In Henrietta Stannard's 1895 novel, A Magnificent Young Man, Mrs. 'Truly a mocking spirit appears to preside over the game, and snatches success from the player often at the last moment, when it seems just within his grasp.' Nevertheless when the player does succeed in getting the patience out, 'it is a triumph to have conquered the demon.' She describes it as 'by far the best game for one pack that has yet been invented,' and goes on to say that its 'very uncomplimentary name' seems to derive from its ability to frustrate. The game is first recorded in 1891 in England by Mary Whitmore Jones as Demon Patience. It is closely related to Klondike, and is one of the most popular games of its type. As a result it became known as Canfield in the United States, while continuing to be called Demon Patience in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Canfield had turned it into a gambling game, although it may actually have been Klondike and not Demon that was played at his casino. It was popularised in the United States in the early 20th century as a result of a story that casino owner Richard A.
It is an English game first called Demon Patience and described as 'the best game for one pack that has yet been invented'.
Chameleon, Rainbow, Selective Canfield, Storehouse, Superior CanfieldĬanfield (US) or Demon (UK) is a patience or solitaire card game with a very low probability of winning.
