Finds minimal length solutions for the thoughtful version of Klondike (Patience) Solitaire.
- A = Waste Pile
- B = Clubs Pile
- C = Diamonds Pile
- D = Spades Pile
- E = Hearts Pile
- F = Tableau 1
- G = Tableau 2
- H = Tableau 3
- I = Tableau 4
- J = Tableau 5
- K = Tableau 6
- L = Tableau 7
I took the format from an old web site, it's not the best, but haven't got around to adding anything better.
Each card is 'RRS' where R=Rank and S=Suit. Rank goes from 01 - 13 and Suit goes from 1 - 4 (Clubs,Diamonds,Hearts,Spades)
ie) 052 = 5 of diamonds
Position of cards in deck string:
A B C D E
F G H I J K L
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22
23 24 25
26 27
28
Draw pile 29-52
072103023042094134111092051034044074114052123011083122012131091082124064014093033112071104132053133102084041013073063031061043081054113062024021101022032121
Would equate to this (+ represents visible cards), the 7C is the first card to be turned over in the draw pile when drawing one at a time, then TS, KD, etc...:
A B C D E
F G H I J K L
+7D TH 2H 4D 9S KS JC
+9D 5C 3S 4S 7S JS
+5D QH AC 8H QD
+AD KC 9C 8D
+QS 6S AS
+9H 3H
+JD
7C TS KD 5H KH TD 8S
4C AH 7H 6H 3C 6C 4H
8C 5S JH 6D 2S 2C TC
2D 3D QC
Are in the format XY, where X is the character of the source pile, and Y is the character of the destination pile. '@' represents a draw
ie) For the above deal with a draw count of 1 running this sequnce of moves would result in the following state:
"IC @@AL KL @@AK @@@@@AE LJ AK LK"
A B C D E
8S AD AH
F G H I J K L
+7D TH 2H 4D 9S KS JC
+9D 5C 3S 4S 7S JS
+5D+QH AC 8H QD
KC 9C 8D
+QS+6S+AS
+JD+5H
+TS+4C
+9H+3H
7H 6H 3C 6C 4H 8C 5S
JH 6D 2S 2C TC 2D 3D
QC
+TD+KH+KD+7C