Three Hills, deal #21
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 35% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 3 of Spades. At the start you can reach 2 of Clubs, Jack of Spades, 7 of Hearts, Queen of Spades, 5 of Clubs, 10 of Spades, 2 of Hearts, Ace of Diamonds, 10 of Clubs and 7 of Spades.
2 of them fit on the 3 of Spades 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 2 (3 cards), so its neighbours Ace and 3 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 23 of them.
The solver's winning line has 51 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 51 moves, 23 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 70 of 200 (35%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 3 of Spades
- 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 2 of Clubs onto the 3 of Spades.
- Play the Ace of Diamonds onto the 2 of Clubs.
- Play the 2 of Hearts onto the Ace of Diamonds.