Seven Alleys, deal #1

About this deal

This deal sits in the middle of the range for Seven Alleys: 28% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.

The seven alleys show 2 of Batons, Ace of Batons, Ace of Cups, 5 of Batons, 5 of Coins, 6 of Swords and Re of Swords on top; 21 cards start face down below them and 12 wait in the stock.

2 Aces are free at once and can go straight home.

The deepest Ace, the Ace of Coins, is covered by 3 cards in column 4.

One Re can be seen from the start – a ready base for an empty alley.

No two cards are in building order yet.

The solver's winning line has 55 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Medium

Solver's winning line

55 moves, 12 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

55 of 200 (28%)

Cards in the layout

28

Face-down cards

21

Cards in the stock

12

Aces visible at the start

2

Cards already in order

0

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Batons: column 2, free at the start
• Ace of Cups: column 3, free at the start
• Ace of Coins: column 4, 3 cards on top
• Ace of Swords: column 7, 3 cards on top

How to approach it

• Uncover the face-down cards in the longest alleys first; that is where the buried Aces wait.
• Keep an alley clearable for a Re – it turns the longest column into a run you can move as a whole.

A winning start

These are the first moves of the solver's winning line. Open them only if you want a nudge.