Pyramid Solitaire

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Pair up cards that add up to 13 to clear the pyramid. Free, with no sign-up.

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How to play Pyramid Solitaire

Pyramid uses one deck. 28 cards are dealt face up in a pyramid of seven rows, each row overlapping the one above. The other 24 cards are the stock. Clear every card from the pyramid to win.

Remove two cards that add up to 13. An Ace counts 1, a Jack 11 and a Queen 12, so a Queen goes with an Ace, a Jack with a 2, and a 10 with a 3.
A King counts 13 by itself. Tap it once to remove it.
You can only use a card that no other card overlaps from below. Removing a pair frees the cards above it.
Tap the stock to turn up its top card. The top card of that pile, the waste, can pair with a pyramid card.
When the stock runs out, tap it again to turn the waste back over. There's no limit on passes.
To remove a pair, tap one card, then the other. You can drag one card onto the other instead.

Undo has no limit, and it can take back a card turned from the stock too.

Keyboard

Arrow keys move between the free cards and the stock. Enter or Space selects a card and pairs it. D turns a card from the stock, H shows a hint, Escape cancels a selection, and Ctrl+Z undoes a move.

Questions

Which cards add up to 13?

Count an Ace as 1, a Jack as 11 and a Queen as 12. So a Queen goes with an Ace, a Jack with a 2, a 10 with a 3, and so on. A King is 13 on its own, so it goes by itself.

How many times can I go through the stock?

As many times as you like. When the stock runs out, choose it again to turn the waste back over. Some versions allow only three passes; here you're never stuck for that reason.

Can every deal be won?

No. When we tested 100 random deals with a computer solver, about 4 in 10 couldn't be cleared, even with perfect play. Daily deals can all be won: the solver checks each one before we publish it.