Three Hills, deal #22
HardChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the harder deals of Three Hills: only 8% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver had to search for a while before finding the way.
The pile starts with the 4 of Clubs. At the start you can reach 7 of Hearts, Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts, Ace of Diamonds, 2 of Spades, Queen of Hearts, Queen of Clubs, 6 of Clubs, 4 of Hearts and 8 of Clubs.
None of them is one step away from the 4 of Clubs, so the very first move is a stock card.
The most common value in the layout is 9 (4 cards), so its neighbours 8 and 10 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 21 of them.
The solver's winning line has 49 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Solver's winning line
- 49 moves, 21 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 17 of 200 (8%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 4 of Clubs
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 0
How to approach it
- Since the opening needs the stock, turn one card and stop: trace the chain it allows before playing anything.
- Spread your moves across the columns so that no column is left deep and alone at the end.
- This is a hard deal: use undo to test an idea, and the hint button if you are completely stuck.
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
- Turn a card from the stock.
- Play the 6 of Clubs onto the 5 of Clubs.
- Play the 7 of Hearts onto the 6 of Clubs.