Yukon Solitaire

Move all 52 cards to foundations from Ace through King, using unrestricted face-up tableau tails.

How to play

Move all 52 cards to foundations from Ace through King, using unrestricted face-up tableau tails.

  • Build tableau cards downward in alternating colors.
  • Move any face-up card together with every card beneath it, even when that tail is unordered.
  • Place only Kings or King-led tails into empty columns and build foundations by suit.

Strategy tips

  • Reveal face-down cards before polishing long visible runs.
  • Use empty columns only when the move opens a buried card or foundation route.
  • Check the whole carried tail so it will not trap a needed low card.

Complete guide

Rules, scoring, and strategy

Yukon resembles Klondike but removes the stock and radically expands tableau movement. Every card is dealt at the start, and any face-up card may carry the entire tail beneath it, even when that tail is not itself ordered.

Setup and movement

Seven columns hold all 52 cards. The first column is face up; later columns contain increasing face-down groups followed by five face-up cards. Tableau destinations build downward in alternating colors. A selected face-up card and every card below it move together. Only Kings or King-led tails may enter empty columns.

Foundations and completion

Four suit foundations build from Ace through King. A full win moves all 52 cards there, scoring ten points per foundation card. Because there is no stock, every buried card is visible in the layout and every numbered deal can be replayed exactly.

The danger of unrestricted tails

Being allowed to move an unordered tail does not mean the move is useful. A long mixed tail can bury an Ace or block the only destination for a newly exposed card. Inspect the entire carried group and identify how its lower cards can eventually leave.

Reveal before refining

Early play should expose face-down cards and create a controlled empty column. Delay cosmetic rearrangements that reveal nothing. When two moves expose a card, prefer the one that also joins an alternating sequence or frees a low card for a foundation.

Questions players ask

How is Yukon different from Klondike?

Yukon has no stock. It deals every card to the tableau and lets any face-up card move with the entire tail below it.

Must a moved tail be in sequence?

No. Only the selected top card must fit its destination; all cards beneath it travel with it in their current order.

Can any card fill an empty column?

No. This version accepts only a King or a tail led by a King.