1: Try out ALL possibilities before you commit one.
If you have a 7 of hearts and a 7 of diamonds, and can move both to an 8 of hearts nearby, make sure you try both the 7 of diamonds/8 of hearts combination as well as the 7 of hearts/ 8 of hearts combination to see which one helps you turn over the most cards. It may turn out that the “unlikely” option (in this case, the 7 of diamond with the 8 of hearts) allows you to turn over the most cards. Sometimes even moving a King to an empty spot (yes, a king!) will be helpful, because it will allow you to turn over many cards and possibly earn you another empty spot. You must be willing to try all combinations (there may be 3 or even 4) if you are committed to winning. If you have to choose which combination to try first, start with most unlikely one first. If that doesn’t work out, you know you will always be happy with the more immediately intuitive combination.
Here is this concept in action, with 2’s. Here is my starting point:
Here is this concept in action, with 2’s. Here is my starting point:
I am going to try moving both 2’s. I’ll start with the 2 of diamonds. I play it all the way that I can.
I end up with this:
I end up with this:
I undo and try the other two, and get this:
But I’m not finished with this option, because I haven’t played it all the way out. I can move both the 4 of diamonds or the 4 of spades (by moving the 3 of spades before the 2 of hearts).
Watch. First, I try the 4 of diamonds. That gets me this:
Watch. First, I try the 4 of diamonds. That gets me this:
I undo it all and move the 4 of spades.
Now, look. I can move the 2 of hearts onto the 3 of hearts, which I’ll move to the 4 of hearts, move back the 3 of spades onto the 4 of spades, and STILL play the 2 of diamonds:
I like this option the best, so I’ll stick with that one.
That is how you apply the strategy.
That is how you apply the strategy.