Numbered deals
A numbered deal is a fixed shuffle: deal #12 of Volcano Eleven is the same for everyone, every time. All 210 deals here have been won by the engine's solver before they were listed, and each page describes the opening position – its difficulty, the first cards and where the trouble lies.
Volcano Eleven
Italian deck · 40 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listSeven Alleys
Italian deck · 40 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listTwo Balconies
Italian deck · 40 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listHillside Steps
Italian deck · 40 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listPyramid Thirteen
French deck · 52 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listMarina Golf
French deck · 52 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listThree Hills
French deck · 52 cards · 30 deals
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Open the listHow difficulty is measured
For every deal we record two numbers: how many of 200 quick simulated games with sensible random moves were won, and how long the solver had to search before it found a win. Deals with many quick wins and a short search are easy; deals that the quick games rarely win and the solver finds late are hard. Within each game, the easiest third is marked Easy, the middle third Medium and the hardest third Hard.