Canfield Solitaire Online
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How to Play Canfield Solitaire: The Table, Deal Numbers, and Replays
Canfield uses one deck. Thirteen cards go to the reserve, four columns each get one face-up card, and the next card sets the rank for all four foundations. Columns build down in alternating colors, one card at a time, and an empty column takes any single card. On this page you can replay any deal from 1 through 1,000,000, undo a move, or ask for a hint. The links above open the full rules, the opening notes, and the midgame notes.
From picking a deal to filling the foundations
Open a deal
Select the deal number next to the title, enter an integer from 1 through 1,000,000, and choose Go. The same number always deals the same cards. New starts a random deal. This deal deals the current number again. If the deal has already started, the page asks before it replaces the cards.
Choose a card and a landing spot
Select a card that can move, then select where it should go. Only the top card of the reserve, the waste, or a column can move. A column accepts a card of the opposite color and the next rank down. An empty column accepts any single card. Legal spots light up after you select a card.
When the foundations are finished
The card turned up at the start sets the base rank. Each foundation builds up in its own suit from that rank, and Ace follows King. The deal is won when each foundation holds 13 cards. The top foundation card can move back to a column when the column can take it.
Use undo and hint
Undo returns the cards to the previous position. The first click on Hint marks a suggested move. Click Hint again while that suggestion is still showing and the card moves. The hint reads the position you have now. It is not a claim that the line is the shortest, or that the deal can still be won.
The reserve shows one card
Only the top card of the 13-card reserve can move to a column or a foundation. The next card turns up after that one leaves. Look at the top card before you move the four face-up column cards.
An empty column takes any card
After you clear a column, you may place any single card there. You do not have to wait for a King. Because only one card moves at a time, an empty column is a parking spot. Before you fill it, know where that card can go next.
Read the waste card before you draw
The stock turns one card onto the waste, and only that top card can be played. Drawing again while it still has a landing spot buries it. When the stock runs out, the waste can be turned over for another pass, and the order changes.
Canfield Solitaire Questions
Do I need to download Canfield or create an account?
No. Open the page on your phone or computer and start a deal. There is no app to install and no account to create. Deal numbers, undo, and hints are on this page.
How is Canfield different from Klondike?
Canfield starts with a 13-card reserve and four face-up column cards. All four foundations share the rank of the card turned up at the start, and an empty column takes any single card. Klondike usually uses seven columns with face-down cards, foundations that start at Ace, and empty columns that take a King. The two games do not use the same moves.
How do I play the same deal as a friend?
Send the deal number. You each enter the same number from 1 through 1,000,000 on the home page. That number always starts with the same cards. Copying the number does not send the moves you have already made.
How is the base rank chosen, and what follows a King?
After the four columns are dealt, one more card is turned onto a foundation. Its rank is the starting rank for all four piles. Each pile builds up in its own suit. Ace follows King, and the pile continues until it holds 13 cards.
Why can an empty column take a card other than a King?
In this game, a cleared column accepts any single card. A column still builds down in alternating colors, and you still move only one card at a time.
Can I play every card in the reserve?
Not at once. Only the top card of the 13 can move. After you play it or move it somewhere else, the card under it turns face up.
Will Hint play the rest of the deal for me?
No. The first click marks one suggested move from the current position. Click Hint again while that mark is still showing and that one move is played. The suggestion is not the only legal move, and it is not guaranteed to be the shortest. If nothing can move, undo or replay the deal number.
Can I take a card back off a foundation?
Yes, if it is the top card and a column can take it by color and rank. You cannot drag it back to the reserve or the waste. Undo returns the whole previous position.
What is the difference between This deal, New, and refreshing the page?
This deal starts the current number over. New picks a different number at random. Both clear the move count, the timer, and the undo history for that deal. Neither deletes your saved record. Refreshing the page usually continues the unfinished deal stored in this browser. It is not the same as dealing again.
Does my record sync to my phone?
No. Wins, best time, fewest moves, and finished deal numbers stay in the browser you are using. They do not follow you to another phone, another browser, or a copy of the site after you clear site data.