Scorpion, deal #20

Deal #20 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

• 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 15 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	6♦ +1	column 1	7♦, column 4
2	7♦ +2	column 4	8♦, column 3
3	7♣	column 4	8♣, column 5
4	9♥ +3	column 5	10♥, column 2
5	5♥ +1	column 1	6♥, column 5
6	6♣	column 1	7♣, 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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