Two Balconies, deal #10
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About this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Two Balconies: 15% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
All 40 cards are open from the start. The bottom cards of the eight columns are 2 of Cups, 6 of Cups, Fante of Cups, Cavallo of Cups, 7 of Coins, Ace of Swords, 4 of Batons and 2 of Swords.
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 5.
No Re lies at the base of a column, so every Re will have to move at some point.
No two cards are in building order yet.
The solver's winning line has 21 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 21 moves, 0 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 30 of 200 (15%)
- Cards in the layout
- 40
- Aces visible at the start
- 1
- Cards already in order
- 0
Where the Aces are
- Ace of Swords: column 6, free at the start
- Ace of Cups: column 3, 1 card on top
- Ace of Coins: column 1, 2 cards on top
- Ace of Batons: column 5, 4 cards on top
How to approach it
- Dig out the shallowest Ace first and keep one balcony empty while you do it.
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 Fante of Cups onto the Cavallo of Cups.
- Park the 2 of Coins on a balcony.
- Move the 7 of Coins onto the Fante of Coins.