Two Balconies, deal #27

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 Re of Batons, Re of Swords, 6 of Coins, Ace of Coins, Re of Coins, Cavallo of Swords, 5 of Cups and Ace of Batons.

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

The deepest Ace, the Ace of Cups, is covered by 3 cards in column 1.

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 16 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Medium

Solver's winning line

16 moves, 0 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

1 of 200 (0%)

Cards in the layout

40

Aces visible at the start

2

Cards already in order

0

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Coins: column 4, free at the start
• Ace of Batons: column 8, free at the start
• Ace of Swords: column 8, 1 card on top
• Ace of Cups: column 1, 3 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.