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Hard deals are built to punish careless pairing. Each one still has a winning order, but many of its faces are set up as traps: a tile sits on top of or beside a copy of its own face, while another copy lies free nearby.
Pair the two free copies and it looks fine. But the remaining two may now be stuck, with one holding the other down, and the game is lost even if it takes another twenty moves to find out.
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.
A lot. On the Pyramid layout, a bot pairing tiles at random wins about 40% of Medium games and about 4% of Hard ones. A thinking player will do much better, but the gap is real.
Always. Every deal is built from a winning order first, and our test suite replays those wins through the real rules.