Marina Golf, deal #5
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 4 of Hearts. At the start you can reach 6 of Hearts, 8 of Diamonds, King of Clubs, 7 of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds, 4 of Diamonds and 5 of Clubs.
One of them fits on the 4 of Hearts straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 9 cards before the first stock card is needed.
7 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
- 1 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
- 9
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.
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 5 of Clubs onto the 4 of Hearts.
- Play the 6 of Hearts onto the 5 of Clubs.
- Play the 7 of Hearts onto the 6 of Hearts.