Variegated Canfield

Game Objective:

The primary goal in Variegated Canfield Solitaire is to move all 104 cards (using two standard 52-card decks) to the eight foundation piles, building each foundation up in suit from Ace to King.

Setup & Layout:

• Deck: Two standard 52-card decks (104 cards total).
• Reserve: Deal 13 cards face up in a single pile; only the top card is available for play. This is the reserve pile.
• Foundations: Deal all 8 Aces (one for each suit from both decks) face up in a row to form the base of the eight foundation piles.
• Tableau: Deal 5 cards face up in a row below the foundations. These are the initial tableau piles.
• Stock: The remaining cards form the stock pile, placed face down.
• Waste: The waste pile is created during gameplay as cards are drawn from the stock.

Play Areas Defined:

• Reserve: 13 face-up cards, only the top card playable.
• Foundations: 8 piles, each starting with an Ace, built up by suit.
• Tableau: 5 piles, built down in alternating colors.
• Stock: Draw pile, face down.
• Waste: Discard pile for cards drawn from the stock.

Variegated Canfield Solitaire Rules:

• Foundations: Build up by suit from Ace to King (e.g., Ace♠, 2♠, 3♠, …, King♠).
• Tableau Building: Build down in sequence and in alternating colors (e.g., Red 7, Black 6, Red 5, etc.).
• Card Movement:
• Only the top card of each tableau pile and the top card of the reserve are available for play to the foundations or tableau.
• You may move a single card or a group of cards in correct descending, alternating-color sequence from one tableau pile to another.
• Empty Tableau Piles:
• Must be filled immediately with the top card from the reserve, if available.
• If the reserve is empty, any card (from tableau, waste, or stock) may fill the empty tableau pile.
• Stock and Waste:
• Turn over 3 cards at a time from the stock to the waste pile.
• Only the top card of the waste pile is available for play.
• Two redeals are allowed: when the stock is exhausted, the waste pile is turned face down to form a new stock, up to two times per game.

Gameplay:

1. Initial Moves:

• Play any available moves using the top cards from the reserve and tableau to build on the foundations or move between tableau piles.

1. Drawing from Stock:

• When no more moves are available, turn over 3 cards from the stock to the waste pile.
• Play the top card of the waste to the tableau or foundations if possible.

1. Moving Cards:

• Move cards between tableau piles in descending, alternating-color order.
• Move eligible cards from the tableau or reserve to the foundations.
• Move groups of cards in proper sequence between tableau piles.

1. Filling Tableau Spaces:

• Immediately fill empty tableau piles with the top card from the reserve.
• If the reserve is depleted, fill empty tableau piles with any available card.

1. Redeals:

• After the stock is exhausted, turn the waste pile face down to form a new stock. You may do this twice per game.

1. Repeat:

• Continue making moves and drawing from the stock as above until either all cards are moved to the foundations or no more legal moves remain and redeals are exhausted.

Winning & Losing Conditions:

• Winning: The game is won when all 104 cards are built onto the eight foundation piles, each completed in suit from Ace to King.
• Losing: The game is lost (unwinnable state) if:
• No further legal moves are possible,
• The stock and waste are exhausted,
• Both permitted redeals have been used,
• And not all cards have been moved to the foundations.

Special Rules & Edge Cases:

• Filling Empty Tableau Piles:
• Always fill immediately from the reserve if possible.
• If the reserve is empty, fill with any available card (from tableau, waste, or stock).
• Partial Sequence Moves:
• You may move any number of cards from the top of a tableau pile, provided they form a valid descending, alternating-color sequence.
• Reserve Depletion:
• Once the reserve pile is empty, its role in filling tableau spaces ends; empty tableau spaces may then be filled by any available card.
• Redeal Limit:
• Only two redeals are allowed per game. After the second redeal, the stock cannot be replenished again.
• Stock Dealing:
• Always deal 3 cards at a time from the stock to the waste. Only the top card of the waste is playable.

Note: These rules distinguish Variegated Canfield from standard Canfield by using two decks, eight foundations (all starting with Aces), five tableau piles, a face-up reserve, and a strict two-redeal limit.