Three Hills, deal #5
MediumChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This deal sits in the middle of the range for Three Hills: 18% of the quick simulated games won it, so a sensible plan usually carries it through.
The pile starts with the King of Diamonds. At the start you can reach 7 of Hearts, 2 of Clubs, 8 of Hearts, 5 of Diamonds, King of Clubs, 3 of Diamonds, 3 of Spades, 7 of Diamonds, 9 of Spades and 6 of Hearts.
None of them is one step away from the King of Diamonds, so the very first move is a stock card.
The most common value in the layout is 7 (4 cards), so its neighbours 6 and 8 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
- Medium
- Solver's winning line
- 51 moves, 23 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 35 of 200 (18%)
- Starting card on the pile
- King of Diamonds
- 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.
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 2 of Clubs onto the 3 of Clubs.
- Play the 3 of Diamonds onto the 2 of Clubs.