Spider (2 suits), deal #5

Deal #5 is one of the easier deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 143 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 44 cards start face down; uncovering them comes before tidying.
• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 0 of 104 cards home before it is stuck.
• 6 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 2	10♥, column 9
2	2♠	column 3	3♠, column 2
3	3♠ +1	column 2	4♠, column 3
4	A♠	column 4	2♠, column 3
5	7♥	column 5	8♥, column 8
6	8♥	column 5	9♥, column 9

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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