Pyramid Solitaire

Clear the pyramid by removing pairs of cards that add up to 13. Play Pyramid Solitaire for free in your browser, with no sign-up.

Pyramid Solitaire is played with one standard 52-card deck without jokers. Instead of building piles, you remove cards from the table in pairs.

Remove all 28 cards of the pyramid. Cards may be left in the stock and the waste pile.

• The pyramid: 28 cards face up in seven rows, from 1 card at the top to 7 at the bottom. The cards in each row partly cover the cards in the row above.
• The stock: the other 24 cards, face down.
• The waste pile: the cards turned over from the stock. Its top card can be used in a pair.

• An ace is 1, number cards are worth their number, a jack is 11, a queen 12 and a king 13.
• So the pairs are ace and queen, 2 and jack, 3 and 10, 4 and 9, 5 and 8, and 6 and 7.
• A king is 13 on its own, so it is removed without a pair.

• A card is free when no other card covers it. The cards in the bottom row are free from the start.
• Remove two free cards that add up to 13. The top card of the waste pile is also free.
• A free king can be removed on its own.
• If you can’t find a pair, turn a new card from the stock onto the waste pile.
• When the stock runs out, you can turn the waste pile back into the stock if you have passes left.

In the settings you choose how many times you can go through the stock: once, three times or without limit. The default is three passes, so you can turn the waste pile back into the stock twice.

One pass is the original and hardest rule. According to this game’s solver, only about 3 deals in 100 can then be won. With three passes, about two deals in three can be won.

When “Only solvable deals” is on, the game only deals games that its solver has solved with your number of passes, so every game can be won. It is on by default, and you can turn it off in the settings.

• Tap a card to select it, then tap a second card: if they add up to 13, both are removed. You can also drag a card onto its pair.
• Tap a king to remove it.
• Tap the stock to turn a card onto the waste pile. The current pass is shown below the stock.
• Undo takes back moves one at a time. Hint shows the next move, and when the solver finds a solution for the deal, the hint follows it.
• When no more cards can be removed, a panel at the bottom of the table offers Undo move, Restart and New game.
• When every card left in the pyramid is free and they can be removed without the stock, the game removes them for you.
• On a keyboard, the arrow keys move between the stock and the free cards, Enter or Space selects a card or turns the stock, H shows a hint and Ctrl+Z undoes.
• A game in progress is saved in your browser, so you can continue it later on the same device.

• Remove kings as soon as they are free. They never need a pair.
• When you can choose between pairs, pick the one that frees cards in the row above.
• A card can’t pair with a card it covers or a card that covers it. If all the matching cards are in such places, the pair has to come from the stock.
• Look over the pyramid once more before you turn the last card of the stock.

Is Pyramid Solitaire free?
Yes. You play it right in your browser with no sign-up and no downloads, and there is no limit on how much you play.

Which cards make a pair?
Two cards that add up to 13: ace and queen, 2 and jack, 3 and 10, 4 and 9, 5 and 8, and 6 and 7. A king is removed on its own.

How many times can I go through the stock?
You choose in the settings: once, three times or without limit. The default is three times.

Can every deal be won?
No, especially not with one pass. When “Only solvable deals” is on, the game only deals games its solver has solved, so every game can be won.

Do I have to clear the stock too?
No. You win as soon as every card of the pyramid has been removed.

Is a game in progress saved?
Yes. The game and your statistics are saved in this browser on this device. If you clear your browser data or play in a private window, they are not kept.

Can I play Pyramid Solitaire on my phone?
Yes. This page works in phone and tablet browsers, and you can tap or drag the cards with your finger.

We also make apps for phones, TVs and computers.