Volcano Eleven, deal #27
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About this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Volcano Eleven: 86% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The bottom row starts with 3 of Cups, 2 of Batons, Ace of Coins, 2 of Swords, 3 of Batons and 6 of Cups, and the 6 of Coins 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.
10 times a card lies across one of its own partners, so those two cards can never leave together and need other partners.
The solver's winning line has 45 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 45 moves, 29 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 172 of 200 (86%)
- Card at the top
- 6 of Coins
- Cards in the layout
- 21
- Cards in the stock
- 19
- Pairs ready at the start
- 0
- Locked pairs
- 10
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.
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.
- Pair the 3 of Batons with the Fante of Swords.
- Turn a card from the stock.