Alaska Solitaire

Alaska Solitaire is a variant of Yukon Solitaire played with a single 52-card deck dealt into seven tableau columns. As in Yukon there is no stock: all cards are on the table from the start, and you may move any face-up card together with every card piled on top of it, even when that group is not in sequence.

What makes Alaska Solitaire unique is that tableau builds are by suit and can go either up or down. A group can be dropped onto a card of the same suit that is one rank higher or one rank lower, opening up flexible manoeuvres you will not find in Yukon. Empty columns may only be filled with a King. The objective is to build the four foundations up in suit from Ace to King, clearing every card from the tableau.

The two-way same-suit building rewards careful planning: expose face-down cards quickly and use the up-or-down flexibility to shuffle cards between columns until the foundations open up. Enjoy unlimited free games online, with no download or sign-up required.

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