Three Hills, deal #8
EasyChecked as winnableAbout this deal
This is one of the easier deals of Three Hills: 34% of the quick simulated games won it, and the solver found its winning line almost at once.
The pile starts with the 7 of Spades. At the start you can reach 5 of Clubs, 3 of Spades, 6 of Clubs, 9 of Hearts, 2 of Clubs, 4 of Hearts, Jack of Hearts, King of Diamonds, 9 of Diamonds and Jack of Spades.
One of them fits on the 7 of Spades straight away.
Played perfectly, the opening run reaches 5 cards before the first stock card is needed.
The most common value in the layout is 6 (4 cards), so its neighbours 5 and 7 are the values to keep in sight.
23 cards wait in the stock; the solver's line turns 13 of them.
The solver's winning line has 41 moves.
Deal facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Solver's winning line
- 41 moves, 13 of them stock turns
- Quick simulated games won
- 67 of 200 (34%)
- Starting card on the pile
- 7 of Spades
- Cards in the layout
- 28
- Cards in the stock
- 23
- Cards playable at once
- 1
- Longest opening run
- 5
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 6 of Clubs onto the 7 of Spades.
- Play the 5 of Clubs onto the 6 of Clubs.
- Play the 4 of Hearts onto the 5 of Clubs.