Spider (1 suit), deal #12

Deal #12 is a middling deal for this series. Our solver won it in a line of 120 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 44 cards start face down; uncovering them comes before tidying.
• Obvious moves take you some of the way, 52 of 104 cards home, and then the deal asks for a plan.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 10 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	A♠	column 9	2♠, column 1
2	5♠	column 3	6♠, column 9
3	6♠ +1	column 9	7♠, column 4
4	7♠	column 9	8♠, column 5
5	4♠	column 9	5♠, column 4
6	6♠	column 9	7♠, column 5

Spider in a nutshell

Build down regardless of suit, but only same-suit runs move together. A complete King-to-Ace run of one suit leaves the table. Each tap on the stock deals a card to every column.

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