How to Play Yukon Solitaire

Yukon Solitaire is similar to Klondike Solitaire but gives the player some unique options in this game. You will notice a lack of a waste stack as all cards are dealt at once.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Deck of cards without the Jokers
• Computer with Yukon Solitaire installed or an online Java-based game ready to play

Set up the Yukon Solitaire Game for Play

1. Shuffle the cards at least 3 times to mix up the cards properly.
2. Create 7 columns of cards with the first column on the left having a face up card and the next 6 columns starting with a face down card.
3. Place a face up card on the second column from the left and a face down card on the remaining columns to the right. Continue lying cards down in this manner until the remaining columns have one face card showing on top and face down cards increasing in number from left to right.
4. Deal the remaining cards face up and evenly onto the 6 columns to the right (the left most column should only have 1 card).
5. Check your cards to make sure they are dealt properly with 1 card on the left most column and 5 face cards showing on the other columns. The second column from the left should have 1 face down card; the third column should have 2 face down cards and so on.
6. Determine where you will place the 4 foundations (piles of cards in ascending order from Ace to King in the same suit).

Play Yukon Solitaire

7. Look for the Aces as the top card and move them to the foundation if possible.
8. Move cards to get to Aces and other low cards by arranging cards in descending order with alternating colors. For example, a red Queen can be moved to a black King.
9. Remember you can move an entire column or portion of a column of cards as long as one card in the column can be used at the bottom of another column. For example, a red 7 can move to a black 8 along with the other cards of varying colors and values under it.
10. Try to uncover as many face down cards as possible to increase the number of cards sent to the foundations.
11. Beat the game by moving all of the cards into the 4 available foundations.

Tips & Warnings

• Get to the Aces as quickly as possible to move them to the foundations.
• Plan your moves ahead as much as possible to increase your odds of winning the game.