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Expert is the hardest setup on the site, and it starts on Fortress, one of the deepest boards. Every face that can be set up as a trap is, and you have no shuffles to get out of trouble.
Free tiles also look the same as blocked ones, the way they do on a real table. You have to work out what's playable yourself. Undo is still there, because finding the winning line is the point.
94.8%
of random-play games won on Pyramid
Forgiving deals and unlimited shuffles.
39.8%
of random-play games won on Pyramid
Random deals and three shuffles. The standard game.
4.3%
of random-play games won on Pyramid
Deals built with traps, and just one shuffle.
1.3%
of random-play games won on Pyramid
Every possible trap, no shuffles and no highlights.
144 tiles · 4 layers
A stepped pyramid, and the main board on this site.
144 tiles · 5 layers
The traditional shape: a domed shell, side wings and one tile on the peak.
136 tiles · 4 layers
Four corner towers, four tiles high, around a walled courtyard.
144 tiles · 4 layers
Two big towers joined by a narrow two-row span.
144 tiles · 3 layers
Tapered wings either side of a tall, narrow body.
144 tiles · 3 layers
Four arms meeting at a raised center block.
72 tiles · 3 layers
Half the tiles of a full board. Quick games with larger tiles on phones.
96 tiles · 3 layers
A flat bed with three raised mounds. A shorter game at 96 tiles.
144 tiles · 3 layers
Three broad steps climbing to one side. Few free tiles at the start.
136 tiles · 4 layers
Tapered rows forming a diamond. The most forgiving full-size board.
The rules, from your first pair to clearing the board.
How traps work, and how to avoid getting stuck.
Every tile, what it means and what it matches.
Every board compared by size, shape and difficulty.
Our data from 80,000 simulated games.
One new board a day, the same for everyone.
On Fortress, a bot pairing at random won fewer than 1 in 100 Expert games in our simulations. That doesn't mean a person can't win. It means you can't win without thinking ahead.
Yes, but a hint only shows a legal pair, not a safe one. On Expert, the pair it shows may well be the trap.