Marina Golf, deal #15
MediumChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Marina Golf: 0% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The pile starts with the 7 of Diamonds. At the start you can reach 8 of Spades, Queen of Spades, Queen of Diamonds, Ace of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Clubs and King of Spades.
One of them fits on the 7 of Diamonds straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 2 cards before the first stock card is needed.
5 cards in the layout are end values (Ace and King), which connect in one direction only – the cards most likely to be left behind.
The most common value in the layout is 8 (4 cards), so its neighbours 7 and 9 are the values to keep in sight.
16 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 16 of them.
The solver's winning line has 51 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 51 moves, 16 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 0 of 200 (0%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 7 of Diamonds
- Cards in the layout
- 35
- Cards in the stock
- 16
- Cards playable at once
- 1
- Longest opening run
- 2
How to approach it
- Plan the end values early: each of them needs exactly one neighbour on the pile at the right moment.
- 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 8 of Spades onto the 7 of Diamonds.
- Play the 7 of Clubs onto the 8 of Spades.
- Turn a card from the stock.