Yukon, deal #28

Rated testing, deal #28 is one of the harder deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 43 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 2 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 4, with 5 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.
• This deal punishes autopilot. A test play of the obvious moves gets just 8 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 13 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	10♦ +4	column 4	J♠, column 6
2	7♦ +7	column 6	8♣, column 5
3	5♠ +1	column 3	6♥, column 5
4	3♥ +1	column 3	4♣, column 5
5	6♥ +4	column 5	7♣, column 7
6	3♣	column 5	4♥, 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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