Yukon, deal #6

Deal #6 is a middling deal for this series. Our solver won it in a line of 44 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 1 Ace lies uncovered at the end of a column, ready to go home with your first move.
• 2 Aces sit deep in their columns. The worst is in column 5, with 8 cards on top of it.
• 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 2 of 52 cards home.
• 10 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 16 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	4♣ +4	column 7	5♥, column 5
2	10♦	column 2	J♠, column 4
3	J♠ +1	column 4	Q♥, column 3
4	8♦ +6	column 3	9♠, column 4
5	7♥	column 3	8♣, column 2
6	9♠ +7	column 4	10♥, column 5

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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