Three Hills, deal #2
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 50% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 9 of Clubs. At the start you can reach 4 of Diamonds, 5 of Spades, 9 of Diamonds, Queen of Clubs, 8 of Diamonds, 6 of Clubs, 9 of Hearts, King of Spades, 6 of Hearts and 8 of Spades.
2 of them fit on the 9 of Clubs straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 4 cards before the first stock card is needed.
The most common value in the layout is Ace (3 cards), so its neighbours King and 2 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 20 of them.
The solver's winning line has 48 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 48 moves, 20 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 101 of 200 (50%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 9 of Clubs
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- 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 8 of Diamonds onto the 9 of Clubs.
- Play the 9 of Diamonds onto the 8 of Diamonds.
- Play the 8 of Spades onto the 9 of Diamonds.