Pyramid Solitaire

In Pyramid Solitaire, 28 cards are dealt face up in a triangle of seven rows. A card is available when no card overlaps it from the row below. Remove two available cards whose values add up to 13 — Aces count 1, Jacks 11, Queens 12 — and remove Kings on their own.

The rest of the deck forms a stock that you turn one card at a time; the top waste card can pair with the pyramid. Easy allows unlimited passes through the stock, while Expert gives you a single pass.

1. Tap an uncovered card, then a second card; if they add up to 13 both are removed.
2. Tap a King to remove it on its own.
3. Tap the stock to turn a card onto the waste. The top waste card can be paired too.
4. Clear the whole pyramid to win.

• Think about which card each removal uncovers. Two pairs may look equal, but one frees cards you need.
• Watch the bottom-row cards' partners. If all four of a card's partners are buried behind it, the pyramid may be stuck.
• Use the waste carefully on limited passes — once a card has gone by, you may not see it again.