Volcano Eleven, deal #19
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About this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Volcano Eleven: 95% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The bottom row starts with 5 of Coins, 4 of Coins, 2 of Cups, 3 of Swords, Re of Batons and 6 of Swords, and the Ace of Cups sits at the very top.
One pair is ready straight away among the bottom cards.
13 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 5 with 4 cards in the layout, while only 2 of its partners (6) are in the layout too; the rest come from the stock.
The solver's winning line has 49 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 49 moves, 33 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 190 of 200 (95%)
- Card at the top
- Ace of Cups
- Cards in the layout
- 21
- Cards in the stock
- 19
- Pairs ready at the start
- 1
- Locked pairs
- 13
How to approach it
- Start by naming a partner for each locked card. If both partners of a locked card are also in the pyramid, free them first; otherwise wait for one from the stock.
- Remove pairs from the deeper rows first and keep an eye on the summit card's partners.
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 5 of Coins with the 6 of Swords.
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Turn a card from the stock.