About the game
The classic Pyramid solitaire. Add two cards to 13: a king alone is 13, a queen 12, a jack 11, an ace 1 and the rest their face value.
Pyramid is a solitaire of counting rather than building. The cards form a triangle of seven rows, and you remove them in pairs that total exactly thirteen. A king is worth thirteen and goes alone, a queen twelve, a jack eleven, an ace one, and every other card its face value.
Pyramid Solitaire belongs to the Pyramid variant in the Solitaire world and joined the catalogue on April 2, 2018. The rules, levels and on-screen language are set by the game’s creator, and a short guide appears on its start screen.
How to play
- You can only remove cards that are not covered by cards below them.
- Pair two such cards that add up to thirteen, a ten and a three for example.
- Remove a king on its own with a single click.
- When the pyramid has no pair, use cards from the stock, and the goal is to clear the whole pyramid.
Full rules: Solitaire rules: how to play Klondike, Spider and FreeCell
Three tips for Pyramid
- With two possible pairs, take the one that uncovers more cards.
- Watch cards of equal value: four sixes and four sevens have to find each other.
- Do not rush to the stock while the pyramid still holds a pair.
