Canfield (draw 1), deal #9

This Canfield deal is rated testing: one of the harder deals in this series. The solver found a winning line of 187 moves.

Notes on this deal

• The base rank of this deal is 8: every foundation runs from 8 up to K, then A and on to 7.
• 2 of the 8s are locked in the reserve, so the reserve has to be worked through before those foundations can start.
• The reserve starts with 10♥ on top.
• Simply playing the most promising move each time wins this deal, so it makes a good warm-up.
• Only one useful move is open at the start, so the opening plays itself; the thinking starts after it.
• The solver's line turns the stock 146 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	9♥	column 4	foundation
2	10♥	column 4	foundation
3	Turn the stock 14 times
4	5♥	waste	6♣, column 3
5	4♣	column 4	5♥, column 3
6	Turn the stock

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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