Yukon, deal #17

Deal #17 is one of the easier deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 43 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 7, with 9 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.
• Simply playing the most promising move each time wins this deal, so it makes a good warm-up.
• 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 8 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	3♠ +4	column 3	4♥, column 5
2	J♠ +1	column 5	Q♥, column 7
3	8♣ +1	column 6	9♦, column 2
4	6♦ +5	column 2	7♣, column 6
5	9♦ +2	column 6	10♠, column 2
6	6♣	column 1	7♥, column 2

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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