Three Hills, deal #29
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 40% 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 8 of Clubs, 10 of Hearts, 5 of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds, 9 of Spades, 6 of Hearts, 2 of Diamonds, Jack of Spades, 5 of Clubs and Queen of Hearts.
3 of them fit on the 10 of Spades straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 12 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 22 of them.
The solver's winning line has 50 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 50 moves, 22 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 79 of 200 (40%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 10 of Spades
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 3
- Longest opening run
- 12
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 9 of Diamonds onto the 10 of Spades.
- Play the 8 of Clubs onto the 9 of Diamonds.
- Play the 9 of Spades onto the 8 of Clubs.