Three Hills, deal #24
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 48% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 10 of Spades. At the start you can reach 5 of Hearts, 3 of Hearts, 8 of Diamonds, 4 of Clubs, Jack of Clubs, King of Hearts, Queen of Clubs, Ace of Clubs, 5 of Spades and 3 of Clubs.
One of them fits on the 10 of Spades straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 8 cards before the first stock card is needed.
The most common value in the layout is 3 (4 cards), so its neighbours 2 and 4 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 19 of them.
The solver's winning line has 47 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 47 moves, 19 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 96 of 200 (48%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 10 of Spades
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 1
- Longest opening run
- 8
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 Clubs onto the 10 of Spades.
- Play the Queen of Clubs onto the Jack of Clubs.
- Play the King of Hearts onto the Queen of Clubs.