Scorpion, deal #17

Rated testing, deal #17 is one of the harder deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 51 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 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 16 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	5♦ +3	column 1	6♦, column 4
2	J♣	column 2	Q♣, column 4
3	10♣	column 2	J♣, column 4
4	4♥ +9	column 4	5♥, column 2
5	Q♠ +1	column 3	K♠, column 6
6	9♣	column 5	10♣, 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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