Play Canfield Solitaire Online - The Challenging Classic
Canfield Solitaire, also known as Demon, is a challenging classic variant with unique features: a 13-card reserve pile and foundations that start at a random rank! This creates endless variety and requires adaptable strategy.
How to Play Canfield Solitaire
Objective: Move all cards to the four foundation piles, building them up by suit.
Unique Features
Random Foundation Base: Foundations don't always start with Ace - the first card dealt determines the base rank!
13-Card Reserve: A special reserve pile that auto-fills empty tableau spaces
Wrapping Foundations: Foundations wrap around (if base is 7, build 7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A,2,3,4,5,6)
Stock Pile: Draw through the remaining deck
Basic Rules
Tableau builds down in alternating colors
Foundations build up by suit starting from the base rank
Reserve automatically fills empty tableau spaces
Move only one card at a time in the tableau
Any card can fill an empty tableau space
Winning Strategy Tips
Understand the base rank - Plan your strategy around the random starting rank
Manage the reserve - It auto-fills tableau, use this to your advantage
Clear the reserve first - Priority is emptying the 13-card reserve pile
Build foundation evenly - Keep all four foundations at similar heights
Watch for wraps - Remember foundations wrap from King to Ace
Why Play Canfield Solitaire?
Unique Every Time - Random base rank creates variety
Historic Classic - One of the oldest solitaire variants
Challenging - Harder than Klondike
100% Free - No ads, downloads, or signups
Master the classic Canfield Solitaire - where adaptability wins!
