Lift an untidy group when it reveals a useful card.
Yukon lifts can reveal a hidden card without requiring the whole moving group to be tidy. Look beneath the source before deciding where to place it.
Last updated: September 2026
Take advantage of Yukon lifting
Like Milligan Harp, Yukon begins with a hidden-card staircase and a stock that deals further rows. Unlike Harp, it permits lifting any face-up card together with all cards above it, even when that group is not a descending alternating-color run. The moved card must still land on an opposite-color card one rank higher.
If a black 6 lies below a red 9 in one face-up group, you may lift from the 6 onto an exposed red 7; the 9 travels with it. This can reveal the card beneath the 6. The untidy group may be hard to move again, so compare that reveal with the destination it covers.
Keep a route for Kings and foundations
Only a King-led group may fill an empty Yukon column. A move that frees a deep column gives you storage only while a reachable King can use it. Foundation moves still require a single exposed card in suit order, and there is no Waive reserve after the stock. See the family guide for the shared row-deal decisions.