Play American Canister Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)

American Canister is a fun Solitaire variation and is free to play online. A feature-rich full-screen card game with daily challenges, winnable deals, hints, and undo's.

A tough variant of Canister with alternate color construction. The game is difficult, with a 2% chance of winning. It is played with a single deck, and your odds of victory are primarily determined by your talent.

Canister, British [Canister](/canister-solitaire), Scottish Canister, and FreeCell Solitaire are examples of similar solitaire games.

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How to play American Canister Solitaire

Layout:

4 foundation piles: Build up from Ace to King in suit.

8 tableau piles: Alternate color build down. If groups of cards are in sequence, move them down by alternate color. Any card or legal collection of cards may fill a space. At the start of the game, the top four piles receive seven cards, while the final four piles receive six cards.

Foundation:

There are four foundation piles.

Any ace in the foundation may be transferred to any vacant pile.

A card may be added to a foundation pile if it is one higher than the pile's previous top card and is of the same suit. As a result, the only card that might be played on a J of clubs is a Q of clubs.

Cards cannot be taken from the foundation after they have been placed.

Tableau:

There are eight tableau piles of cards, with the first four each having seven cards and the next four each having six cards. Every card is dealt face-up.

A card may be added to a tableau pile if it is one lower than the pile's previous top card and is of the opposing color. Thus, the cards that might be played on the ten of clubs are nine of hearts or nine of diamonds.

Cards on the tableau that are not covered by another card are free to be played onto the foundation or any other tableau pile.

Any card can fill an empty slot in the tableau.

If the cards are alternately red and black, groups of cards in succession from high to low can be shifted from one tableau column to another.