How you win
Clear every card from the pyramid by removing exposed pairs that total 13. Ace pairs with Queen, 2 with Jack, 3 with 10, 4 with 9, 5 with 8, and 6 with 7. Kings remove alone. Suits do not matter.
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How to Play Pyramid
Remove cards by pairing values that add up to 13. Kings are already 13, so they leave on their own. Clear all 28 pyramid cards to win; leftover stock or waste is fine.
Need more detail? The How to Play Pyramid Solitaire guide covers the full rules. Also see Pyramid Solitaire Pairs: What Cards Add Up to 13? and Pyramid Solitaire Strategy: How to Win More Games.
The board
Twenty-eight face-up cards form seven overlapping rows (one on top, seven along the bottom). The other 24 cards are the stock. A pyramid card is playable only when fully exposed; for most cards that means both blockers below it are gone. The bottom row starts open. You can also use the top waste card. Buried stock cards and covered waste cards are off limits.
How a turn works
Look for exposed Kings and pairs that add to 13. Pair two open pyramid cards, or one pyramid card with the top waste card. You cannot pair two waste cards. If nothing useful is open, draw from the stock; the new waste top still needs you to select Kings and pairs yourself.
Easy: unlimited stock redeals, except a full pass with no removals that still has no legal move when the stock empties ends the game. Medium: three complete stock traversals. Hard: one traversal, no redeals. Matching rules and the win condition stay the same in every mode.
Quick strategy
Prefer removals that expose cards higher in the pyramid. Check the current waste before drawing again; each draw buries the previous waste card. In Medium and Hard, that cost adds up. A pyramid King that opens the board often beats a waste King that changes nothing. For the full guide, read How to Play Pyramid Solitaire.
Tips and Tricks
Pyramid Solitaire Strategy: How to Win More Games
Pyramid Solitaire is easy to understand, but choosing the first available pair is rarely the best strategy. Learn how to expose useful cards, manage the stock, protect scarce matches, and give yourself a better chance of clearing the pyramid.
Why Is Pyramid Solitaire So Hard? How Winnable Is It?
Pyramid Solitaire looks simple: find pairs that add up to 13 and clear the pyramid. In practice, blocked cards, limited matching partners and the order of the stock can make a deal difficult—or sometimes impossible—before you realise it.
Pyramid Solitaire Pairs: What Cards Add Up to 13?
Pyramid Solitaire is built around one simple rule: remove cards that add up to 13. Learn every valid pair, how Kings work, why suits do not matter, and how to make better pairing decisions once several matches are available.