Yukon Solitaire is a free online patience game that looks like Klondike and plays nothing like it. All 52 cards are dealt to seven columns at the start — there is no stock and no waste pile, so there is nothing to draw and nothing to recycle. In exchange you get Yukon's signature move: you can pick up any face-up card and carry every card stacked on top of it, whatever order they are in, as long as the card you grabbed lands on a card one rank higher and of the opposite colour. Build the four foundations from Ace to King in suit to win. Twelve levels ease you onto the full rules, then hold you there. No download, no account.
How to play Yukon Solitaire
- Seven columns are dealt at the start: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 cards, with the top five of each column face-up. There is no stock pile — every card is already on the table.
- Tap any face-up card to pick it up. Everything stacked on top of it comes along, in whatever order it happens to be in.
- Drop it on a column whose top card is one rank higher and the opposite colour — a red 9 onto a black 10, for example. Only the card you picked up has to match; the cards riding along do not.
- Tap a foundation to send a column's top card there. Foundations build up in suit from Ace to King, and a card can come back down if you need it.
- Empty a column and only a King may move into the space — though the first few levels relax that while you learn. Get all 52 cards onto the foundations to win the level.
Tips
- Uncovering face-down cards is the whole game. A move that flips a new card is almost always worth more than a move that just tidies a run.
- Because the cards riding along do not have to be in order, look for a low card buried near the top of a long column — moving it drags the junk above it somewhere useful in one go.
- Do not rush cards to the foundations. Unlike Klondike you have no stock to fall back on, so a 4 you sent up early can be exactly the card you needed to unstack a column later. The Auto button is there for when you are genuinely finishing.
- Think twice before filling an empty column. A space is the most flexible thing on the board and dropping a King into it early can lock you out of the manoeuvre you actually needed.
- If the board is dead, the game tells you rather than letting you hunt — a "No moves left" banner appears with a New Deal button.
FAQ
Is Yukon Solitaire free to play?
Yes. Yukon Solitaire is completely free to play online with no download, no account, and no in-game purchases.
Does Yukon Solitaire work on mobile?
Yes. Cards respond to tap as well as mouse click — tap a card to pick it up, then tap where you want it — so it plays the same on phones, tablets and desktop.
How is Yukon different from Klondike Solitaire?
Two rules. First, Yukon has no stock or waste pile: all 52 cards are dealt to the seven columns at the start, so there is nothing to draw. Second, you can move any face-up card together with every card on top of it regardless of their order, whereas Klondike only lets you move a properly sequenced run. Both games build foundations from Ace to King in suit.
Can you really move a group of cards that is not in order?
Yes, and it is the point of the game. Only the card you pick up and the card you drop it onto have to follow the descending, alternating-colour rule. The cards sitting on top of it can be any ranks and suits in any order — they simply travel with it.
Is every Yukon Solitaire deal winnable?
No. With no stock to cycle and no redeal, some deals genuinely dead-end. This version detects that and shows a "No moves left" banner with a New Deal button instead of leaving you searching for a move that does not exist. Roughly speaking, most Yukon deals are winnable with careful play, but not all of them.
How many levels does Yukon Solitaire have?
Twelve. The first four are an on-ramp — six cards face-up per column instead of five, and any card may fill an empty space — and from level 5 onward you play the standard Yukon rules: five face-up, Kings only into a space. Every level can be replayed for a fresh deal.