Solved deals, move by move
In brief
Every deal below is a real deal from the app: paste its code into the New game window to play it exactly as shown. All of them have a solution, replayed move by move by a program that applies the app's rules before the site is published.
A game won in 108 moves
Deal EO1-C8-AAAAAFA, with 8 cells. This sequence of 108 moves is the one the app uses for its own win tests; each move transfers a single card. Played exactly as shown, without undoing, it yields a score of 610 points.
Cells (8): 4 of clubs, 6 of spades, ace of hearts, 5 of spades, empty, empty, empty, empty. Foundations, cards placed: 0 spades, 0 hearts, 0 diamonds, 0 clubs. Column 1: 2 of spades, 4 of spades, jack of spades, 10 of diamonds, king of hearts, king of spades (top: king of spades); column 2: 9 of spades, 9 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 8 of spades, jack of diamonds, ace of clubs (top: ace of clubs); column 3: 3 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 7 of spades, queen of clubs, ace of spades, queen of spades (top: queen of spades); column 4: 6 of diamonds, 10 of hearts, 10 of clubs, 8 of clubs, 2 of clubs, 3 of diamonds (top: 3 of diamonds); column 5: queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 4 of hearts, king of clubs, 7 of clubs, king of diamonds (top: king of diamonds); column 6: 2 of hearts, 2 of diamonds, ace of diamonds, jack of clubs, 3 of spades, 8 of hearts (top: 8 of hearts); column 7: 9 of hearts, 3 of hearts, queen of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 6 of clubs (top: 6 of clubs); column 8: 8 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, 10 of spades, 7 of diamonds, 5 of clubs (top: 5 of clubs).
Cells (8): 3 of diamonds, empty, queen of spades, empty, king of spades, king of hearts, jack of spades, 4 of spades. Foundations, cards placed: 2 spades, 1 hearts, 0 diamonds, 2 clubs. Column 1: king of diamonds (top: king of diamonds); column 2: 9 of spades, 9 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 8 of spades, jack of diamonds, 10 of diamonds (top: 10 of diamonds); column 3: 3 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 7 of spades, 6 of spades, 5 of spades (top: 5 of spades); column 4: 6 of diamonds, 10 of hearts, 10 of clubs, 8 of clubs, 7 of clubs (top: 7 of clubs); column 5: queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 4 of hearts, king of clubs, queen of clubs (top: queen of clubs); column 6: 2 of hearts, 2 of diamonds, ace of diamonds, jack of clubs, 3 of spades, 8 of hearts (top: 8 of hearts); column 7: 9 of hearts, 3 of hearts, queen of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 6 of clubs, 5 of clubs, 4 of clubs (top: 4 of clubs); column 8: 8 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, 10 of spades, 7 of diamonds (top: 7 of diamonds).
Cells (8): empty, 8 of hearts, empty, empty, empty, king of hearts, empty, empty. Foundations, cards placed: 7 spades, 2 hearts, 3 diamonds, 2 clubs. Column 1: king of diamonds (top: king of diamonds); column 2: 9 of spades, 9 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 8 of spades, jack of diamonds, 10 of diamonds (top: 10 of diamonds); column 3: 3 of clubs, 5 of diamonds (top: 5 of diamonds); column 4: 6 of diamonds, 10 of hearts, 10 of clubs, 8 of clubs, 7 of clubs (top: 7 of clubs); column 5: queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 4 of hearts, king of clubs, queen of clubs, jack of clubs (top: jack of clubs); column 6: king of spades, queen of spades, jack of spades (top: jack of spades); column 7: 9 of hearts, 3 of hearts, queen of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 6 of clubs, 5 of clubs, 4 of clubs (top: 4 of clubs); column 8: 8 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, 10 of spades, 7 of diamonds (top: 7 of diamonds).
