Summit · puzzle 32

Summit Puzzle 32 hints and answer

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Hints for puzzle 32

Read only as far down this list as you need to. Hint 1 is nearly free; hint 4 will effectively hand you the opening.

Your opening card. The waste starts on the 5♥, so your first play must be one rank above or below it — and remember Kings wrap round to Aces.
What is already face up. The ten cards along the base are: 10♦ · 4♥ · 9♣ · 3♦ · 7♠ · K♥ · 9♠ · 7♣ · 9♥ · 6♣. They are free and they are not going anywhere, so save them as chain connectors.
It can be cleared. This deal is verified by a solver before publication, so a complete winning line definitely exists. Being stuck is a routing error, not a bad shuffle.
Your budget. There are 23 cards left in the stock after the opener, and every one you never turn is worth 25 points. Spending them early is the usual mistake.

Show the full answer for Puzzle 32

There is more than one winning line on most deals, so rather than a single answer, here is the opening move that unlocks the longest chain: play from the base row starting with the card nearest in rank to the 5♥, and work toward the centre peak before touching the stock.

Where to next

Play Puzzle 32 →The exact deal these hints describe. Stop needing hints →Chain length beats speed, the stock is a resource not a lifeline, and the one rule about reading two moves ahead that decides most deals. ← Hints for puzzle 31The previous deal in the library. Hints for puzzle 33 →The next deal in the library. All 40 puzzles →The full library, each at a permanent address with its own hints. Today's Summit →A fresh deal is already waiting, free.