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Yukon looks like Klondike but plays very differently. Every card is dealt at the start, there's no stock, and you can move any face-up card along with everything stacked on top of it, even if those cards aren't in order.
How to play
- The goal is to build all four foundations up by suit, from Ace to King.
- The deal. Seven columns. The first has a single card. The others have face-down cards with five face-up cards on top.
- Building. Put a card on one that is one rank higher and the opposite colour. A red 6 goes on a black 7.
- Big moves. Any face-up card can move, and everything on top of it comes along, in order or not. Only the card you pick up has to fit. That's the heart of Yukon.
- Empty columns only take a King, along with whatever is on top of it.
Tips
- Dig for hidden cards. The columns on the right hide the most. Moves that turn a card over are almost always worth making.
- Get Aces and 2s out early. A low card buried under a big stack holds up a whole suit.
- Untangle in pieces. A messy stack can be split by moving the part above a useful card somewhere else.
- Don't rush a King into a space unless it frees something you need.
Questions people ask
- How is Yukon different from Klondike?
- Yukon has no stock: all 52 cards are dealt into the columns. And you can move any face-up card together with the cards on top of it, even when they are not in sequence.
- Can I move cards that are not in order?
- Yes. Only the card at the bottom of the group you pick up has to fit where you put it. The cards on top of it just come along.
- Is Yukon hard?
- It sits in the middle. Many deals can be won with careful play, and unlimited undo makes it more forgiving.
- Where does the name come from?
- Like Klondike, it's named after the Yukon in northern Canada, the region of the Klondike gold rush.
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