Cells (8): 5 of diamonds, 8 of hearts, king of diamonds, 10 of diamonds, jack of diamonds, 5 of hearts, empty, empty. Foundations, cards placed: 8 spades, 2 hearts, 3 diamonds, 9 clubs. Column 1: empty; column 2: 9 of spades (top: 9 of spades); column 3: king of hearts (top: king of hearts); column 4: 6 of diamonds, 10 of hearts (top: 10 of hearts); column 5: queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 4 of hearts, king of clubs, queen of clubs, jack of clubs, 10 of clubs (top: 10 of clubs); column 6: king of spades, queen of spades, jack of spades (top: jack of spades); column 7: 9 of hearts, 3 of hearts, queen of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 7 of hearts (top: 7 of hearts); column 8: 8 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, 10 of spades, 7 of diamonds (top: 7 of diamonds).
Cells (8): empty, 8 of hearts, empty, 10 of diamonds, jack of diamonds, empty, empty, empty. Foundations, cards placed: 13 spades, 2 hearts, 8 diamonds, 13 clubs. Column 1: empty; column 2: king of diamonds (top: king of diamonds); column 3: king of hearts (top: king of hearts); column 4: empty; column 5: queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 10 of hearts (top: 10 of hearts); column 6: empty; column 7: 9 of hearts, 3 of hearts, queen of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 6 of hearts, 5 of hearts, 4 of hearts (top: 4 of hearts); column 8: empty.
Cells (8): empty, empty, empty, empty, empty, empty, empty, empty. Foundations, cards placed: 13 spades, 13 hearts, 13 diamonds, 13 clubs. Column 1: empty; column 2: empty; column 3: empty; column 4: empty; column 5: empty; column 6: empty; column 7: empty; column 8: empty.
The solution’s 108 moves
- A♥: cell 3 to its foundation
- A♣: column 2 to its foundation
- D♠: column 3 to column 1
- A♠: column 3 to its foundation
- 5♣: column 8 to column 7
- 4♣: cell 1 to column 7
- 3♦: column 4 to cell 1
- 2♣: column 4 to its foundation
- D♠: column 1 to cell 3
- R♠: column 1 to cell 5
- R♥: column 1 to cell 6
- 10♦: column 1 to column 2
- V♠: column 1 to cell 7
- 4♠: column 1 to cell 8
- 2♠: column 1 to its foundation
- R♦: column 5 to column 1
- 7♣: column 5 to column 4
- D♣: column 3 to column 5
- 6♠: cell 2 to column 3
- 5♠: cell 4 to column 3
- 4♠: cell 8 to column 3
- 8♥: column 6 to cell 2
- 3♠: column 6 to its foundation
- 4♠: column 3 to its foundation
- 5♠: column 3 to its foundation
- 6♠: column 3 to its foundation
- 7♠: column 3 to its foundation
- V♣: column 6 to column 5
- A♦: column 6 to its foundation
- 2♦: column 6 to its foundation
- 3♦: cell 1 to its foundation
- 2♥: column 6 to its foundation
- R♠: cell 5 to column 6
- D♠: cell 3 to column 6
- V♠: cell 7 to column 6
- 5♦: column 3 to cell 1
- 3♣: column 3 to its foundation
- 4♣: column 7 to its foundation
- 5♣: column 7 to its foundation
- 6♣: column 7 to its foundation
- 7♣: column 4 to its foundation
- 8♣: column 4 to its foundation
- 10♣: column 4 to column 5
- R♥: cell 6 to column 3
- R♦: column 1 to cell 3
- 10♦: column 2 to cell 4
- V♦: column 2 to cell 5
- 8♠: column 2 to its foundation
- 5♥: column 2 to cell 6
- 9♣: column 2 to its foundation
- 9♠: column 2 to its foundation
- 10♣: column 5 to its foundation
- V♣: column 5 to its foundation
- D♣: column 5 to its foundation
- R♣: column 5 to its foundation
- R♦: cell 3 to column 2
- 7♦: column 8 to cell 3
- 10♠: column 8 to its foundation
- V♠: column 6 to its foundation
- D♠: column 6 to its foundation
- R♠: column 6 to its foundation
- 6♥: column 8 to column 7
