Three Hills, deal #7
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 69% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 2 of Hearts. At the start you can reach Jack of Spades, 7 of Hearts, 3 of Diamonds, 2 of Diamonds, 3 of Spades, 3 of Hearts, 10 of Clubs, 4 of Spades, 9 of Diamonds and 5 of Clubs.
3 of them fit on the 2 of Hearts straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 7 cards before the first stock card is needed.
The most common value in the layout is 3 (3 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 17 of them.
The solver's winning line has 45 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 45 moves, 17 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 138 of 200 (69%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 2 of Hearts
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 3
- Longest opening run
- 7
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 3 of Diamonds onto the 2 of Hearts.
- Play the 2 of Diamonds onto the 3 of Diamonds.
- Play the 3 of Spades onto the 2 of Diamonds.