Two Balconies, deal #23

About this deal

This is one of the harder deals of Two Balconies: only 2% 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 Fante of Batons, Ace of Batons, Cavallo of Swords, 5 of Swords, Ace of Cups, 6 of Coins, 3 of Coins and 4 of Swords.

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

The deepest Ace, the Ace of Swords, is covered by 4 cards in column 6.

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 28 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Hard

Solver's winning line

28 moves, 0 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

3 of 200 (2%)

Cards in the layout

40

Aces visible at the start

2

Cards already in order

1

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Batons: column 2, free at the start
• Ace of Cups: column 5, free at the start
• Ace of Coins: column 7, 1 card on top
• Ace of Swords: column 6, 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.