Canfield (draw 1), deal #8

This Canfield deal is rated steady: a middling deal for this series. The solver found a winning line of 161 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 A♣ on top.
• A test play of the most promising moves gets 12 of 52 cards home before it stalls; the rest needs planning.
• Only 0 useful moves are open at the start, so the first decision matters.
• The solver's line turns the stock 126 times.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 5 cards in one go.

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 31 times
2	6♥	waste	foundation
3	Turn the stock 3 times
4	Turn the waste back over
5	Turn the stock 22 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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