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tableau, so long as you observe the opposite-color rule, and also onto gaps in the tableau.
And you have the option of placing the top card in the reserve pile on the foundation or in the
tableau.
Take a look at an example layout of the start of a game in Figure 2-6.
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FIGURE 2-6: Starting a game of Canfield.
You’re in luck! This layout is a very promising start. The ♣Q joins the ♦Q at the top of the
foundation, in a separate pile. This move creates a gap in the tableau where you can place a card
from the reserve pile.
The red 3 goes on the black 4, and the black 2 goes on the red 3. Another card from the reserve
pile fills the gap in the tableau left by the black 2.
One variation that makes Canfield more difficult is to build up the foundation from the ace,
meaning that you don’t give yourself a random foundation card to start with. To compensate, some
players use a reserve pile of only 11 cards.
Striking Gold with Klondike
Klondike, frequently misnamed Canfield (see the previous section), is by far the most frequently
played Solitaire. You need only a little time and a little space. In addition, you have a good chance
of winning at Klondike — you may find yourself winning half the games you play.
Klondike requires little tactics or strategy. It’s an ideal game for children, perhaps for that very
reason. Klondike is also an ideal Solitaire for a spectator, who can lean over the player’s shoulder
and say things like “Put the red 7 on the black 8” until the player loses patience and punches him in
the shoulder.
The object of Klondike is to build up piles of the four suits from the ace (the lowest card) to the
king on the foundation. You don’t start with any cards in the foundation; you collect cards for it
during the course of play.
To build the initial layout, or tableau, you deal seven piles, with one card in the first pile, two in