Yukon is a type of
patience or
solitaire
Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself, usually with cards, but also with dominoes. The term "solitaire" is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout tiles, pegs or stones. These game ...
card game using a single deck of playing cards like
Klondike, but there is no deck or stock, and manipulation of the tableau works differently.
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Rules
Yukon has the following adjustments to the game-play of standard
Klondike solitaire
Klondike, also known as Canfield, is a card game for one player and the best known and most popular version of the patience or solitaire family, something which "defies explanation" as it has one of the lowest rates of success of any such game.Parl ...
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* There are 7 rows of tableau stacks, and 4 foundations that build up in suit (see screenshots to the right)
* Groups of cards can be moved; the cards below the one to be moved do not need to be in any order, except that the starting and target cards must be built in sequence and in alternate color. For example, a group starting with a Red 3 can be moved on top a Black 4, and the cards below the Red 3 can differ.
* There is no stock in Yukon. All cards are dealt at the beginning; however, some are face down.
Strategy
* Expose the face down cards as soon as possible, so you can start moving cards around.
* Moving the Aces to the Foundations as soon as possible is critical to gameplay.
Variations
Russian Solitaire is a solitaire card game that is very similar in layout and gameplay to Yukon. Its difference from Yukon is that building is by suit. Other Yukon variants remove the usual restriction that only Kings be placed in empty tableau spaces. Also closely related to Yukon are Alaska and
Australian Patience
Australian Patience is a patience or card solitaire using one deck of playing cards. This game is a challenging combination of Klondike and Scorpion, and is also closely related to Yukon. The object of the game is to move all of the cards to the ...
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References
External Sources
* Barry, Sheila Anne, ''World's Best Card Games for One''
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Morehead, Albert H. &
Mott-Smith, Geoffrey. ''The Complete Book of Solitaire & Patience Games''
* Moyse Jr, Alphonse. ''150 Ways to play Solitaire''
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Parlett, David. ''The Penguin Book of Patience''
See also
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Klondike
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Australian Patience
Australian Patience is a patience or card solitaire using one deck of playing cards. This game is a challenging combination of Klondike and Scorpion, and is also closely related to Yukon. The object of the game is to move all of the cards to the ...
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List of solitaires
This is a list of patiences, which are card games that are also referred to as solitaires or as card solitaire.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but only includes games that have met the usual Wikipedia requirements (e.g. notability). ...
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Glossary of solitaire
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Single-deck patience card games