- 4♦: column 8 to its foundation
- 5♦: cell 1 to its foundation
- 5♥: cell 6 to column 7
- 4♥: column 5 to column 7
- 10♥: column 4 to column 5
- 6♦: column 4 to its foundation
- 7♦: cell 3 to its foundation
- 8♦: column 8 to its foundation
- R♦: column 2 to cell 1
- R♦: cell 1 to column 1
- R♦: column 1 to cell 3
- R♦: cell 3 to column 4
- R♥: column 3 to cell 1
- R♥: cell 1 to column 6
- R♦: column 4 to cell 1
- R♦: cell 1 to column 8
- 10♥: column 5 to cell 1
- V♥: column 5 to cell 3
- D♥: column 5 to column 6
- V♥: cell 3 to column 6
- V♥: column 6 to cell 6
- D♥: column 6 to cell 7
- R♥: column 6 to cell 8
- R♥: cell 8 to column 1
- D♥: cell 7 to column 1
- V♥: cell 6 to column 1
- 4♥: column 7 to cell 3
- 5♥: column 7 to cell 6
- 6♥: column 7 to cell 7
- 7♥: column 7 to cell 8
- 9♦: column 7 to its foundation
- 10♦: cell 4 to its foundation
- V♦: cell 5 to its foundation
- D♦: column 7 to its foundation
- 3♥: column 7 to its foundation
- 4♥: cell 3 to its foundation
- 5♥: cell 6 to its foundation
- 6♥: cell 7 to its foundation
- 7♥: cell 8 to its foundation
- 8♥: cell 2 to its foundation
- 9♥: column 7 to its foundation
- 10♥: cell 1 to its foundation
- V♥: column 1 to its foundation
- D♥: column 1 to its foundation
- R♥: column 1 to its foundation
- R♦: column 8 to its foundation
A king waiting for its empty column
The same game, after 49 moves. Column 1 is empty, and column 5 ends with a sequence of 4 cards (highlighted), from R♣ to 10♣. A king has no card it can be placed on: this sequence can only move to an empty column.
Cells (8): 5 of diamonds, 8 of hearts, king of diamonds, 10 of diamonds, jack of diamonds, 5 of hearts, empty, empty. Foundations, cards placed: 8 spades, 2 hearts, 3 diamonds, 8 clubs. Column 1: empty; column 2: 9 of spades, 9 of clubs (top: 9 of clubs); column 3: king of hearts (top: king of hearts); column 4: 6 of diamonds, 10 of hearts (top: 10 of hearts); column 5: queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 4 of hearts, king of clubs, queen of clubs, jack of clubs, 10 of clubs (top: 10 of clubs); column 6: king of spades, queen of spades, jack of spades (top: jack of spades); column 7: 9 of hearts, 3 of hearts, queen of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 7 of hearts (top: 7 of hearts); column 8: 8 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, 10 of spades, 7 of diamonds (top: 7 of diamonds).
- There are 2 free cells left, and the only empty column is the destination, which does not count: the limit is 2 + 1 = 3 cards.
- The 4 cards therefore cannot move as a unit. You must first free one more cell or move the lowest card in the sequence elsewhere.
This is the rule the app applies; see the group table.
Deals to try
Three deals with 8 cells, one with 4, and one with 2. The deal with 2 cells, EO1-C2-AAAAA54, is one of the 3 winnable deals with 2 cells that the site’s tool found among the first 1000. The move count is for the verified solution, not the shortest possible solution.
| Game code | Free cells | Moves | Of these, group moves | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EO1-C8-AAAAAFA | 8 | 108 * | 0 | 610 |
| EO1-C8-AAAAAE6 | 8 | 83 | 5 | 550 |
| EO1-C8-AAAAAAR | 8 | 92 | 8 | 575 |
| EO1-C4-AAAAAF3 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 540 |
| EO1-C2-AAAAA54 | 2 | 76 | 6 | 530 |
Moves and score: those of the verified solution; “Of these, group moves” counts moves that transfer several cards as a unit. * This solution is the sequence of moves the app uses for its own win tests.