Two Balconies, deal #19

About this deal

This is one of the harder deals of Two Balconies: only 0% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver had to search for a while before finding the way.

All 40 cards are open from the start. The bottom cards of the eight columns are 6 of Coins, Fante of Batons, 2 of Cups, Ace of Batons, 3 of Swords, 4 of Cups, 6 of Batons and Re of Swords.

One Ace is free at once and can go straight home.

The deepest Ace, the Ace of Swords, is covered by 4 cards in column 7.

2 Re already lie at the base of a column, where they never need to move.

No two cards are in building order yet.

The solver's winning line has 24 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Hard

Solver's winning line

24 moves, 0 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

1 of 200 (0%)

Cards in the layout

40

Aces visible at the start

1

Cards already in order

0

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Batons: column 4, free at the start
• Ace of Cups: column 5, 3 cards on top
• Ace of Coins: column 8, 3 cards on top
• Ace of Swords: 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.
• This is a hard deal: use undo to test an idea, and the hint button if you are completely stuck.

A winning start

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