Pyramid Solitaire
Clear the pyramid by taking pairs of cards that add up to 13.
How to play
- Cards add up: an ace is 1, numbers are their own value, a jack is 11, a queen is 12 and a king is 13.
- Tap any two uncovered cards that add up to 13 and both are removed — a 5 and an 8, a queen and an ace, and so on.
- A king is already 13, so tap one on its own and it goes straight off.
- A pyramid card can only be taken once both cards resting on top of it are gone. Uncovered cards sit slightly proud of the rest.
- Turn cards from the stock when the pyramid alone has nothing to offer. The turned card can pair with any uncovered pyramid card.
- Clear all twenty-eight pyramid cards to finish. Run out of stock and it turns over again, so you never run out of chances.
What it trains
- Simple arithmetic under light pressure — the sums are easy, spotting them among thirty cards is the exercise
- Rewards looking ahead: taking the wrong pair first can bury the card you needed underneath
- Calm by design: no ads, no account, no time limit, unlimited undo, and every board can be finished
Play Pyramid Solitaire free online in full screen, with no download, no ads and no sign-up. Twenty-eight cards are stacked into a seven-row pyramid: take any two uncovered cards that add up to thirteen and both come off, and a King is thirteen on its own. Aces count one, jacks eleven and queens twelve. Spotting the pairs quickly is the whole exercise, so nothing on the board does the arithmetic for you. Every deal here is checked before it reaches you and only solvable boards are dealt, so a board you cannot finish is a board you have not found the way through yet — undo is unlimited, and if you are properly stuck the hint shows a move that keeps the deal winnable.
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