Hillside Steps, deal #14
MediumChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Hillside Steps: 0% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The pile starts with the Ace of Coins. At the start you can reach 6 of Coins, Re of Swords, 4 of Coins, Re of Cups and Ace of Swords.
None of them is one step away from the Ace of Coins, so the very first move is a stock card.
5 cards in the layout are end values (Ace and Re), which connect in one direction only – the cards most likely to be left behind.
The most common value in the layout is 4 (3 cards), so its neighbours 3 and 5 are the values to keep in sight.
14 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 13 of them.
The solver's winning line has 38 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 38 moves, 13 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 0 of 200 (0%)
- Starting card on the pile
- Ace of Coins
- Cards in the layout
- 25
- Cards in the stock
- 14
- Cards playable at once
- 0
How to approach it
- Since the opening needs the stock, turn one card and stop: trace the chain it allows before playing anything.
- Plan the end values early: each of them needs exactly one neighbour on the pile at the right moment.
A winning start
These are the first moves of the solver's winning line. Open them only if you want a nudge.
Show the first three moves
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Play the 6 of Coins onto the 7 of Batons.