Volcano Eleven, deal #20
HardChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the harder deals of Volcano Eleven: only 20% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver had to search for a while before finding the way.
The bottom row starts with Ace of Coins, 4 of Cups, 3 of Swords, Cavallo of Cups, Ace of Swords and 5 of Swords, and the 4 of Batons sits at the very top.
None of the bottom cards add up to 11 with each other, so the first help has to come from the stock.
12 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 3 cards in the layout, while only 2 of its partners (Re) are in the layout too; the rest come from the stock.
The solver's winning line has 59 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Solver's winning line
- 59 moves, 41 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 41 of 200 (20%)
- Card at the top
- 4 of Batons
- Cards in the layout
- 21
- Cards in the stock
- 19
- Pairs ready at the start
- 0
- Locked pairs
- 12
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.
- Because nothing pairs at the start, turn the stock slowly and look at what each new waste card could free before you use 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.
Show the first three moves
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Pair the Ace of Coins with the Re of Coins.