Canfield Solitaire

Won games, move by move

In brief

Every deal below is a real deal from the app: paste its code into the New game window to play it exactly the same way. All of them were won, and each game is replayed move by move, score included, by a program that applies the app's rules before the site is published.

A game won in 201 actions

Deal CF1-D3-AAAAACL, draw 3; the base card is the 7 of hearts. The game takes 201 actions, as the app counts them: 137 card moves, 56 taps on the stock and 8 waste recycles. The reserve filled 4 emptied columns. Played as is, without undoing, it ends at 255 points: 51 cards placed on the foundations, 51 × 5 = 255.

Stock: 34 cards; waste empty; reserve: 13 cards, top card: queen of clubs. Foundations, starting rank 7: hearts up to the 7 of hearts (1), spades empty, diamonds empty, clubs empty. Column 1: 6 of clubs; column 2: king of hearts; column 3: queen of hearts; column 4: ace of spades.

At the start. 1 card on the foundations, 13 cards in the reserve, 34 cards in the stock and 0 in the waste, score 0.

Stock: 34 cards; waste empty; reserve: 10 cards, top card: jack of spades. Foundations, starting rank 7: hearts up to the 8 of hearts (2), spades empty, diamonds empty, clubs empty. Column 1: 6 of clubs; column 2: queen of spades; column 3: queen of hearts; column 4: ace of spades, king of hearts, queen of clubs.

After 3 actions. 2 cards on the foundations, 10 cards in the reserve, 34 cards in the stock and 0 in the waste, score 5.

Stock: 20 cards; waste, top card: 7 of clubs; reserve: 8 cards, top card: 6 of diamonds. Foundations, starting rank 7: hearts up to the 8 of hearts (2), spades up to the 7 of spades (1), diamonds up to the 8 of diamonds (2), clubs empty. Column 1: 6 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 4 of spades, 3 of hearts, 2 of clubs, ace of diamonds; column 2: queen of spades, jack of diamonds, 10 of clubs; column 3: queen of hearts, jack of spades, 10 of diamonds; column 4: ace of spades, king of hearts, queen of clubs, jack of hearts.

After 50 moves. 5 cards on the foundations, 8 cards in the reserve, 20 cards in the stock and 3 in the waste, score 20.

Stock: 5 cards; waste, top: 4 of clubs; reserve empty. Foundations, starting rank 7: hearts up to the 10 of hearts (4), spades up to the queen of spades (6), diamonds up to the ace of diamonds (8), clubs up to the 9 of clubs (3). Column 1: 6 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 4 of spades, 3 of hearts, 2 of clubs, ace of hearts, king of clubs, queen of hearts, jack of clubs; column 2: 6 of hearts, 5 of clubs, 4 of diamonds, 3 of spades, 2 of hearts, ace of clubs; column 3: 6 of diamonds; column 4: ace of spades, king of hearts, queen of clubs, jack of hearts, 10 of clubs.

After 135 moves. 21 cards on the foundations, 0 cards in the reserve, 5 cards in the stock and 5 in the waste, score 100.

Stock: 0 cards; waste empty; reserve empty. Foundations, starting rank 7: hearts up to the 6 of hearts (13), spades up to the 6 of spades (13), diamonds up to the 6 of diamonds (13), clubs up to the 6 of clubs (13). Column 1: empty; column 2: empty; column 3: empty; column 4: empty.

