Thank you joekayak and Dale, and everyone else who gave clues - I simply cannot play this game in any meaningful way without them.

DECarn identifies the two switches that I mentioned in the poem above. Her 10 to J clue is also very accurate. They were the big clues for 138.

Ah, joekayak, I see why you said "Clubs to the Jack is the preferred attack" - the Q plays up for 138.

a&m...probably just a definition thing. I'm at 57 moves when I make the first flip. I'm at 111 moves when I make he second flip. After the second flip (which makes it my third time thru the dogpile), I also put the 9 on the 10 etc etc but do not have to do a third flip.

I just figured out that putting the 7 on the 8 and leaving the 8 uncovered saved me a move. Still one off.

Also, the only 3 I moved was the 3. The others played up.

Dale, didn't you have to put the 7 on the 8 to get the 8 up? Joekayak, I had to make 3 flips to get the 9 down on the 10 for the 8.

Please post a pic of your cactus?

Oh Dale..thank you..that got me on the right track. I was trying Js first..and all kinds of weird stuff.. bless you lol!!!! Oh We have a cactus with bright pink flowers.. winter hardy that's amazing...must be gorgeous. The flower in my photo is a peony.. love them !

Beautiful flower, Donna...I have a cactus plant that has a huge amount of yellow flowers this year...it's winter hardy too, not sure the name of it!