Hillside Steps, deal #9
HardChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the harder deals of Hillside Steps: only 0% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver had to search for a while before finding the way.
The pile starts with the 5 of Batons. At the start you can reach 4 of Batons, 3 of Cups, 6 of Swords, 6 of Batons and Cavallo of Batons.
3 of them fit on the 5 of Batons straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 10 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 6 (4 cards), so its neighbours 5 and 7 are the values to keep in sight.
14 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 12 of them.
The solver's winning line has 37 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Solver's winning line
- 37 moves, 12 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 1 of 200 (0%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 5 of Batons
- Cards in the layout
- 25
- Cards in the stock
- 14
- Cards playable at once
- 3
- Longest opening run
- 10
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.
- This is a hard deal: use undo to test an idea, and the hint button if you are completely stuck.
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 Swords onto the 5 of Batons.
- Play the 7 of Cups onto the 6 of Swords.
- Play the 6 of Batons onto the 7 of Cups.