A Patience game | |
Family | Adding and pairing |
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Deck | Single 48 or 52-card |
See also Glossary of solitaire |
Pyramid is a patience or solitaire game of the Simple Addition family, where the object is to get all the cards from the pyramid to the foundation.[1]
The object of the game is to remove pairs of cards that add up to a total of 13, the equivalent of the highest valued card in the deck, from a pyramid arrangement of 28 cards.[2] When using the standard 52-card deck, Jacks are valued at 11, Queens at 12, and Kings at 13.[3] Under the strictest rules, the odds of winning are around 1 in 50.