Three Hills, deal #3
HardChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the harder deals of Three Hills: only 2% 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 5 of Spades. At the start you can reach Ace of Diamonds, 3 of Diamonds, 2 of Spades, Queen of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, 8 of Diamonds, 8 of Hearts, 10 of Spades, 9 of Spades and 5 of Diamonds.
None of them is one step away from the 5 of Spades, so the very first move is a stock card.
The most common value in the layout is Ace (3 cards), so its neighbours King and 2 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 23 of them.
The solver's winning line has 51 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Solver's winning line
- 51 moves, 23 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 5 of 200 (2%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 5 of Spades
- 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 Ace of Diamonds onto the 2 of Clubs.
- Play the 2 of Spades onto the Ace of Diamonds.