{"id":51,"date":"2026-04-21T00:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.com\/?post_type=card_game&#038;p=51"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:50:02","slug":"canfield-solitaire","status":"publish","type":"card_game","link":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/?card_game=canfield-solitaire","title":{"rendered":"Canfield Solitaire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Canfield Solitaire?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Canfield Solitaire has a fascinating history \u2014 it was sold as a casino game in the 1890s by Richard Canfield. Players would buy a deck for $52 and win back $1 for every card they successfully played to the foundations. The game&#8217;s notoriously low win rate of around 30% made it very profitable for the house. What makes Canfield unique is the Reserve pile \u2014 a face-down stack of 13 cards with the top card always visible \u2014 and wrap-around foundations that start on a randomly determined rank rather than always on an Ace.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You Need<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One standard deck of 52 playing cards<\/li><li>One player<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting Up the Game<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Deal 13 cards face-down into a pile. This is the Reserve. Flip the top card face-up \u2014 it is always available to play.<\/li><li>Deal the next card face-up to the upper right. Whatever rank this card is becomes the starting rank for ALL FOUR Foundation piles. For example if this card is a 9, all four foundations start on 9.<\/li><li>Deal 4 cards face-up in a row to form the Tableau \u2014 four columns.<\/li><li>The remaining 35 cards form the Stock pile face-down. Leave space next to it for a Waste pile.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding Wrap-Around Foundations<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Each foundation starts on whatever rank was first dealt and builds upward through the suit \u2014 but wraps around when it reaches King. Example: if foundations start on 9, each pile builds: 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The foundation is complete when it returns to 8 \u2014 one rank below the starting rank.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Play \u2014 Step by Step<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The top card of the Reserve is always available to play onto the Tableau or Foundation.<\/li><li>On the Tableau, build columns downward in alternating colors \u2014 Red on Black, Black on Red, one rank lower each time. Example: Black 7 goes on Red 8.<\/li><li>Move cards from the Tableau to the Foundation whenever possible \u2014 starting with whatever rank was established.<\/li><li>When you cannot make any useful moves, flip cards from the Stock three at a time onto the Waste pile. The top card of the Waste pile is always available to play.<\/li><li>When the Stock runs out, flip the Waste pile over to form a new Stock and continue. You may do this as many times as needed.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Reserve Rule<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Whenever a space opens in the four-column Tableau \u2014 meaning an entire column is cleared \u2014 it MUST be immediately filled from the Reserve pile. The next face-down Reserve card is then flipped face-up. Only when the Reserve is completely empty can a Tableau space remain empty and be filled from your hand or Waste pile.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winning<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Move all 52 cards to the four Foundation piles in their wrap-around sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for New Players<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Clear the Reserve as fast as possible \u2014 each card played from the Reserve reveals a new one, keeping fresh options coming.<\/li><li>The forced fill rule for empty Tableau columns means you cannot park cards there freely \u2014 plan column clears only when the Reserve card showing will be useful.<\/li><li>Watch the wrap-around carefully when you are close to completing a foundation \u2014 it is easy to miscalculate which rank comes next.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=how+to+play+Canfield+Solitaire+card+game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u25b6 Search How to Play on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Canfield Solitaire? 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