Giza

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1 Deck.  Medium (10%).  Skill/Luck balanced.

 

Object

To pair up all the cards in the deck in pairs whose ranks total to 13.

 

Layout

A Pyramid of 28 cards.  Only uncovered cards are available for play.  Cards are paired whose ranks add to 13. To remove a pair, pick up one of the cards and drag it onto the other.  Kings are removed singly by clicking.

 

8 tableau piles - top card is available for pairing.  At the start of the game 3 cards are dealt face up to each pile.

 

Notes

Any pair of cards whose values add to 13 can be discarded.  The valid pairs are Queen-Ace, Jack-Two, 10-3, 9-4, 8-5, 7-6.  Kings are discarded singly.  To discards Kings, simply click on them.

 

History

Giza is a variation of Pyramid.  It is a totally open game (meaning that all cards are visible from the initial deal) which gives greater opportunity for strategy than Pyramid does.  Giza was invented by Michael Keller.

 

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