Scorpion, deal #4

Deal #4 is a middling deal for this series. Our solver won it in a line of 50 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• One King is face down. A buried King can only leave for an empty column, so expect to make room for it.
• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 0 of 52 cards home before it is stuck.
• 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♥	column 2	6♥, column 7
2	3♥	column 3	4♥, column 5
3	10♥ +1	column 4	J♥, column 2
4	10♠	column 3	J♠, column 4
5	4♥ +1	column 5	5♥, column 7
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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