Yukon Solitaire FAQ

Yukon Solitaire is a single-player card game played with one standard 52-card deck. All 52 cards are dealt into seven tableau columns — there is no stock and no waste — and you win by moving every card to four foundation piles, built by suit from Ace to King. Its signature rule is that any face-up card can be moved together with all the cards on top of it, even when those cards are not in sequence.

Yes. yukonsolitaire.app is completely free and runs entirely in your browser. There is nothing to buy, download, or install, and there are no video ads, premium tiers, or paywalls. Open the page and press Deal.

No. The game is the website — a 100% browser-based build with no app store download and no sign-up. Your stats are saved locally in your browser, so there is no login to manage.

Its exact origin is not well documented. The name follows the gold-rush naming of Klondike — the Klondike gold fields lie in Canada’s Yukon Territory — and the game is closely related to Russian Solitaire, which uses the same layout but builds on cards of the same suit instead of alternating colours.

Deal seven columns: the first has one face-up card, and each of the others has a stack of face-down cards (one to six) topped by five face-up cards. Move a face-up card, and everything on it, onto a card one rank higher and the opposite colour. Only a King fills an empty column. Move Aces to the foundations and build each up in suit to the King. Clearing all 52 cards to the foundations wins.

Klondike deals 28 cards to the tableau and keeps 24 in a stock you turn through; only ordered runs can move. Yukon deals all 52 cards to the tableau, has no stock or waste, and lets you move any face-up card with everything stacked on it whether or not the stack is in order. The result is a more open game where planning matters more than luck of the draw.

Yes — that is the defining rule of Yukon. When you pick up a face-up card, every card on top of it comes along. Only the card you pick up has to fit its destination: it must be one rank lower than, and the opposite colour of, the card it lands on. The cards riding above it can be in any order.

Only a King, and any cards that are stacked on that King. A column with no King available is a hole you cannot fill, so plan the King move before you clear a column.

Yes. A card that has gone up to a foundation can be brought back down onto a valid tableau spot. It costs a move on the counter, but it is often the right call when that card is the only way to keep a column going.

Drag a card and everything on it to its destination, or tap once to pick it up and tap the target column. Double-tap or double-click the bottom card of a column to send it to its foundation. On the keyboard, U undoes, H shows a hint, A auto-finishes, N deals a new game, Esc drops a selection, and M toggles sound.

Auto-finish sends cards to the foundations one after another when it is safe: Aces and 2s always, and higher cards once both opposite-colour cards one rank below are already home. Once nothing is face down, it will send any card that can legally go up. It only ever moves cards to the foundations.

The hint pulses the cards to move and highlights where they can go. It prefers moves that flip a face-down card, then moves to the foundations, then moves that fill or free a column. If it finds nothing useful the board is probably stuck.

No. Some deals cannot be won no matter how you play, and you cannot always tell in advance. Because every card is on the table from the start and stacks can move freely, a good share of deals can be solved with careful play, but human win rates are noticeably lower than the theoretical ceiling. If you get stuck, deal a new game.

Dig into the tallest face-down columns first, always prefer a move that flips a hidden card, and only empty a column when you have a King ready to fill it. Before you drop a stack onto a column, check that you are not burying a card you need. Undo is unlimited, so use it to test a line before committing.

Play any Aces up, then look for a move that turns over a face-down card — especially from the tallest columns on the right. Avoid piling a large stack onto a column that hides cards you will need soon.

The current streak counts consecutive wins. Dealing a new game after making a move but before winning the current one resets the streak to zero. Your longest streak is kept as a separate best.

Your wins, games played, best time, fewest moves, and streaks are saved locally in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server and there is no account. Because the save lives on the device, a different phone, a new browser profile, or cleared site data looks like a fresh start. A game in progress is not saved if you close the tab.

Yes. The layout is built for touch: tap a card to pick it up and tap a column to drop it, or drag directly. All seven columns and four foundations fit on one portrait screen, and dealing a new game is instant with no page reload.

The game needs a connection to load the page the first time. After that, some browsers may keep the tab playable without a network, but there is no dedicated offline app or installer.

Open Stats from the game toolbar and use Reset progress, then confirm with the second tap. That clears games played, wins, best time, fewest moves, and streaks on this browser. It cannot be undone.

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