Spider (1 suit), deal #6

Deal #6 is one of the easier deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 106 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 44 cards start face down; uncovering them comes before tidying.
• Simply playing the most promising move each time wins this deal, so it makes a good warm-up.
• 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 12 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	9♠	column 1	10♠, column 2
2	10♠ +1	column 2	J♠, column 1
3	8♠	column 2	9♠, column 1
4	3♠	column 3	4♠, column 2
5	2♠	column 4	3♠, column 2
6	J♠ +3	column 1	Q♠, column 4

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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