Rules
How to play Yukon Solitaire
Rearrange large face-up packets without a stock and build four suit foundations.
Build tableau cards downward in alternating colors.
Move any face-up card together with every card below it; the carried packet does not need to be ordered.
Only a king-led packet may enter an empty column.
Turn an exposed face-down card up automatically.
Build foundations upward by suit from ace through king.
How to win
Move all cards to the four suit foundations.
Physical deck
Set up the table
Use the steps below to play this rules version with ordinary cards and no screen.
- Deal seven tableau columns as in Klondike, with one more card in each successive column and only each column's last card face up.
- Deal four additional face-up cards onto each of columns two through seven.
- Leave four foundation spaces. There is no stock or waste.
Yukon Solitaire opening deal
These counts summarize the opening table; follow the numbered steps above for exact placement and overlap.
- Foundations
- 4 piles0 cards · 0 face up
- Seven tableau columns
- 7 piles52 cards · 31 face up
Strategy
Strategy for Yukon Solitaire
Use packet moves to uncover the short hidden sections quickly.
Keep access to low foundation cards.
Create an empty column only when a king packet can use it well.
Common mistakes
- Assuming the carried packet must form a valid sequence.
- Trying to place a non-king in an empty column.
- Sending cards home before checking whether they are still needed in the tableau.
Sources & variant
The chosen rules, documented
This playable beta uses rules version 1.0.0. The references below support this version; other tables may use different redeal, wrapping, movement, or scoring rules. A saved deal always keeps the rules it began with.