| Pyramid Solitaire is a fun solitaire
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| | If only three of the combination cards
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| game, with a very distinctive opening
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| | appear in the underneath triangle, then
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| tableua in the shape of a pyramid. There
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| | you have discovered a potential impasse
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| is a large element of luck involved, but
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| | later on. Wherever that fourth
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| there are certain strategies that can be
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| | combination card is, it MUST be combined
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| used to dramatically increase your
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| | with the top card. So, if the fourth
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| chances of winning.
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| | combination card is in the talon, you
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| The aim of pyramid solitaire is to remove
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| | must remember this, and be careful not to
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| all the cards from the tableua and the
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| | use it on any card other than the top
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| talon. Cards are removed in pairs, when
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| | one.
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| their combined total is 13. The exception
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| | Another impasse to check for at the
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| to this is with Kings, which are removed
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| | beginning, is to see if all the
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| on their own.
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| | combination cards appear in the triangle
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| Cards can only be removed when they are
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| | above a card.
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| completely exposed (ie: When the whole
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| | For example, suppose the deal was like
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| card is visible, with no cards above
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| | this (Taken from Classic Solitaire deal
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| them)
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| | 3841)
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| The combinations of cards you can remove
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| | . . . . . . 7 . . . . . .
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| are:
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| | . . . . . 8 . J . . . . . .
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| -Ace and Queen
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| | . . . . 4 . 2 . 4 . . . . .
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| -2 and Jack
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| | . . . A . 6 . 8 . 2 . . .
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| -3 and 10
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| | . . 8 . 5 . 9 . Q . 2 . .
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| -4 and 9
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| | . 7 . 8 . 9 . 7 . K . 4 .
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| -5 and 8
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| | K . A . 5 . 3 . Q . 6 . 10
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| -6 and 7
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| | All the 8's occur in the triangle above
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| -King
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| | the bottom 5, so the game cannot be
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| Whilst the rules for pyramid solitaire
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| | finished.
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| are quite easy to understand, the game
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| | This last case doesn't occur very often
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| itself offers come interesting
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| | though, so it isn't worth spending too
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| complexities. You have to plan out which
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| | much time checking for it. Just a cursory
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| cards to remove to maximize potential
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| | glance at the middle 3 cards on the
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| options later in the game. Sometimes you
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| | bottom row is normally enough.
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| must leave a card for later in the game,
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| | So to summarize, before we have even
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| or you will create an impasse. And
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| | started playing, we check to see if the
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| sometimes you have to carefully remember
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| | game is winnable (Make sure there are no
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| the order of the cards in the talon, or
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| | cases where the four combination cards
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| you will have cards left over at the end.
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| | occur in the triangle below or above a
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| At the start of the game, scan the first
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| | card). We also check for times when three
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| four rows, looking for any situations
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| | of the combination cards appear below...
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| that will make the game impossible to
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| | as these will need special attention, to
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| complete. This happens when all the cards
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| | make sure we don't waste the fourth card
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| that can be combined with a card occur in
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| | and create an impasse.
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| the triangle below it.
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| | So what about general play?
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| This occurs because a card cannot be
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| | Well, to start with, always remove Kings
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| selected until all the cards in the
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| | whenever you can. There is absolutely no
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| triangle below it are removed first.
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| | reason not to remove the Kings, because
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| For example, suppose part of the deal was
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| | they aren't used in combination with any
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| like this (Taken from Classic Solitaire
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| | other cards, so you gain nothing by
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| deal 20064)
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| | waiting.
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| . . . 2 . . .
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| | Another thing to consider is that often
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| . . J . 8 . .
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| | there is no need to rush. You can cycle
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| . Q . J . 8 .
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| | through the talon three times, so often
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| 6 . J . 4 . J
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| | it will be better to wait and see what
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| All of the Jacks occur in the triangle
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| | cards are remaining, rather than jump in
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| below the top 2. So to expose the top 2,
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| | and remove a combination as soon as you
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| all the Jacks will have to be removed
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| | can.
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| first... But that's impossible, because
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| | Finally, try and remove cards evenly
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| the Jacks can only be removed in
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| | between the talon and the tableua.
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| combination with the 2's. We will be able
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| | Ideally, you want to finish removing
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| to remove three of the Jacks, but we cant
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| | cards from the tableua at the same time
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| ever remove the top Jack, because the 2
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| | as the talon is used up.
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| it needs is above it.
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| | You still wont be able to win every game
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| So if the four combination cards appear
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| | of pyramid solitaire with the above
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| in a cards underneath triangle, then the
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| | strategy, but you should find your
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| game cannot be finished, and you may as
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| | probability of winning has greatly
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| well redeal.
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| | increased.
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