Use the visible reserve to map future complements.
This site's Giza has one upright 28-card pyramid and eight face-up reserve piles of three cards each. There is no stock or waste. Only exposed pyramid cards and the top of each reserve pile may pair to 13; Kings can leave alone.
Last updated: September 2026
Compare a reserve top with what it covers
All 52 cards are visible, but reserve cards below a pile's top are not available yet. When two reserve tops share the same value, use the one that exposes a partner you can soon play. A reserve-to-reserve pair may release two new tops without opening the pyramid; that can still matter if those tops provide complements for blocked pyramid cards.
For example, a pyramid Six can pair with either of two reserve Sevens. If one Seven covers an Ace while a Queen is exposed elsewhere, taking it makes an Ace–Queen pair available next. A Seven over a Nine does not offer that immediate route. Check the entire layout before treating either path as decisive.
Keep the full-clear requirement in view
The game is won only after every pyramid and reserve card is removed. Unlike Relaxed Pyramid, clearing the pyramid alone is insufficient. There is no stock draw to change the available set, so map which reserve top must leave to reach each buried partner.