Yukon, deal #3

This Yukon deal is rated gentle: one of the easier deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 39 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• One Ace is buried four or more cards deep: column 7 holds it under 9 cards. Dig there early.
• 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.
• 2 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 3 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	5♦ +3	column 2	6♠, column 6
2	J♦ +4	column 5	Q♠, column 4
3	9♦ +2	column 4	10♣, column 6
4	9♣	column 4	10♦, column 3
5	10♣ +3	column 6	J♦, column 4
6	J♥ +3	column 3	Q♣, column 6

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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