Yukon, deal #26

This Yukon deal is rated gentle: one of the easier deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 41 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• 3 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 6, with 6 cards on top of it.
• 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.
• Playing without a plan stalls early here: a test play of the most promising moves gets only 5 of 52 cards home.
• 10 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♣ +1	column 7	K♦, column 5
2	7♠ +6	column 5	8♦, column 3
3	10♣ +4	column 2	J♦, column 5
4	8♦ +7	column 3	9♠, column 6
5	3♠ +3	column 4	4♦, column 5
6	8♠ +2	column 5	9♦, column 4

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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