Seven Alleys, deal #16
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About this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Seven Alleys: 84% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The seven alleys show 3 of Batons, 6 of Cups, 3 of Cups, 7 of Cups, 4 of Swords, Ace of Cups and 2 of Cups on top; 21 cards start face down below them and 12 wait in the stock.
One Ace is free at once and can go straight home.
The deepest Ace, the Ace of Batons, is covered by 4 cards in column 6.
No Re is face up yet, so an empty alley would have to wait.
No two cards are in building order yet.
The solver's winning line has 56 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 56 moves, 23 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 168 of 200 (84%)
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Face-down cards
- 21
- Cards in the stock
- 12
- Aces visible at the start
- 1
- Cards already in order
- 0
Where the Aces are
- Ace of Cups: column 6, free at the start
- Ace of Swords: column 7, 1 card on top
- Ace of Coins: column 4, 2 cards on top
- Ace of Batons: column 6, 4 cards on top
How to approach it
- Uncover the face-down cards in the longest alleys first; that is where the buried Aces wait.
A winning start
These are the first moves of the solver's winning line. Open them only if you want a nudge.
Show the first three moves
- Move the 3 of Cups onto the 4 of Swords.
- Send the 3 of Cups to its foundation.
- Move the 3 of Batons onto the 4 of Swords.