Pyramid Solitaire

Remove exposed pairs totaling 13, or a King on its own, to clear the pyramid.

Moves
0
Time
Pass
Pass 1 of 3
Pyramid cleared
0 / 28

Select cards by tap, click, Enter or Space. Escape clears selection. Share is available after completion.

Seven fixed pyramid rows above a face-down Stock and Waste. A pyramid card is exposed only when both covering cards have been removed. Only the top Waste card can be used.

Pyramid

Stock

24 cards

Waste

Empty

Preparing game.

How to play Pyramid Solitaire

  • The 52-card deck deals 28 face-up cards into seven fixed pyramid rows and 24 face-down cards into Stock.
  • A card is exposed when both cards covering it are gone. Present cards in the bottom row are exposed. Removed positions remain empty.
  • Remove two exposed pyramid cards totaling 13, or one exposed pyramid card with the top Waste card. Ace is 1, Jack 11, Queen 12 and King 13. Remove an exposed King individually.
  • Draw one card from Stock onto Waste. Only the top Waste card is playable; buried Waste cards and Stock cards cannot be paired directly. Two Waste cards cannot pair.
  • There are three total stock passes: the initial pass and two recycles. When Stock is empty, recycle only the surviving Waste cards, preserving their next draw order. No fourth pass is available.
  • Win by clearing all 28 pyramid cards. Remaining Stock and Waste cards do not prevent victory. Random deals are not guaranteed to be solvable.
  • Moves and active-play Time replace a numerical score. Undo restores a previous position without rewinding Time. Restart Deal restores this exact deal; New Game navigates to a fresh deal. Completed games cannot be undone.