Pyramid Solitaire
Pyramid is the adding-up solitaire: twenty-eight cards stacked seven rows deep, and any two free cards that make thirteen come off together — a five and an eight, a queen and an ace. Kings are thirteen and go straight off. The sums are easy; finding them among thirty cards, quickly, is the game.
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Every deal is checked before it reaches you. A random pyramid is unwinnable more often than not, so this one searches each board first and throws away the ones that cannot be cleared — which means a board you are stuck on is a board you have not found the way through yet. The same search backs the hint, so a hint is never just a legal move: it is one that keeps the deal winnable.
And nothing does the arithmetic for you. Pick up a card and only that card is marked — the rest of the table stays quiet, because spotting the thirteen is the exercise. Full screen gives the whole window to the pyramid, undo is unlimited and costs nothing, no ads interrupt a deal, and a board you leave half-cleared is waiting when you come back.
Frequently asked questions
Is pyramid solitaire free to play?
Yes. It is free in your browser with no ads, no download and no account. Your deal, your times and your count of cleared pyramids stay on your own device.
How do you play pyramid solitaire?
Twenty-eight cards are dealt into a pyramid seven rows deep. A card is free once the two cards resting on it are gone. Take any two free cards that add up to thirteen and both come off — an ace is 1, numbers are their face value, a jack is 11 and a queen is 12. A king is 13 by itself, so it goes off alone. When the pyramid has nothing to offer, turn a card from the stock and pair that instead. Clear all twenty-eight and the deal is won.
Can every pyramid solitaire deal be won?
Every deal we give you can be — that is checked before the cards are on screen. What it does not mean is that you cannot lose one: take the wrong pair first and you can bury the card you needed, and the game will not stop you. That is the game. Undo is unlimited and free, so you can always back up and take the other pair.
Is there a hint?
Yes, and it is worth trusting: the hint comes from the same search that verified the deal, so it shows a move that keeps the board winnable rather than merely a legal one. It only speaks when you ask — until you press it, nothing on the table points at an answer, because finding the pair is the point.
What happens when the stock runs out?
It turns over and you go through it again, as many times as you like, so you never run out of chances at the cards you have already seen.
Can I play pyramid solitaire full screen?
Yes — the Full screen button hands the whole window to the pyramid and the cards grow with it, on desktop and on phones. The same button, or the Escape key, brings the page back.
Is there a timer?
Nothing counts down and nothing runs out. A quiet clock does run so the finish can tell you how long the pyramid took, but it starts at your first move rather than at the deal, it is never on screen while you play, and it pauses when you switch tabs.
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