Hillside Steps, deal #26
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 5 of Swords. At the start you can reach Cavallo of Swords, 6 of Cups, 6 of Swords, 7 of Coins and Re of Batons.
2 of them fit on the 5 of Swords straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 9 cards before the first stock card is needed.
4 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 2 (3 cards), so its neighbours Ace and 3 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
- 5 of Swords
- Cards in the layout
- 25
- Cards in the stock
- 14
- Cards playable at once
- 2
- Longest opening run
- 9
How to approach it
- Follow the long opening run, but at every fork check which choice leaves a card for the next step.
- Spread your moves across the columns so that no column is left deep and alone at the end.
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
- Play the 6 of Cups onto the 5 of Swords.
- Play the 7 of Coins onto the 6 of Cups.
- Play the Fante of Swords onto the 7 of Coins.