Pyramid Solitaire

How to play

1. Remove two uncovered cards that add up to 13. An Ace counts 1, a Jack 11 and a Queen 12, so the pairs are A+Q, 2+J, 3+10, 4+9, 5+8 and 6+7. A King is 13 alone: tap it and it's gone.
2. A pyramid card is uncovered when no card lies on top of it. Covered cards are dimmed, so you can see at a glance what can play.
3. Tap a card, then its partner, or drag one card onto the other. On Easy the partners of the card you picked light up.
4. Tap the deck to turn a card onto the pile next to it. The top card of the pile plays too: pair it with a pyramid card, or with nothing if it's a King.
5. When the deck runs out, tap the empty deck to turn the pile over and go through it again: as often as you like on Easy, twice on Medium and the Daily, once on Hard. The badge on the deck shows how many turns are left.
6. Clear all 28 pyramid cards to win. Cards left in the deck don't matter.

Tips to win

• Pair cards inside the pyramid first. Pile cards come back on the next pass through the deck; pyramid cards only leave when you pair them.
• Work from the bottom rows up: each low card covers two above it, so clearing the bottom opens the most cards.
• Before taking a pair, look at what it uncovers. If two pairs are possible, take the one that frees more cards or the cards you need.
• Watch out for two cards of the same pair blocking each other, like a 4 lying on its only 9. You'll need the other 4s and 9s for them, so don't spend those elsewhere.
• On Medium and Hard, use a pile card when it fits: once you're out of turns it won't come back.
• Stuck? Press Teach me: Hops asks the solver for a move that keeps the deal winnable, highlights it and says why in one line. If no winning line is left, he tells you to undo a few moves.
• Switch on the Classic look for green felt and white cards, with the bouncing-cards finish when you clear the pyramid.

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