Only cards that are not overlapped by cards in the row below are eligible to be paired with other exposed cards. Kings are the only cards that don’t need a pair because they are worth 13. An 8 and 5 can be paired since they equal 13 when added together. For example, a Jack paired with a 2 equals 13 because the Jack is worth 11 and equals 13 when added to 2.
You score points for pairs from the tableau columns, pairs from the reserves, or a mixed combination. ScoringĮach card you pair up is worth 50 points, making each pair worth 100. The first level of the game gives you 4 minutes to beat it and each subsequent level gives you 20 seconds less to where you have to beat the fifth level in 2:40. At the bottom of the right column are 3 buttons to pause the game, undo moves, or switch to full screen mode. Then it shows your current level, cumulative game score, and remaining level time. At the top are buttons for sound and music control. This game is quite easy so long as you remember to focus on the right columns first & always pair from the pyramid first whenever that option is available. Given that you can shuffle through the reserves again, you should prefer to remove cards from the tableau over removing cards from the reserves. When you only have one or two cards left on the left side of the pyramid you may want to leave them and not pair them off right away so that you can have the to pair up with other cards from the right columns as they are revealed. Since the cards on the tableau do not overlap you do not have to worry about that, however most of the cards on the tableau are face down, which means you typically want to work on the longest columns to the far right first. You can shuffle through the reserves multiple times. The level is beat when the pyramid is clear of cards, even if there are cards remaining in reserves. You can pair cards within the tableau with each other or with cards from the reserves.
The reserves are dealt 3 cards at a time at the bottom of the screen in 3 stacks. This is a timed 5-level Pyramid Solitaire game where the tableau is organized as it is in traditional Klondike Solitaire.