The Strategic Majesty of Yukon Solitaire
Yukon Solitaire is one of the most intellectually rewarding card games in the world. Sharing visual similarities with Klondike, Yukon removes the stock and waste pile completely—dealing all 52 cards directly into seven tableau columns right from the outset. What makes Yukon truly legendary is its revolutionary movement freedom: any face-up card can be moved to another valid tableau column, bringing along every card resting above it like a passenger group, completely regardless of sequence or suit order!
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How to Play Yukon Solitaire: The Rules
- The Initial Deal: The deck of 52 cards is dealt into seven columns. Column 1 has 1 face-up card. Columns 2 through 7 have 1 to 6 face-down cards respectively, and each of columns 2 through 7 receives 4 additional face-up cards dealt on top. There is NO draw stock.
- The Signature Yukon Move: You can select ANY face-up card in any column. If that card can legally be placed onto another column, you can move it immediately! Every card sitting on top of that card travels along with it as an attached passenger stack.
- Tableau Stacking Rules: A card can be placed onto another card only if it is one rank lower and of an opposite color (e.g., a Black 7 on a Red 8, or a Red Queen on a Black King).
- The 4 Foundations: Build the four foundation piles (top right) by suit from Ace up to King (Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K).
- Uncovering Hidden Cards: Moving a stack that rests on a face-down card immediately exposes that face-down card and turns it face-up.
- Empty Columns: Only a King (or a stack starting with a King) may be placed into an empty tableau space.
🚀 Full Stack Freedom
Pick up and move any face-up card along with its entire passenger stack to unlock buried cards.
🎴 No Draw Stock Piles
All 52 cards are dealt onto the 7 tableau columns from the opening second of play.
👆 Tap & Drag Dual Input
Drag entire stacks smoothly or tap cards to automatically route them to the best legal destination.
💡 Smart Move Highlighter
Scan the open tableau instantly to spot high-value moves that unveil hidden face-down cards.
↩ Infinite Undo History
Trace alternative sequence branches and recover from dead-ends with zero penalty.
🔊 Synthesized Web Audio
Enjoy satisfying card flips, thuds, foundation chimes, and victory fanfares generated in real time.
Mastering the Yukon: Top Strategies
Strategy 1: Target Columns with the Most Hidden Cards
Column 7 starts with six face-down cards, Column 6 with five, and Column 5 with four. Whenever you have multiple options for where to place a card, prioritize uncovering face-down cards in the deepest columns first.
Strategy 2: Use Moving Stacks to Unblock Aces
Because any face-up card can be moved with its entire passenger stack, look for Aces that are buried in the middle of a column. Move the card directly above the Ace to another column to free the Ace, and then immediately send the Ace to its foundation!
Strategy 3: Do Not Empty Columns Prematurely
Since only Kings can occupy empty columns, do not empty a column unless you already have a King ready to move into it. An empty column with no King to occupy it reduces your board's active width.