About Yukon Solitaire
Yukon Solitaire looks like Klondike mid-avalanche: all 52 cards are dealt at the start, with fans of face-up cards piled over the face-down ones and no stock to bail you out. The twist that makes it sing is movement — you may pick up any face-up card and carry everything sitting on top of it, whether or not those cards are in order.
You still build the tableau down in alternating colors and the foundations up by suit, so Klondike instincts transfer nicely. Our browser version adds unlimited undo, a timer and move counter, and locally saved best times. It is free, needs no download, and handles big messy stacks smoothly on desktop or phone.
How to play Yukon Solitaire
- All 52 cards are on the table from the first move — there is no stock and nothing to draw.
- Move any face-up card along with the entire pile stacked on it; the pile does not need to be in sequence.
- The destination card must be one rank higher and the opposite color of the card you are moving.
- Uncover face-down cards to bring them into play, and build the foundations up by suit from Ace to King.
- Only Kings (plus whatever rides on them) may move into empty columns.
- Send all four suits to the foundations to win; undo is unlimited whenever a dig goes wrong.
Controls
- Drag any face-up card with mouse or finger — everything stacked on it comes along for the ride.
- Drop the group onto its target column or a foundation.
- Undo and New game live in the toolbar.
- Plays identically on desktop, tablet, and phone browsers.
Tips & tricks
- Flip face-down cards above all else — Yukon is an excavation game, and buried cards are the only real obstacle.
- Because groups may move out of order, bury things on purpose: dumping a messy pile onto one column can free the key card under it.
- Do not rush the foundations; a mid-rank card in the tableau is often worth more as a landing spot than as points.
- Excavate the right-hand columns early — they start with the most face-down cards underneath.
Frequently asked questions
How is Yukon Solitaire different from Klondike?
Two big ways: there is no stock, since every card is dealt at the start, and you may move any face-up card with all the cards on top of it, even out of sequence. Building rules stay the same — down in alternating colors, foundations up by suit.
Can I move cards that are not in order in Yukon?
Yes. As long as the bottom card of the group lands on a card one rank higher of the opposite color, everything stacked above it travels along, in any order.
Is Yukon Solitaire harder than Klondike?
Most players actually win Yukon more often — nothing hides in a stock, and out-of-order group moves give huge flexibility. Each move takes more thought, though: easier to win, harder to play fast.
