Marina Golf, deal #20
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 3 of Diamonds. At the start you can reach 5 of Hearts, 4 of Clubs, 9 of Spades, 10 of Spades, 9 of Diamonds, 5 of Spades and Queen of Clubs.
One of them fits on the 3 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 5 (4 cards), so its neighbours 4 and 6 are the values to keep in sight.
16 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 13 of them.
The solver's winning line has 48 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 48 moves, 13 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 0 of 200 (0%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 3 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 4 of Clubs onto the 3 of Diamonds.
- Play the 5 of Hearts onto the 4 of Clubs.
- Turn a card from the stock.