How to play Canfield solitaire
Canfield is named after a 19th-century casino owner. A 13-card reserve and foundations that start at a random rank make it quite different from Klondike.
Setting up
One deck. Thirteen cards make the reserve, with only the top one face up. The next card goes face up to the first foundation: its rank is the base card for all four foundations. Four cards go face up to start four columns. The other 34 cards are the stock.
How to play
Foundations start with a card of the base rank and build up in suit, wrapping from king to ace: with a base of 9, a foundation runs 9, 10, J, Q, K, A, 2 and so on up to 8.
Columns build down in alternating colours, also wrapping (a king can go on an ace). You can move either the top card of a column or the whole column at once.
An empty column is filled straight away from the top of the reserve. Once the reserve is used up, you can fill a gap with any card.
Tap the stock to turn three cards onto the waste (or one, with the Draw 1 option), and play the top waste card. When the stock is empty, tap to turn the waste back over. You can go through as many times as you like.
Winning
All 52 cards on the foundations.
Tips
Getting the reserve down is the key, since every reserve card you play lets you see the next one. Use columns as temporary homes for reserve cards rather than for the waste.
Options on this site
- Draw: Draw 3 (default), Draw 1
Questions
Is Canfield the same as Demon?
Yes, it's the same game. In Britain it's often called Demon; the name Canfield comes from the American casino where it was played for money.