Spider (2 suits), deal #8

Deal #8 is a middling deal for this series. Our solver won it in a line of 132 moves, so it can certainly be won.

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.
• 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	7♠	column 8	8♠, column 5
2	7♥	column 9	8♥, column 7
3	Deal from the stock
4	Q♥	column 9	K♥, column 5
5	J♠	column 7	Q♠, column 9
6	8♥ +1	column 7	9♥, column 8

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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