Yukon, deal #9

This Yukon deal is rated testing: one of the harder deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 40 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 10 cards. Dig there early.
• 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.
• A test play that always takes the most promising move wins this one outright. A relaxed deal.
• 6 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♣ +2	column 3	K♥, column 4
2	6♠ +4	column 2	7♥, column 1
3	8♠ +4	column 4	9♥, column 2
4	2♦ +3	column 5	3♠, column 6
5	10♥ +1	column 2	J♠, column 7
6	J♥	column 6	Q♣, 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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