Yukon, deal #4

This Yukon deal is rated formidable: among the hardest deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 43 moves.

Notes on this deal

• 3 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 7, with 10 cards on top of it.
• 2 Kings already sit at the head of their columns, so those columns never need emptying.
• 3 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 2 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 21 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	2♥ +4	column 4	3♣, column 3
2	7♠ +3	column 3	8♥, column 6
3	8♠ +1	column 6	9♦, column 1
4	3♦ +5	column 3	4♣, column 6
5	J♥ +3	column 2	Q♠, column 3
6	3♥	column 5	4♠, 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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