Summit Puzzle 26
A fixed practice deal from the library — permanently at this address, so you can send it to somebody and compare.
About Summit
Summit is a patience game in the golf and peaks family. Twenty-eight cards are dealt into three overlapping pyramids, with a stock of twenty-four beside them. You clear the peaks by playing any uncovered card that is exactly one rank above or below the card currently face up in the waste pile.
The rule that makes it flow is that Kings wrap round to Aces. A King can take a Queen or an Ace; an Ace can take a King or a Two. There are no suits to worry about and no colours to alternate — rank is the only thing that matters, which is why it plays fast on a phone.
Common questions about Summit
Is every deal winnable?
Yes. Every deal published here — daily and unlimited — is verified by a solver to have at least one complete winning line before you ever see it. Losing is a routing mistake, not a bad shuffle.
Do suits matter?
No. Only rank matters. Hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds are purely decoration in Summit.
Can a King be played on an Ace?
Yes. Rank wraps around, so King–Ace–Two is a legal chain in either direction. This is the single most commonly missed move.
What is the best possible score?
A perfect clear in one unbroken chain of 28 cards, without touching the stock at all, would be worth over 20,000 points. It has essentially never happened. Anything above 2,400 is a strong day.
Is this the same as TriPeaks?
It uses the same three-peaks layout and the same one-rank-up-or-down rule, which is a traditional patience mechanic in the golf family. The deals, the guaranteed-winnable generation, the chain scoring and the artwork are ours.