How to play Yukon Solitaire

Yukon looks like Klondike, but plays very differently. There is no deck to draw from: all 52 cards are dealt into seven columns at the start. In exchange you get one big freedom: you can move any face-up card, together with every card on top of it, even if those cards are not in order. It feels like untangling a knot, one group at a time.

The deal

• Seven columns. The first column has a single card, face up.
• The other six columns have one to six cards face down, with five cards face up on top.
• Four foundations at the top, one per suit, build from Ace up to King.

The rules

• A card can go on a card one higher in the other color: a red 7 on a black 8, a black 10 on a red Jack.
• You may pick up any face-up card in a column. Everything on top of it comes along, in whatever order it is.
• When the last face-up card leaves a column, turn over the hidden card under it.
• An empty column takes only a King (with whatever sits on that King).
• Cards go to the foundations one at a time, by suit, Ace first. You may take a card back down from a foundation if you need it.
• You win when all four foundations reach the King.

How to move cards

Tap a card and it goes to the best place it can, taking the cards on top of it along. Or drag it where you want it. Tap a face-down card that is uncovered to turn it over. Undo as often as you like.

Tips

• Uncovering hidden cards matters most. Look for a group you can move that sits right on top of a face-down card.
• Do not rush low cards to the foundations if you still need them to hold a group of the other color.
• An empty column is only useful for a King. Free one when a King is blocking a column you need.
• Every deal here can be won. If you get stuck, Undo a few moves, or ask for a hint: it knows a way to the end.

Russian rules

In Settings you can switch to Russian Solitaire, the harder cousin: a card goes on one higher of the same suit, so a 6 of hearts only goes on the 7 of hearts. Everything else stays the same. Russian deals are not checked in advance: many of them cannot be won, so count every win.

Questions

Can every deal be won? With classic rules, yes. Before you see a deal, the computer plays it through to make sure there is a way to win. Russian deals are not checked.

Is there a daily deal? Yes, with classic rules: everyone gets the same deal each day, and you can compare your moves with others.