Comparison
Yukon vs Odessa
| Yukon | Odessa | |
|---|---|---|
| Decks | One deck | One deck |
| Suits | 4 | 4 |
| Typical length | 15 min | 15 min |
| Difficulty | Intermediate | Hard |
| How much skill matters | High | High |
| How much the shuffle matters | Medium | Medium |
| Family | Yukon family | Yukon family |
| Good for beginners | No | No |
We have not written a verdict for this pairing. The comparison above is drawn from each game's own recorded facts — follow either link for its full rules and strategy.
Yukon
No stock at all, and any face-up card moves together with everything piled on top of it, however disordered.
All 52 cards are dealt at the start into seven columns of uneven length, with the top five cards of each column face up. There is no stock and no waste — everything you will ever have is on the table from the first move.
Odessa
Russian Solitaire dealt differently: seven piles of six, half of them face down, built strictly down in suit.
Seven piles of six, dealt three face down under three face up, with two extra face-up cards added to each of the five middle piles. Building is down in suit, as in Russian Solitaire, and groups move regardless of how disordered they are underneath so long as the bottom card of the group fits the destination.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is harder, Yukon or Odessa?
- Yukon is generally rated intermediate difficulty, while Odessa is rated hard — so most players find one noticeably harder than the other.