Scorpion, deal #2

Deal #2 is one of the easier deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 52 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• A King already sits at the head of a column, so that column never needs emptying.
• One King is face down. A buried King can only leave for an empty column, so expect to make room for it.
• 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 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	4♣	column 1	5♣, column 6
2	A♠	column 2	2♠, column 3
3	2♠ +1	column 3	3♠, column 4
4	7♦ +2	column 5	8♦, column 3
5	Q♥ +3	column 6	K♥, column 1
6	A♥ +3	column 7	2♥, 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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