Marina Golf, deal #29
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Marina Golf: 2% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 10 of Diamonds. At the start you can reach Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades, Queen of Diamonds, 7 of Spades, 7 of Diamonds, Queen of Clubs and 4 of Clubs.
2 of them fit on the 10 of Diamonds straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 4 cards before the first stock card is needed.
4 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 14 of them.
The solver's winning line has 49 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 49 moves, 14 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 5 of 200 (2%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 10 of Diamonds
- Cards in the layout
- 35
- Cards in the stock
- 16
- Cards playable at once
- 2
- Longest opening run
- 4
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 Jack of Diamonds onto the 10 of Diamonds.
- Play the Queen of Diamonds onto the Jack of Diamonds.
- Play the Jack of Spades onto the Queen of Diamonds.