Pyramid Solitaire is a beloved single-player card game where 28 cards are dealt into a seven-row pyramid and your job is to take it apart from the bottom up. This free online Pyramid Solitaire runs in your browser with no download, offering three difficulty levels that differ by how many times you may recycle the stock pile.
The rule is simple arithmetic: remove pairs of available cards whose values add up to exactly 13. Aces count as 1, Jacks as 11, Queens as 12 and Kings as 13 — so a King is removed all by itself. A card is only available once both cards resting on top of it have been cleared. Draw from the stock to the waste pile to find extra matches, and clear the whole pyramid to win.
Pyramid Solitaire is one of the most popular ways to pass a few quiet minutes, and this browser version makes it effortless: tap two cards to pair them, watch the pyramid melt away row by row, and chase a speed-based high score. With three difficulty levels controlling how many times you may recycle the stock, free online Pyramid Solitaire scales from a relaxing warm-up to a genuine head-scratcher.
Pyramid belongs to the adding family of solitaires and is a close cousin of the casino-style variant Tut's Tomb; it has featured in printed solitaire collections since the nineteenth century and found a huge new audience through digital solitaire suites. A fact worth exploiting: the deck holds exactly four cards of each rank, so every 6 you see buried means one fewer partner for your 7s — players who count what has already gone win far more deals than players who simply grab every 13 on sight.
Remove all 28 cards in the pyramid by pairing available cards that total 13 (Kings clear solo).
Tap one open card, then tap another whose value adds to 13 to remove the pair. Tap a single King to clear it instantly. Tap the stock pile to flip the next card to the waste; tap the ↻ marker to recycle the waste when the stock runs out.
Clearing the full pyramid scores 280 plus a speed bonus of up to 100 for finishing in fewer moves; your high score is saved as Best. Card values: A=1, 2–10 face value, J=11, Q=12, K=13. Easy allows 3 passes through the stock, Medium 2 and Hard just 1.
Don't grab every 13 you see — clearing a card too early can lock a card you need underneath it. Plan which pyramid cards you must expose, and save stock draws for when the board stalls. Patience wins free online Pyramid Solitaire.
Which card pairs add up to 13 in Pyramid?
Queen + Ace, Jack + 2, 10 + 3, 9 + 4, 8 + 5 and 7 + 6. Kings count as 13 on their own and are removed solo.
Are all Pyramid Solitaire deals winnable?
No — a minority of deals cannot be cleared no matter how well you play. Skilled pairing and stock management dramatically raise your win rate, though.
What do the difficulty levels change?
How many times you may recycle the waste pile back into the stock: three passes on Easy, two on Medium and just one on Hard.
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