Three Hills, deal #30
MediumChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Three Hills: 16% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The pile starts with the 7 of Clubs. At the start you can reach Jack of Spades, Queen of Clubs, 10 of Diamonds, 3 of Diamonds, 8 of Clubs, 3 of Clubs, 7 of Spades, 6 of Spades, 5 of Diamonds and Ace of Hearts.
2 of them fit on the 7 of Clubs straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 6 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 21 of them.
The solver's winning line has 49 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 49 moves, 21 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 33 of 200 (16%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 7 of Clubs
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 2
- Longest opening run
- 6
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 8 of Clubs onto the 7 of Clubs.
- Play the 7 of Spades onto the 8 of Clubs.
- Play the 6 of Spades onto the 7 of Spades.