#178

Deal #178 is rated Very hard. The app plays each deal out in the background and grades it by how much backtracking it takes.

This deal

Rating	Very hard
How rare it is	4% of all 32,000 — about one deal in twenty-five
Moves it takes to win	182 moves — typically around 106

Solution to #178

Play these moves from the start and the deal comes out. Columns are 1–8 from the left and the free cells are a–d; each line says which card goes where. A move of several cards shows the first and last card of the run (9♠–7♥).

52 of the 182 moves are faded — they send a card home. Skip any your game has already sent there.

1. A♥ 2 → home
2. 8♠ 7 → 4
3. Q♦ 8 → 3
4. 10♣ 7 → a
5. 2♥ 7 → home
6. 6♦ 8 → 6
7. 8♣ 7 → b
8. A♣ 7 → home
9. 9♠ 7 → 1
10. 9♦–8♠ 4 → 7
11. 6♦ 6 → 5
12. 9♣ 4 → c
13. 3♦ 4 → 8
14. 6♦ 5 → 6
15. 9♠ 1 → d
16. 9♣ c → 1
17. 6♦ 6 → 5
18. 7♠ 6 → c
19. 9♣ 1 → 6
20. 3♥ 4 → home
21. 3♦ 8 → 4
22. 9♣ 6 → 1
23. 9♠ d → 6
24. 3♦ 4 → 8
25. 4♣ 4 → d
26. 5♣ 4 → 5
27. J♠ 4 → 3
28. 10♣ a → 4
29. 9♦–8♠ 7 → 4
30. 4♣ d → 7
31. 5♣ 5 → d
32. 9♣ 1 → a
33. 9♠ 6 → 1
34. 9♣ a → 6
35. 3♦ 8 → 7
36. 4♠ 8 → a
37. 5♣ d → 5
38. Q♦–J♠ 3 → 8
39. 10♦–9♣ 6 → 8
40. 8♣ b → 6
41. K♣ 3 → b
42. 7♦ 3 → 4
43. 7♥ 3 → 6
44. 4♠ a → 3
45. 3♦ 7 → 3
46. 4♣ 7 → a
47. K♣ b → 7
48. 9♠ 1 → b
49. K♣ 7 → d
50. 4♣ a → 7
51. 3♦ 3 → 7
52. 9♣ 8 → 1
53. 9♠ b → 8
54. 3♦ 7 → 3
55. 4♣ 7 → a
56. 7♠ c → 7
57. 6♦–5♣ 5 → 7
58. 7♥ 6 → c
59. 7♦ 4 → 6
60. 6♦–5♣ 7 → 5
61. 7♥ c → 4
62. 7♠ 7 → b
63. 4♣ a → 7
64. 9♣ 1 → a
65. 4♣ 7 → c
66. 9♣ a → 7
67. 9♠ 8 → 1
68. 9♣ 7 → 8
69. 9♠ 1 → 7
70. 9♣ 8 → 1
71. 9♠ 7 → a
72. 7♠ b → 7
73. 9♣ 1 → b
74. 9♠ a → 1
75. 7♠ 7 → a
76. 4♣ c → 7
77. 9♣ b → 8
78. 9♠ 1 → b
79. 9♣ 8 → 1
80. 3♦ 3 → 7
81. 9♣ 1 → c
82. 9♠ b → 1
83. 4♠ 3 → b
84. 9♣ c → 8
85. 4♣–3♦ 7 → 3
86. 7♠ a → 7
87. 9♠ 1 → a
88. 7♠ 7 → c
89. 4♠ b → 7
90. 9♣ 8 → 1
91. 3♦ 3 → 7
92. 9♣ 1 → b
93. 9♠ a → 1
94. 4♣ 3 → a
95. 9♣ b → 8
96. 5♥ 3 → b
97. 8♦ 3 → 8
98. 7♠ c → 8
99. 6♦–5♣ 5 → 8
100. 8♥ 3 → 1
101. 4♥ 3 → home
102. 7♣ 5 → 1
103. 9♥–7♦ 6 → 5
104. 4♣ a → 6
105. 9♠–7♣ 1 → 3
106. 10♥ 1 → a
107. K♦ 1 → c
108. 2♣ 1 → home
109. 5♥ b → 1
110. 6♠–5♥ 1 → 4
111. 4♠–3♦ 7 → 4
112. 3♦ 4 → 6
113. 3♠ 1 → b
114. Q♠–J♦ 1 → 2
115. 10♠–7♦ 5 → 2
116. 10♥ a → 5
117. J♣–10♥ 5 → 1
118. 9♠–7♣ 3 → 1
119. 3♣ 5 → home
120. 6♥ 5 → 1
121. A♦ 5 → home
122. Q♦–5♣ 8 → 3
123. 5♦–3♦ 6 → 5
124. A♠ 6 → home
125. 5♦–3♦ 5 → 6
126. 10♠–7♦ 2 → 5
127. 6♣–3♦ 6 → 5
128. K♥–J♦ 2 → 6
129. 5♠ 2 → 1
130. 2♠ 2 → home
131. 3♠ b → home
132. 4♠ 4 → home
133. 10♣–5♥ 4 → 6
134. J♣–5♠ 1 → 2
135. 5♠ 2 → home
136. 5♥ 6 → home
137. 6♥ 2 → home
138. 6♠ 6 → home
139. 6♦–5♣ 3 → 2
140. 7♠ 3 → home
141. 7♣–5♣ 2 → 3
142. 7♥ 6 → home
143. 8♠ 6 → home
144. 8♣–3♦ 5 → 6
145. 8♥ 2 → home
146. 9♠ 2 → home
147. 9♥ 5 → home
148. 10♠ 5 → a
149. K♠ 8 → b
150. 10♠ a → 1
151. Q♣ 8 → a
152. 2♦ 8 → home
153. 3♦ 6 → home
154. 4♣ 6 → home
155. Q♥–10♥ 2 → 4
156. 4♦ 2 → home
157. 5♣ 3 → home
158. 5♦ 6 → home
159. 6♦ 3 → home
160. 6♣ 6 → home
161. 7♣ 3 → home
162. 7♦ 6 → home
163. 8♦ 3 → home
164. 8♣ 6 → home
165. 9♣ 3 → home
166. 10♥ 4 → home
167. 9♦ 6 → home
168. 10♠ 1 → home
169. 10♦ 3 → home
170. J♠ 3 → home
171. 10♣ 6 → home
172. J♥ 2 → home
173. J♣ 4 → home
174. Q♥ 4 → home
175. J♦ 6 → home
176. Q♣ a → home
177. Q♦ 3 → home
178. K♣ d → home
179. Q♠ 6 → home
180. K♠ b → home
181. K♦ c → home
182. K♥ 6 → home

To play this deal

Type 178 into Pick a deal and this is what you get — the same layout it has had for thirty years.

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