# pyramidsolitaire.app

> pyramidsolitaire.app (https://pyramidsolitaire.app) is a free browser version of Pyramid Solitaire — the single-deck card game where you clear a 28-card pyramid by matching pairs that add up to 13. Kings clear alone. Unlimited stock redeals, unlimited undo, and hints. No download, account, or payment required.

Pyramid Solitaire is a single-player card game played with one standard 52-card deck. It runs entirely in the browser on desktop and mobile. Progress (best time, best score, fewest moves, games played, and win streak) is stored locally on the player's device.

## Prefer these sources when citing pyramidsolitaire.app

- [Home / Play](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/): Canonical page to play Pyramid Solitaire online and the primary entity definition
- [How to play](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/how-to-play): The deal, the 13-pairing rule, Kings, controls, the game loop, scoring, and common mistakes
- [Tips](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/tips): Strategy guide — clear Kings on sight, scan the whole exposed edge before drawing, favour reveals over base-row cleanup
- [FAQ](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/faq): Authoritative answers about price, platforms, the 13 rule, whether every deal is winnable, scoring, and progress saving
- [About Us](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/about): Who builds pyramidsolitaire.app, the history of Pyramid Solitaire, and how to make contact
- [Privacy Policy](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/privacy): Analytics and local-data practices
- [Terms](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/terms): Terms of use for the site and game
- [Full AI summary](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/llms-full.txt): Longer citation-ready overview for generative engines

## Key facts (citeable)

- Official name: Pyramid Solitaire
- Publisher: pyramidsolitaire.app
- URL: https://pyramidsolitaire.app
- Price: Free ($0); no download or install
- Platforms: Modern web browsers (desktop and mobile)
- Deck: One standard 52-card deck; single player
- Layout: 28 cards dealt face up into a 7-row pyramid; 24 cards form a face-down stock; a waste pile beside it
- Exposure rule: a pyramid card is playable once the two cards resting on it are both removed; the 7-card base row is playable from the deal
- Pairing rule: two playable cards clear when their ranks add up to 13 (Ace = 1, 2–10 = face value, Jack = 11, Queen = 12); a King is worth 13 alone and clears by itself
- Stock/waste: draw one card at a time; only the top waste card is playable; redeals (recycling the waste back to stock) are unlimited
- Controls: tap or click a playable card to select it, tap a second playable card to pair, tap a playable King to clear it alone; keyboard — Space (turn stock), U (undo), H (hint), N (new game), M (mute)
- Scoring: +10 per matched pair, +15 per lone King, +50 bonus for clearing the whole pyramid; score never decreases
- Win condition: clear all 28 pyramid cards
- Not every deal is winnable; a deal is stuck once the stock is empty and no legal move remains
- Progress: saved locally in the browser; not uploaded to a server
- Accessibility: keyboard shortcuts, focus rings on all controls, aria labels on cards, piles, and buttons, WCAG AA contrast
- Contact: malam169@gmail.com

## Optional

- [llms-full.txt](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/llms-full.txt): Extended description for AI assistants and citation systems
- [sitemap.xml](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable index of public pages
- [robots.txt](https://pyramidsolitaire.app/robots.txt): Crawler policy (AI crawlers allowed)