Rules for Yukon

 

Similar games in Solitaire Plus include Double Yukon and Russian Solitaire.

 

 

Layout

  • Twenty-eight cards dealt in seven tableau piles.
  • The number of cards per pile increases from one to seven from left to right.
  • The top card of each pile is face up (exposed), the rest are face down (hidden).
  • Starting with the second tableau pile, an additional four cards are dealt face up to each.

Play

  • Any exposed card, regardless of its position in the tableau, may be built down in value and alternating suit color on the top card of another pile.
  • The top card of a pile is always available for play on a foundation.
  • Whenever the exposed cards of a pile are cleared away, the next card is exposed and becomes available for play.
  • A space made by clearing away an entire pile may be filled by only a King (plus the cards, if any, covering the King).

Foundations

  • Move the four Aces to the row above the tableau as they are made available.
  • Build the foundations in ascending suit sequence from Ace to King.

To Win

  • Move all the cards to the foundations.

 

Scoring: One point for each card moved to a foundation. Maximum score is 52.

 

Chance of Winning: 1 in 4 games.