Marina Golf, deal #17
HardChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the harder deals of Marina Golf: 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 4 of Hearts. At the start you can reach 7 of Spades, 6 of Clubs, Ace of Hearts, Ace of Diamonds, 3 of Hearts, 4 of Spades and Queen of Spades.
One of them fits on the 4 of Hearts straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 7 cards before the first stock card is needed.
6 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 2 (4 cards), so its neighbours Ace and 3 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
- Hard
- Solver's winning line
- 51 moves, 16 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 0 of 200 (0%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 4 of Hearts
- Cards in the layout
- 35
- Cards in the stock
- 16
- Cards playable at once
- 1
- Longest opening run
- 7
How to approach it
- Follow the long opening run, but at every fork check which choice leaves a card for the next step.
- Plan the end values early: each of them needs exactly one neighbour on the pile at the right moment.
- 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 3 of Hearts onto the 4 of Hearts.
- Play the 2 of Diamonds onto the 3 of Hearts.
- Play the Ace of Hearts onto the 2 of Diamonds.