How to play Yukon Solitaire

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How to play Yukon Solitaire

Yukon Solitaire looks like Klondike but plays very differently: there is no stock pile, every card is dealt at the start, and you can move any face-up card along with everything on top of it — even if those cards aren't in order.

The deal

All 52 cards go into seven columns. The first column has one face-up card. Columns two to seven have one to six face-down cards, each topped with five face-up cards.

Moving cards

Place a card on a card one rank higher of the opposite colour — a red 6 on a black 7. You can move any face-up card, and every card on top of it travels with it, in any order. Only a King (with whatever is on it) can fill an empty column.

Foundations

Build four foundations by suit from Ace up to King. Tap a top card to send it home. When a face-down card is uncovered, it turns face up.

Winning

Move all 52 cards to the foundations. With no stock to help you, each game depends on how you dig out the face-down cards — roughly a third of Yukon deals can be won with careful play.

Tips from the table

  • Focus on the columns with the most face-down cards — they hide the cards that block you.
  • Moving a big unordered stack is legal, but it buries cards; only do it when it uncovers something.
  • Save empty columns for Kings that are sitting on top of face-down cards.