Volcano Eleven, deal #4
MediumChecked as winnableShuffling the cards…
About this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Volcano Eleven: 90% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The bottom row starts with 3 of Batons, Fante of Cups, 2 of Cups, Cavallo of Batons, 3 of Coins and 6 of Batons, and the Fante 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 solver's winning line has 41 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 41 moves, 27 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 179 of 200 (90%)
- Card at the top
- Fante 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 3 of Batons with the Fante of Cups.
- Pair the 2 of Cups with the Cavallo of Batons.
- Pair the Fante of Batons with the 3 of Coins.