Volcano Eleven, deal #14
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Volcano Eleven: 79% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The bottom row starts with Fante of Cups, 4 of Swords, 3 of Cups, 7 of Swords, 6 of Batons and 5 of Batons, and the Ace of Swords sits at the very top.
3 pairs are ready straight away among the bottom cards – choose the order with care, since some of them compete for the same card.
9 times a card lies across one of its own partners, so those two cards can never leave together and need other partners.
The most crowded value is Ace with 4 cards in the layout, while only 1 of its partners (Re) are in the layout too; the rest come from the stock.
The solver's winning line has 44 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 44 moves, 29 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 158 of 200 (79%)
- Card at the top
- Ace of Swords
- Cards in the layout
- 21
- Cards in the stock
- 19
- Pairs ready at the start
- 3
- Locked pairs
- 9
How to approach it
- With several pairs on offer, take first the one that frees cards in the row above; keep the others for when the waste needs a partner.
A winning start
These are the first moves of the solver's winning line. Open them only if you want a nudge.
Show the first three moves
- Pair the Fante of Cups with the 3 of Cups.
- Pair the 4 of Swords with the 7 of Swords.
- Pair the 6 of Batons with the 5 of Batons.