Marina Golf, deal #28
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 8 of Hearts. At the start you can reach 5 of Spades, 4 of Spades, 6 of Clubs, 6 of Hearts, 10 of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds and 7 of Clubs.
2 of them fit on the 8 of Hearts straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 8 cards before the first stock card is needed.
3 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 15 of them.
The solver's winning line has 50 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 50 moves, 15 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 1 of 200 (0%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 8 of Hearts
- Cards in the layout
- 35
- Cards in the stock
- 16
- Cards playable at once
- 2
- Longest opening run
- 8
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 9 of Diamonds onto the 8 of Hearts.
- Play the 10 of Hearts onto the 9 of Diamonds.
- Turn a card from the stock.