Pyramid Solitaire

How do you play Pyramid-style Solitaire?

Welcome to Pyramid Solitaire!

Flick deals and sets up the 28-card pyramid layout - all cards face up - all you need to do is play!

Pyramid is the game mode for those that enjoy the flavour of a Solitaire game but with a little less spice! With simple rules and an addition to 13 in this version, stick to logic and strategy to clear the Pyramid.

With Flick, you can choose to ‘Clear Pyramid Only’ or ‘Clear All Cards.’ Reveal cards from the draw pile - one at a time - and try to make pairs of cards that add up to 13. You can use any of the exposed (face up) cards in the draw piles and/or on the pyramid. Move/flick one pyramid card onto another - then to the discard pile (also known as the foundation). For example, make a pair by moving an exposed Ace (value 1) to a Queen (value 12) making 13.

On the tableau, exposed cards are those not overlapped by any other card. The top card on the deal (stock card) pile is also considered exposed. (Those underneath are not).

Card Values:

  • Aces - 1

  • Cards 2-10 are their numerical value

  • Jacks - 11

  • Queens - 12

  • Kings - 13

When playing Pyramid watch for the easy wins - the big scorers - the Kings. As Kings are worth 13, they can be discarded by themselves to the foundation. See ya! 👑

As you Flick cards to the discard pile, watch what you uncover! Try to plan - take a look at what cards are blocked underneath on the screen. Learn to recognise which card is best to play.

Your strategy might be to choose an obvious card to move and pair immediately. Our TOP TIP when playing ‘Clear All Cards’ is to hold back from removing the obvious pairs from the Pyramid. Don’t forget to try and pair the cards in the deck pile as they are often much harder to match.

You can pair cards from the deck pile, sometimes straight on over to the discard pile - if you’re lucky! Exposing cards evenly across the pyramid can also help.

Don’t worry if you can’t spot a move. Tap the deal pile at the top of the screen to get another card. You can do this many times over until there are no more possible moves left.

Once you have cleared all the cards from the pyramid (or all 52 cards) - YOU WIN!

Don’t forget, you have helpful hints and an undo button at the bottom of the screen to help pull down those pyramids!

What is the object of Pyramid Solitaire?

Also known as Solitaire 13, the aim is to move pairs of cards which add up to 13 to the discard pile. (Also known as a waste pile or foundation). Try to remove cards evenly on both sides of the pyramid layout. You don’t want to be left with one side of single cards - that you need to pair to win.

How hard is Pyramid Solitaire?

Pyramid Solitaire is not a difficult card game - with simple rules, it is easy to learn! It’s perfect for when you have some free time. The trickiest part is grasping the face card values (J, Q, K). Once you are familiar with the card values, Pyramid Solitaire is simple addition and matching pairs to 13 (or Kings by themselves - remember they are worth 13!) Match all pairs to the discard pile and defeat the pyramid. You can find the perfect challenge in-game with our three difficulty levels, easy, medium and hard.

Can every game of Pyramid Solitaire be won?

With 30,000 levels of Pyramid Solitaire to enjoy - each level is 100% solvable.

You unlock the next level naturally by attempting the previous level. There is no pressure to solve the deal. The game displays levels that you have either completed (won) or unlocked, and even those where you scored the least amount of moves!

As you unlock levels, you are free to choose to progress to the next level. You can come back to any previous level you have yet to solve or improve that previous move score!