Two Balconies, deal #21

About this deal

This is one of the easier deals of Two Balconies: 10% 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 Re of Cups, 6 of Swords, 7 of Cups, 2 of Batons, Ace of Batons, 3 of Cups, 3 of Batons and 5 of Coins.

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

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

One Re already lies at the base of a column, where it never needs to move.

One card already sits in building order on the next higher card.

The solver's winning line has 17 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Easy

Solver's winning line

17 moves, 0 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

19 of 200 (10%)

Cards in the layout

40

Aces visible at the start

1

Cards already in order

1

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Batons: column 5, free at the start
• Ace of Cups: column 1, 3 cards on top
• Ace of Swords: column 6, 3 cards on top
• Ace of Coins: column 3, 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.