Canfield (draw 1), deal #6

Rated gentle, deal #6 is one of the easier deals in this series. It is winnable: the solver's line takes 157 moves.

Notes on this deal

• The base rank of this deal is 4: every foundation runs from 4 up to K, then A and on to 3.
• The reserve starts with K♥ on top.
• Obvious moves take you some of the way, 16 of 52 cards home, and then the deal asks for a plan.
• Only 2 useful moves are open at the start, so the first decision matters.
• The solver's line turns the stock 118 times.

Stuck? The solver's first moves

These are the first moves of the solver's winning line, with automatic moves to the foundations switched on.

#	Card	From	To
1	Turn the stock 6 times
2	8♣	column 2	9♦, column 3
3	K♥	column 2	A♠, column 4
4	6♣	column 1	foundation
5	Turn the stock 21 times
6	7♣	waste	foundation

Canfield in a nutshell

The first foundation card sets the base rank. Build the foundations up by suit from it, wrapping from King to Ace, and the four columns down in alternating colours. The reserve refills empty columns.

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