Spider (1 suit), deal #14

Rated testing, deal #14 is one of the harder deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 113 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 44 cards start face down; uncovering them comes before tidying.
• A test play that always takes the most promising move wins this one outright. A relaxed deal.
• 7 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 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	4♠	column 1	5♠, column 6
2	2♠	column 3	3♠, column 8
3	Q♠	column 7	K♠, column 4
4	3♠ +1	column 8	4♠, column 6
5	9♠	column 8	10♠, column 2
6	A♠	column 8	2♠, column 3

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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