TriPeaks

Clear all 28 cards from the three peaks. Cards remaining in the stock or waste do not prevent a win.

One standard 52-card deck without jokers is dealt automatically.

• Tableau: 28 cards form three overlapping peaks in rows of 3, 6, 9, and 10. The bottom ten are face-up. Each covered card stays face-down until both overlapping cards immediately below it are removed.
• Waste: the face-up pile below the layout starts with one card. Its top rank determines your next move.
• Stock: the face-down pile beside the waste contains 23 cards. There are no separate suit foundations.

Playing onto the waste

Move one exposed tableau card to the waste if its rank is exactly one above or below the waste top. Suit and color do not matter. On a 7, for example, play any exposed 6 or 8. The card you play becomes the new waste top, so you may change direction: 7–8–7–6 is legal.

Aces and Kings

Ranks wrap here: an Ace can go on a King or 2, and a King can go on an Ace or Queen.

Exposing the next card

A covered card becomes face-up and playable only after both cards overlapping it from below are gone. Removing just one is not enough.

There are no moves between columns or slots, no group moves, and no filling empty spaces. Waste cards cannot return to the layout except by Undo before winning.

Click or tap the stock to turn one card onto the waste and change its available rank. You may draw even when another card can be played, but each draw uses one of the limited stock cards. There is one pass only, with no recycling or reshuffle. Drawing or playing one card counts as one move.

Clearing the whole tableau wins immediately. The toolbar tracks cards left, moves, and elapsed time. There are no streak bonuses or separate points score.

An Out of moves notice appears when the stock is empty and no exposed card fits the waste. Undo remains available to try another sequence. The notice itself does not record a loss; replacing a started unfinished deal does.

Restarting, choosing a numbered deal, or starting a new game after your first move in an unfinished deal records that attempt as a loss. Undo alone does not record a loss. Deals are shuffled without checking that they can be won.

• Play a card: click or tap an exposed card to send it to the waste if it fits, or drag it there with a mouse or finger. A card that does not fit stays in place.
• Undo: reverses the last action and restores the previous move count. Repeat it as needed before winning; it does not rewind elapsed time. Resume a paused game first.
• Pause: stops the timer and blocks moves until Resume.
• New game: opens a menu. Choose Random deal for a fresh layout or Restart current deal to replay the same starting cards. Both reset the move count and timer.
• Numbered deals and sharing: use Deal # to enter a deal number, or Share deal to copy its starting-layout link. Use the same game and rule settings to reproduce it.
• Saved data: your position, timer, Undo history, and statistics save in this browser when storage is available. Return and press Play to continue. Time away does not count. Clearing site data removes saves; they do not sync between devices.

• Look for a chain before choosing between two cards of the same rank. One may uncover the next rank you need.
• Prefer moves that remove the last covering card from a hidden slot when the alternatives are similar. That reveals another option.
• Use both upward and downward moves. Changing direction may clear more cards before the next stock draw.
• Remember the Ace–King connection when a run reaches an end rank. It can extend a chain that would stop in Golf.

TriPeaks, also called Three Peaks or Tri Towers, is related to Golf and uses an overlapping layout. Read more on Wikipedia.

Compare Golf Solitaire and TriPeaks for different layouts and Ace–King rules. Pyramid uses overlapping cards but removes pairs totaling 13.