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As usual, the problem is that you need 2 holes but you only have one.

In this example, you want to get the 3 of hearts (column 9) on the 4 of hearts (column 1), but you have the 2 of diamonds and the ace of hearts blocking your efforts. There's no place to park these cards, so you need a different technique.

The solution is to "borrow" the ace of diamonds.

  • Put the ace of hearts in the hole.
  • Put the ace of diamonds on the other deuce of diamonds.
  • Put the ace of hearts on the deuce of diamonds.
  • Now you can move the ace/deuce of diamonds as a unit, put them in the hole, and move your 3 of hearts to the 4 of hearts.
  • When you're finished, put the ace of diamonds back where you borrowed it from--it's always best to keep your longest suit runs together.

"Borrowing" the ace of diamonds let you make a 2-hole move with only 1 hole. YEE-HAH! LIFE IS GOOD!

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