Three Hills, deal #27
MediumChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Three Hills: 12% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The pile starts with the Ace of Spades. At the start you can reach 6 of Diamonds, Ace of Clubs, 9 of Diamonds, 2 of Spades, 8 of Hearts, King of Clubs, 5 of Hearts, Jack of Clubs, 6 of Clubs and 8 of Diamonds.
2 of them fit on the Ace of Spades straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 3 cards before the first stock card is needed.
The most common value in the layout is 4 (4 cards), so its neighbours 3 and 5 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 18 of them.
The solver's winning line has 46 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 46 moves, 18 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 25 of 200 (12%)
- Starting card on the pile
- Ace of Spades
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 2
- Longest opening run
- 3
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 Spades onto the Ace of Spades.
- Play the Ace of Clubs onto the 2 of Spades.
- Play the King of Clubs onto the Ace of Clubs.