How does consolidation work in Monte Carlo?
Consolidation in plain English
After you remove a matching pair, the grid has holes. Consolidation closes those holes by sliding the remaining cards toward the top-left corner. Think of the grid as being read like a book: left to right across the first row, then the next row, and so on. The remaining cards get packed into that order.
Why it matters for strategy
- It changes adjacency: Two cards that were separated can become neighbors after the slide.
- It can break future pairs: Removing a “wrong” pair can make a useful match drift apart.
- It rewards planning: When you have choices, prefer removals that create new adjacencies.
Play Monte Carlo Solitaire
Try a few runs and watch how different removals change the collapse pattern.
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