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Pyramid Solitaire is a pairing game. The target number is always 13. A King clears by itself, Queen pairs with Ace, Jack pairs with 2, 10 pairs with 3, 9 pairs with 4, 8 pairs with 5 and 7 pairs with 6. The pairs are easy to learn. Choosing which pair to take first is where games are won and lost.
If you usually play Klondike Turn 1, this one feels more compact. There are no foundations and no alternating-color tableau builds. You win by clearing the pyramid before the stock and waste stop giving you useful partners.
How the Pyramid Table Works
The board starts with 28 pyramid cards and a 24-card stock. All pyramid cards are visible, but most are blocked. A card is playable only when both cards directly below it have been removed. The bottom row is open from the start, which makes those first removals more important than they look.
The Pair Rule
Every normal removal must total 13. You can pair 2 exposed pyramid cards, or pair the top waste card with one exposed pyramid card. Covered cards are off limits even when their value would make a perfect match, so a card has to be exposed before its value is any use.
The King Rule
A King is worth 13 and can be removed alone as soon as it is uncovered. It needs no partner, so there is no matching card to save it for. Removing it may free a card higher in the pyramid, provided that card's other blocker has also gone.
Using the Stock Without Wasting It
The stock gives you one card at a time, only the top waste card is usable and there is a single pass through the stock. Before you draw, scan the open pyramid cards for pairs that are already available. Spending the waste on a pair you could have made inside the pyramid often leaves the next useful stock card stranded.
Pairs That Open the Pyramid
Favor moves that uncover cards. A pair near the base can be stronger than an easy match higher up because lower cards usually release more of the pyramid. When 2 legal pairs are available, take the one that creates the most new playable cards.
Try to save the waste for cards with no visible partner in the pyramid. Watch for a pair where one card covers the other, such as a 4 lying across the 9 it needs. The covered card cannot be used, so the 4 has to find another 9 or wait for the stock. For the full rules, read the how to play Pyramid guide, and for worked positions see how to win Pyramid Solitaire.
Pyramid Questions
How many times can I go through the stock?
Once. When the stock runs out, only the top waste card and the exposed pyramid cards are left to pair.
How is a Pyramid game scored?
Each pair or King you remove is worth 5 points, and drawing from the stock costs nothing. On the leaderboard, the higher score ranks first and a faster time breaks a tie.
Can every Pyramid deal be won?
Many shuffled Pyramid deals cannot be cleared at all, so every deal offered here comes with a known solution. A signed-in win without hints or undo goes on the Pyramid leaderboard.