8 of Spades in 7th pile must come first. And then there's another little something, but I dunno.

Thank you Dr. Fizz. Your diagnosis about the spades up to the 4 is correct and the patient has taken his medicine (a little humble pie every now and then is good for the soul) and has made a full recovery. I guess I was trying to be (like my dad-an engineer) efficient by not playing the spades up to the 4 right away...after all they go later. But you and Hamlette gave me the encouragement to keep going. Thanks to both. I promise not to be so dense in the future.

K first K 2nd. as Gage said.

I'll bet you're not playing spades up through 4 as soon as the A shows up so you can bring down the Q onto the K.

I must be playing a different game!! I am following FIzz and Gage exactly. Nothing below 9 moves side to side until 9 is exposed. I am also doing exactly what you write. I move the 7. It exposes the K. But after playing A-2-3 up, I have no red Q for the J!! Piles 1-2-3 are taken up with the K K and K respectively and I'm looking at the K on the dogpile blocking the Q...the precious Q!!!

Before the flip, 9 to the 10 exposes 4. 3 from the dog pile, then 4 and 5, Diamonds up to the 7 go on top, 8 7, 6 are on the 9. When you move the 7 it exposes the K. Move that to expose J which moves and 4 is under it which then goes right up.

That's my problem...figuring out how to move 4 before flip.

My count is 77 after I bring down Q

I am flipping the pile after Q w/o bringing anything else down. My count at that point is 71.

Flip the pile after Q without bringing anything else down?