Volcano Eleven, deal #24
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Volcano Eleven: 70% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The bottom row starts with 4 of Swords, Ace of Batons, 7 of Cups, 2 of Coins, 7 of Batons and 6 of Batons, and the 5 of Batons sits at the very top.
2 pairs are ready straight away among the bottom cards – choose the order with care, since some of them compete for the same card.
11 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 51 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 51 moves, 35 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 140 of 200 (70%)
- Card at the top
- 5 of Batons
- Cards in the layout
- 21
- Cards in the stock
- 19
- Pairs ready at the start
- 2
- Locked pairs
- 11
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.
- 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 4 of Swords with the 7 of Cups.
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Pair the Ace of Batons with the Re of Swords.