Yukon, deal #1

Deal #1 is a middling deal for this series. Our solver won it in a line of 43 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Aces lie uncovered at the end of their columns, ready to go home straight away.
• 2 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 4, with 7 cards on top of it.
• 2 Kings already sit at the head of their columns, so those columns never need emptying.
• 2 Kings are face down. Buried Kings can only leave for an empty column; plan for the space they will need.
• Playing without a plan stalls early here: a test play of the most promising moves gets only 7 of 52 cards home.
• 7 useful moves are open from the start. Prefer the ones that turn over a card or free an Ace.

Stuck? The solver's first moves

These are the first moves of the solver's winning line, with automatic moves to the foundations switched on.

#	Card	From	To
1	6♥ +2	column 2	7♣, column 1
2	3♦	column 3	foundation
3	Q♠ +4	column 4	K♦, column 5
4	10♦ +9	column 5	J♠, column 7
5	4♦ +13	column 7	5♣, column 4
6	4♠ +1	column 4	5♥, column 5

Yukon in a nutshell

There is no stock. Build the foundations by suit and the columns down in alternating colours; any face-up card moves with everything on top of it. Only Kings go into empty columns.

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