Spider (2 suits), deal #2

This Spider deal is rated formidable: among the hardest deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 140 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 44 cards start face down; uncovering them comes before tidying.
• Playing without a plan stalls early here: a test play of the most promising moves gets only 0 of 104 cards home.
• 8 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	3♥	column 10	4♠, column 7
2	2♠	column 1	3♥, column 7
3	A♠	column 1	2♠, column 7
4	Q♥	column 2	K♠, column 4
5	6♠	column 2	7♥, column 10
6	J♥	column 2	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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