Objective
To build the 4 Foundations up in Ascending
Family Sequence from Ace to King.
Layout

- This game is played with a single pack
of 52, well shuffled, playing cards.
- The Tableau (T) consists of 4 cards dealt in 4 columns of 1
card each. All cards are dealt face-up.
- The Reserve (R) consists of 13 cards dealt face-down except
for the last one.
- The Foundations (F) start empty except for the first one which
starts with an ace, all waiting for building.
- The Stock (S) starts with the 34 remaining cards, all
face-down.
- The Waste (W) starts empty, ready to receive cards dealt from the Stock.
Rules
- The Tableau is built in Descending
Alternate Color Sequence.
The exposed card
of each Tableau column
can be moved to another Tableau column or to the Foundations if it fits the target pile building rules.
Also, a partial pack of exposed cards, forming a valid suit, can be moved to
another Tableau column
if the head card fits
the target pile building rules. When a Tableau column is cleared
out the space is
automatically filled with the exposed card of the Reserve, and when the Reserve is empty the Tableau column may be filled by any card or any
valid suit.
- The Foundations are built in Ascending
Family Sequence. The exposed card of any Foundation can be moved to the Tableau if it fits the target pile building rules.
- The Stock accepts no building. When activated, the Stock deals 3 cards, face-up, to the Waste, or, when empty, the cards still in the Waste are redealt to the Stock, ready for a new pass. Cards, as they come
and go from the Stock to the Waste (and vice versa), always retain their
initial order. Unlimited redeals.
- The Waste accepts no building. Only cards dealt from the Stock can fill the Waste. The exposed card of the Waste is available for play to the Tableau or to the Foundations as long as it fits the target pile building
rules.
- The Reserve accepts no building. The exposed card is available for play to the Tableau or to the Foundations as long as they fits the target pile
building rules. When a blocked card is released, it is immediately turned face-up.
Notes
Canfield was invented by Richard A.
Canfield, a gambler of the ninteenth century. Originally designed
for play in a casino, this version has been altered to favor the
player. This is the basic game of all Canfield variations.
Solo Cards - (C) 2000 -
Bertrand Vauthier