#31465

Deal #31465 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	168 moves — typically around 106

Solution to #31465

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 168 moves are faded — they send a card home. Skip any your game has already sent there.

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

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