How to Play Yukon Solitaire
Yukon looks like Klondike but plays very differently: there's no stock to turn over, and you can pick up any face-up card with the whole pile sitting on top of it. The game is about digging to the face-down cards.
The deal
- Seven columns. The first gets one card, face up. Columns 2 to 7 get 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 face-down cards, then five face-up cards each.
- All 52 cards are dealt: 21 face down, 31 face up. There is no stock.
- Above the columns are four empty foundations, one per suit.
Moving cards
- A card can go on a card one rank higher of the opposite colour: a red 7 on a black 8, a black Jack on a red Queen.
- Click any face-up card to move it with everything on top of it. The cards you carry along don't need to be in order; only the card you clicked has to fit its new spot.
- When you move the last face-up card off a column, the face-down card underneath turns over.
- Only a King, or a group whose bottom card is a King, can go into an empty column.
The foundations
Move each Ace to a foundation when it's free, then build that suit up to the King. Click a card that can go to a foundation and it goes there. Double-click any card to send it to the best place.
Winning
You win when all 52 cards are on the foundations. Once every card is face up, an Auto-complete button finishes the game for you.
Solvable deals
By default kawu deals only games its solver has won, so every game you start can be won. Turn off "Only deal games that can be won" in the settings for fully random deals.
Playing on kawu
- Undo as much as you like.
- Hint suggests a useful move.
- Your time, moves and win rate are kept.
- The daily deal is the same for everyone each day.
Next, read the Yukon strategy guide. Prefer a stock to turn over? Play Klondike.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Yukon and Klondike?
Yukon deals every card at the start and has no stock. In exchange, you may move any face-up card together with all the cards on top of it, even if they aren't in order. Klondike only lets you move runs that are already in sequence.
Can any card go into an empty column?
No. Only a King, or a group of cards whose bottom card is a King, can be moved into an empty column.
Can every Yukon game be won?
Most, but not all. By default kawu only deals games that its solver, which sees every card, has won, so a win is always possible. You can turn this off in the settings for fully random deals.
Can I move a card back from a foundation?
Yes. The top card of a foundation can come back onto a column when it helps you dig something out.
Last updated 2026-10-20