Yukon, deal #20

This Yukon deal is rated formidable: among the hardest deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 50 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• Watch column 6: an Ace waits there under 7 cards.
• A King already sits at the head of a column, so that column never needs emptying.
• 3 Kings are face down. Buried Kings can only leave for an empty column; plan for the space they will need.
• 3 pairs of cards already lie in order in the columns, a head start worth keeping.
• Playing without a plan stalls early here: a test play of the most promising moves gets only 4 of 52 cards home.

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	A♦ +2	column 4	2♠, column 1
2	10♥	column 1	J♠, column 6
3	5♣ +1	column 3	6♦, column 4
4	10♠ +4	column 7	J♥, column 3
5	6♥ +2	column 2	7♣, column 7
6	J♠ +1	column 6	Q♥, 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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