Yukon, deal #2

Deal #2 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

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• 2 Aces are buried four or more cards deep; the deepest is in column 6, under 9 cards. Plan how to reach it before anything else.
• A King already sits at the head of a column, so that column never needs emptying.
• 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.

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	Q♦ +3	column 3	K♠, column 4
2	6♦ +3	column 7	7♠, column 3
3	7♠ +4	column 3	8♦, column 7
4	8♦ +5	column 7	9♣, column 6
5	3♥ +4	column 5	4♠, column 7
6	K♥ +1	column 2	empty 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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