Three Hills, deal #26
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 24% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 4 of Hearts. At the start you can reach 7 of Spades, 4 of Diamonds, 10 of Spades, 8 of Spades, 3 of Spades, 4 of Spades, 9 of Diamonds, 5 of Diamonds, Jack of Clubs and Ace of Hearts.
2 of them fit on the 4 of Hearts 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 5 (4 cards), so its neighbours 4 and 6 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 17 of them.
The solver's winning line has 45 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 45 moves, 17 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 48 of 200 (24%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 4 of Hearts
- 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 3 of Spades onto the 4 of Hearts.
- Play the 4 of Diamonds onto the 3 of Spades.
- Play the 5 of Diamonds onto the 4 of Diamonds.