After move 201: game won. 52 cards on the foundations, 0 cards in the reserve, 0 cards in the stock and 0 in the waste, score 255.
All 201 moves of the game
  1. Q♣: reserve to column 2
  2. 8♥: reserve to its foundation
  3. K♥ and 1 card on top: column 2 to column 4; the reserve fills column 2 (Q♠)
  4. J♠: reserve to column 3
  5. stock: 4♠
  6. stock: 5♠
  7. stock: K♦
  8. stock: 8♣
  9. stock: 10♣
  10. stock: 7♦
  11. 7♦: waste to its foundation
  12. stock: 9♠
  13. stock: J♦
  14. J♦: waste to column 2
  15. 7♠: waste to its foundation
  16. J♦: column 2 to column 4
  17. stock: J♥
  18. J♦: column 4 to column 2
  19. J♥: waste to column 4
  20. stock: 10♦
  21. 10♦: waste to column 3
  22. 5♥: waste to column 1
  23. 8♦: waste to its foundation
  24. stock: Q♦
  25. stock: 5♣
  26. the waste goes back to the stock
  27. stock: 4♠
  28. 4♠: waste to column 1
  29. stock: 5♠
  30. stock: K♦
  31. stock: 8♣
  32. stock: 10♣
  33. 10♣: waste to column 2
  34. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  35. stock: 3♥
  36. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  37. 3♥: waste to column 1
  38. 2♣: reserve to column 1
  39. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  40. stock: 2♦
  41. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  42. stock: A♦
  43. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  44. A♦: waste to column 1
  45. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  46. stock: 5♣
  47. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  48. the waste goes back to the stock
  49. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  50. stock: 7♣
  51. 7♣: waste to its foundation
  52. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  53. stock: 4♣
  54. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  55. stock: 10♥
  56. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  57. stock: 8♠
  58. 8♠: waste to its foundation
  59. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  60. stock: 6♠
  61. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  62. stock: 2♦
  63. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  64. stock: 4♥
  65. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  66. stock: 5♣
  67. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  68. the waste goes back to the stock
  69. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  70. stock: 3♦
  71. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  72. stock: 2♥
  73. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  74. stock: 9♥
  75. 9♥: waste to foundation
  76. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  77. stock: 4♦
  78. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  79. stock: 9♠
  80. 9♠: waste to foundation
  81. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  82. stock: 2♠
  83. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  84. stock: 5♣
  85. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  86. the waste goes back to the stock
  87. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  88. stock: 3♦
  89. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  90. stock: 2♥
  91. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  92. stock: 8♣
  93. 8♣: waste to foundation
  94. 10♥: waste to foundation
  95. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  96. stock: 6♠
  97. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  98. stock: K♣
  99. 10♣: column 4 to column 2
  100. K♣: waste to column 1
  101. 10♣: column 2 to column 4
  102. Q♥ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 3 to column 1; the reserve fills column 3 (6♦)
  103. 10♠: reserve to foundation
  104. 9♦: reserve to foundation
  105. 10♦: column 1 to foundation
  106. J♠: column 1 to foundation
  107. J♦: column 2 to foundation
  108. Q♠: column 2 to foundation; the reserve fills column 2 (A♥)
  109. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 1 to column 2
  110. stock: Q♦
  111. Q♦: waste to foundation
  112. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 2 to column 1
  113. stock: 5♣
  114. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 1 to column 2
  115. 5♣: waste to column 3
  116. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 2 to column 1
  117. the waste goes back to the stock
  118. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 1 to column 2
  119. stock: 3♦
  120. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 2 to column 1
  121. stock: 2♥
  122. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 1 to column 2
  123. stock: 4♦
  124. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 2 to column 1
  125. 4♦: waste to column 3
  126. K♣ and the 1 card on top of it: column 1 to column 2
  127. 3♠: waste to column 3
  128. K♦: waste to foundation
  129. A♦: column 1 to foundation
  130. A♥ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 2 to column 1; the reserve fills column 2 (6♥)
  131. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  132. 2♥: waste to column 2
  133. A♣: reserve to column 2
  134. J♣: reserve to column 1
  135. 9♣: reserve to foundation
  136. 10♣: column 4 to foundation
  137. J♣: column 1 to foundation
  138. J♥: column 4 to foundation
  139. Q♥: column 1 to foundation
  140. Q♣: column 4 to foundation
  141. K♣: column 1 to foundation
  142. A♣: column 2 to foundation
  143. K♥: column 4 to foundation
  144. A♥: column 1 to foundation
  145. 2♣: column 1 to foundation
  146. 2♥: column 2 to foundation
  147. 3♥: column 1 to foundation
  148. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  149. stock: 2♦
  150. 2♦: waste to foundation
  151. 3♣: waste to foundation
  152. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  153. stock: 4♥
  154. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  155. the waste goes back to the stock
  156. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  157. stock: 3♦
  158. 3♦: waste to foundation
  159. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  160. stock: 6♠
  161. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  162. stock: 4♥
  163. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  164. the waste goes back to the stock
  165. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  166. stock: 5♠
  167. 5♣ and the 2 cards on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  168. 5♠: waste to column 2
  169. 4♦ and the 1 card on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  170. stock: 2♠
  171. 4♦ and the 1 card on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  172. stock: 4♥
  173. 4♦ and the 1 card on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  174. 4♥: waste to column 3
  175. 3♠: column 2 to column 3
  176. 4♦: column 2 to foundation
  177. 4♥ and the 1 card on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  178. the waste goes back to the stock
  179. 4♥ and the 1 card on top of it: column 2 to column 3
  180. stock: 4♣
  181. 4♣: waste to foundation
  182. 5♦: waste to foundation
  183. K♠: waste to foundation
  184. A♠: column 4 to foundation
  185. 4♠: column 1 to column 4
  186. 4♥ and the 1 card on top of it: column 3 to column 2
  187. 5♣: column 3 to its foundation
  188. 6♦: column 3 to its foundation
  189. 5♥: column 1 to column 3
  190. 6♣: column 1 to its foundation
  191. 3♠: column 2 to column 1
  192. 4♥: column 2 to its foundation
  193. 5♥: column 3 to its foundation
  194. 5♠: column 2 to column 3
  195. 6♥: column 2 to its foundation
  196. stock: 2♠
  197. 2♠: waste pile to its foundation
  198. 3♠: column 1 to its foundation
  199. 4♠: column 4 to its foundation
  200. 5♠: column 3 to its foundation
  201. 6♠: waste pile to its foundation

An ace refused on an empty foundation

Same deal, at the start. The base card is the 7 of hearts: the foundations all start with a 7. In column 4, the ace of spades is free, and the spades foundation is empty.

Stock: 34 cards; waste empty; reserve: 13 cards, top card: queen of clubs. Foundations, starting rank 7: hearts up to the 7 of hearts (1), spades empty, diamonds empty, clubs empty. Column 1: 6 of clubs; column 2: king of hearts; column 3: queen of hearts; column 4: ace of spades.

At the start: the ace of spades in column 4 (highlighted), and the empty spades foundation, marked 7♠.

The app refuses to place the ace of spades on this foundation: only the 7 of spades can start it. The ace will go up later, after the king. This is the rule explained in the rules.

The same deal with draw 1

Deal CF1-D1-AAAAACL: the same cards, but only one card turned over with each tap. The verified game takes 223 actions, including 63 stock taps and 2 recycles, and it also ends at 255 points.

Deals to try

Each deal exists in draw 3 and in draw 1: the code changes only in its "D" part. The number of actions is that of the verified game, not the shortest possible.

Game codeBase cardDrawActionsScore
CF1-D3-AAAAACL7♥3201255
CF1-D1-AAAAACL7♥1223255
CF1-D3-AAAAAAM8♣3129255
CF1-D1-AAAAAAM8♣1247255

Actions: card moves, stock taps and waste recycles, counted as in the app. Score: that of the verified game, played without undoing.