Scorpion, deal #9

Deal #9 is a middling deal for this series. Our solver won it in a line of 52 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.
• 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.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 17 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 4	6♣, column 6
2	7♥ +1	column 6	8♥, column 7
3	9♦	column 4	10♦, column 6
4	2♥ +5	column 6	3♥, column 4
5	8♦	column 6	9♦, column 4
6	6♣ +4	column 4	7♣, column 6

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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