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Pyramid Solitaire

v1.0
Moves: 0
Time: 00:00
Left: 28
Match two cards that add up to 13. Kings go alone.
Stock
Waste
0
Foundation
Click one playable card and then its match, or drag one playable card onto another. Aces are 1, Jacks 11, Queens 12 and Kings 13. You can recycle the Stock without limit.

You won!

THE GAME GUIDE

Pyramid Solitaire

Clear a seven-row pyramid by pairing cards that total thirteen. Play Pyramid Solitaire with illustrated cards, unlimited stock recycling, restart, and undo.

How to Play

Choose an exposed card, then another card whose value brings the total to 13. Tap a king to remove it on its own. You can also drag a playable card onto its partner, or drag a king to the foundation.

Select the stock to turn over one card. Its top waste card can pair with an available pyramid card. When the stock is empty, press RESET to recycle the waste. New Game shuffles a fresh deal; Restart Deal repeats the same layout; Undo restores the previous position.

Clear all 28 pyramid cards to win. You do not need to remove every reserve card. Cards and controls work with Tab and Enter or Space as well as mouse and touch.

Rules

A standard 52-card deck supplies 28 pyramid cards and 24 reserve cards. Aces count as 1, jacks as 11, queens as 12, and kings as 13. Suits do not affect matching.

A pyramid card is normally available only after both cards directly below it have been removed. This edition also allows an exposed child to pair with its parent when the other child has already gone and their values total 13. Select the exposed child first.

Only the top waste card is playable. Two reserve cards cannot be paired together. Kings are removed alone, and stock recycling is unlimited. Every draw, recycle, pair, or king removal counts as one move; Undo restores the previous move count.

Not every deal is solvable. The game warns when none of the remaining cards can advance the pyramid. You may undo an earlier choice, restart that deal, or begin a new one.

Strategy & Tips

Prioritize pairs that uncover several new cards. Clearing one edge too quickly can leave useful complements trapped under the other side.

Before using a waste card, check whether its matching pyramid card could instead free another pyramid card. The parent-and-child exception can unlock a position that looks blocked.

Use unlimited stock passes to plan rather than rush. Remember which values remain in reserve, and use Undo to compare two plausible pairs.

About This Game

Pyramid Solitaire is a single-player arithmetic card puzzle built around pairs totaling thirteen. This v1.0 edition retains the supplied game’s parent-and-child pairing rule and unlimited stock passes, while using the shared illustrated deck and the Play Porch navigation and guide layout.