Yukon, deal #12

Rated testing, deal #12 is one of the harder deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 55 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 3 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 7, with 10 cards on top of it.
• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 3 of 52 cards home before it is stuck.
• 6 useful moves are open from the start. Prefer the ones that turn over a card or free an Ace.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 15 cards in one go.

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	2♥ +4	column 3	3♣, column 4
2	Q♣ +6	column 4	K♥, column 6
3	4♣ +4	column 5	5♥, column 2
4	J♣	column 5	Q♥, column 7
5	10♥ +11	column 6	J♠, column 3
6	6♦	column 5	7♣, column 6

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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