠, column 4
3	7♥ +4	column 5	8♥, column 2
4	2♣ +1	column 1	3♣, column 5
5	2♦	column 5	3♦, column 1
6	J♣ +3	column 6	Q♣, column 7

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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