Also known as Pile of Twenty-Eight. Similar matching games in Solitaire Plus include Giza and Nestor.
Layout
| • | A tableau of 28 cards, arranged in seven rows forming a pyramid shape. |
| • | At the beginning of the game, only the seven cards of the last row in the pyramid are available for play. |
Play
| • | Discard pairs of cards that total thirteen (13) by matching available cards from the tableau (pyramid), the stock, or wastepiles with any other available card. Matches include: A-Q, 2-J, 3-10, 4-9, 5-8, 6-7. |
| • | As cards become completely uncovered within the pyramid, they become available for play. Cards uncovered by a card in play from the pyramid are not available. |
| • | Discard Kings singly by single-clicking on them. |
Stock
| • | Turn cards from the stock one at a time, placing the card in the first of two wastepiles. |
| • | The top card of both wastepiles is always available for play. |
| • | Two recycles of the stock are allowed (for three total passes through stock). |
To Win
| • | Move all the cards to the discard pile within two recycles of the stock. |
Scoring: One point for each card moved to the discard pile.
Chance of Winning: 1 in 50 games on first pass. 1 in 7 games if the stock is recycled up to the allowed two times.
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