Two Balconies, deal #15
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About this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Two Balconies: 0% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
All 40 cards are open from the start. The bottom cards of the eight columns are 4 of Coins, 7 of Coins, 5 of Coins, Fante of Batons, Re of Batons, 2 of Batons, 6 of Cups and 7 of Swords.
No Ace is free at the start.
The deepest Ace, the Ace of Cups, is covered by 4 cards in column 7.
One Re already lies at the base of a column, where it never needs to move.
No two cards are in building order yet.
The solver's winning line has 22 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 22 moves, 0 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 1 of 200 (0%)
- Cards in the layout
- 40
- Aces visible at the start
- 0
- Cards already in order
- 0
Where the Aces are
- Ace of Swords: column 1, 2 cards on top
- Ace of Batons: column 2, 2 cards on top
- Ace of Coins: column 4, 3 cards on top
- Ace of Cups: column 7, 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 4 of Coins onto the 5 of Coins.
- Park the Re of Swords on a balcony.
- Move the 6 of Swords onto the 7 of Swords.