Pharaohs

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1 Deck.  Hard (10%).  Skill/Luck balanced.

 

Object

To pair up all the cards in the deck in pairs of cards whose ranks total to 13.

 

Layout

3 Pyramids of 28 cards, 21 cards, and 3 cards each.  Only uncovered cards are available for play.  Cards are paired in 2 ways: cards of the same rank may be paired, or cards whose ranks add to 13 may be paired. To remove a pair, click one of the cards to highlight it and then click the other.  Kings are removed singly by clicking.

 

1 waste pile (starts empty) - where paired cards go out of play.

 

Notes

Any pair of cards whose ranks add to 13 can be discarded.  The valid pairs are Queen-Ace, Jack-Two, 10-3, 9-4, 8-5, 7-6.  Kings are discarded singly.  To discards Kings, simply click on them.  Also, any pair of cards of the same rank may be paired, such as two 8's or two Queens.

 

History

Pharaohs is a variation of Pyramid.  It is a totally open game (meaning that all cards are visible from the initial deal) which gives greater opportunity for strategy than Pyramid does.  Pharaohs was invented by Bryan Stout.

 

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