Pyramid

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1 Deck.  Medium (14%).  Mostly Luck.

 

Object

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

 

Layout

A Pyramid of 28 cards.  Only uncovered cards are available for play.  Discard pairs of cards whose ranks add to 13.  Kings are discarded singly.  To discard a pair, drop one card on the other, or right-click on one of the cards.

 

stock (top left) - turn over cards one at a time to the waste by clicking.  Two redeals.

 

waste (below stock) - The top card is available for play.

 

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

This is a classic solitaire game of addition.  For more strategic versions, see Giza and Pharaohs.  Also see Pyramid Golf.

 

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