Two Balconies, deal #3

About this deal

This is one of the easier deals of Two Balconies: 14% 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 4 of Swords, 7 of Coins, Re of Swords, 7 of Batons, 6 of Batons, 6 of Cups, Cavallo of Swords and 5 of Swords.

No Ace is free at the start.

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

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

3 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 24 moves.

Deal facts

Difficulty

Easy

Solver's winning line

24 moves, 0 of them stock turns

Quick simulated games won

29 of 200 (14%)

Cards in the layout

40

Aces visible at the start

0

Cards already in order

3

Where the Aces are

• Ace of Coins: column 8, 1 card on top
• Ace of Swords: column 2, 2 cards on top
• Ace of Batons: column 3, 4 cards on top
• Ace of Cups: column 8, 4 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.