Chapter 228: Kicks and sorting
Twenty yards of kicks and sorting
A flat yard with a kick budget: shove, let go, and route one or two cars as they roll, like a small hump that runs out.
Every car has a destination and every track an assignment. Pull cuts to the lead, shove them back in the right place, and do it in as few moves as the yard allows.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 14 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 228 draws on sealed blocks, repair time and outbounds, with two breathers of plain sorting and extra cars. Difficulty runs as a sawtooth: runs of easy yards, a spike, a breather.
The yards
| # | Yard | Par | The job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yard 228.1 | 3 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed. |
| 2 | Yard 228.2 | 7 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 228.3 | 9 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 4 | Yard 228.4 | 10 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 5 | Yard 228.5 | 6 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 6 | Yard 228.6 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Albany, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 228.7 | 8 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 8 | Yard 228.8 | 4 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 228.9 | 8 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 10 | Yard 228.10 | 6 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 228.11 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Boston, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 12 | Yard 228.12 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 228.13 | 8 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 14 | Yard 228.14 | 6 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 228.15 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed. |
| 16 | Yard 228.16 | 14 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 17 | Yard 228.17 | 12 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Concord, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 18 | Yard 228.18 | 8 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 228.19 | 10 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Albany, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 20 | Yard 228.20 | 13* | Boston on 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
New to the game? How to play covers pulls, shoves, goals and par in a minute.