Solitaire 1380

Solitaire field notes · CodeFarmer

Egyptian Pyramid: a pyramid with two decks?

The name suggests the familiar pair-to-thirteen game. This one is different: nine open tableau positions, two decks, and eight foundations to build.

Real Egyptian Pyramid solitaire game on an Aurora background
Real iPhone 18 Pro simulator gameplay on the Aurora table. Watch the narrated gameplay video, or download the captioned MP4.

The surprising rule

You can build each tableau pile down by rank regardless of suit. If a tableau position becomes empty, only a card from the waste can fill it; another tableau card cannot.

  1. Read the nine open cards

    The nine face-up tableau positions form an inverted V. They do not cover one another. Before drawing from the stock, look for a legal descending move that frees a useful card or a king ready for a foundation.

  2. Build eight foundations

    Each foundation follows one suit. A king starts it; the sequence continues through ace, two, and onward to queen. The goal is to place all 104 cards across the eight foundations.

  3. Spend the stock carefully

    Draw one card at a time to the waste. Its top card can go to a legal tableau pile or foundation. There is no redeal, so inspect the current board before moving on.

  4. Keep empty space useful

    An empty tableau position accepts a waste card, not a tableau card. Clearing a pile is only useful if a coming waste card has somewhere helpful to land.

Try it in the app

Search for Egyptian Pyramid in Solitaire 1380, then open its Rules before your first draw. The game's built-in move guidance uses its legal-move engine. Choose three favorites free; the full collection has one optional permanent unlock, without ads or a subscription.

Find Egyptian Pyramid on iPhone or iPad

These are the rules of this named variant, not the standard Pyramid pairing game. Source: BVS Egyptian Pyramid rules; the opening suggestion is CodeFarmer's own teaching guidance.

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