Scorpion, deal #18

This Scorpion deal is rated gentle: one of the easier deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 49 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Kings already sit at the head of their columns, so those columns never need emptying.
• 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.
• Simply playing the most promising move each time wins this deal, so it makes a good warm-up.
• 6 useful moves are open from the start. Prefer the ones that turn over a card or free an Ace.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 20 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	8♦ +3	column 3	9♦, column 2
2	3♦ +1	column 1	4♦, column 3
3	A♥ +5	column 2	2♥, column 7
4	10♥ +1	column 4	J♥, column 2
5	9♠	column 5	10♠, column 4
6	J♥ +2	column 2	Q♥, column 5

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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