Yukon, deal #16

Rated formidable, deal #16 is among the hardest deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 46 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 3 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 6, with 7 cards on top of it.
• 2 Kings are face down. Buried Kings can only leave for an empty column; plan for the space they will need.
• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 5 of 52 cards home before it is stuck.
• 8 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 14 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	7♠ +4	column 5	8♥, column 4
2	5♣ +4	column 2	6♥, column 4
3	6♣ +1	column 3	7♦, column 6
4	2♣ +1	column 4	3♦, column 6
5	7♣ +6	column 4	8♦, column 5
6	5♦ +2	column 4	6♠, column 1

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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