Two Balconies, deal #22

About this deal

This is one of the easier deals of Two Balconies: 53% 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 5 of Cups, Fante of Swords, Ace of Swords, Ace of Batons, 2 of Batons, 6 of Batons, 6 of Swords and Cavallo of Cups.

2 Aces are free at once and can go straight home.

The deepest Ace, the Ace of Cups, is covered by 2 cards in column 3.

No Re lies at the base of a column, so every Re will have to move at some point.

2 cards already sit in building order on the next higher card; the longest ready-made run has 2 cards.

The solver's winning line has 20 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Easy

Solver's winning line

20 moves, 0 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

106 of 200 (53%)

Cards in the layout

40

Aces visible at the start

2

Cards already in order

2

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Swords: column 3, free at the start
• Ace of Batons: column 4, free at the start
• Ace of Cups: column 3, 2 cards on top
• Ace of Coins: column 8, 2 cards on top

How to approach it

• Dig out the shallowest Ace first and keep one balcony empty while you do it.
• Leave the ready-made runs in suit alone; they will go home as a block later.

A winning start

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