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How to Play TriPeaks Solitaire

TriPeaks lays out three overlapping peaks of cards — 28 in all — above a face-up waste pile and a stock of the remaining 23. The bottom row of each peak starts face up; the cards stacked above are unlocked as you clear the ones covering them.

The rule is simple and fast: tap any exposed peak card whose rank is exactly one higher or one lower than the card currently on top of the waste. Suit is irrelevant — only the rank matters. So on a 7 you can play a 6 or an 8; on that new card you keep going. The sequence wraps around, meaning an Ace plays on a King and a King plays on an Ace, which lets runs snake up and down without limit.

Removing a peak card exposes whatever it was covering, gradually dismantling the peaks. When nothing on the board can be played, tap the stock to turn a fresh card onto the waste and start a new chain. Clear all three peaks before the stock runs out and you win.

The browser deal follows the standard layout: 28 cards in the peaks, one card face up on the waste to start, and 23 in the stock. Covered cards stay face down until both cards overlapping them are gone, so you only learn what is under a peak by digging. There are no redeals. Once the 23 stock cards have been turned, the hand is over if nothing on the board connects to the waste. Because ranks wrap, a King on the waste accepts either a Queen or an Ace.

Tap a playable peak card to move it onto the waste, and tap the stock when you need a new card. This version keeps no points score; the toolbar tracks time and moves, and the win screen shows both. Undo takes back a play or a draw, and Hint points at a playable card or tells you to draw. If it finds nothing, you can start a new deal, restart the same one, or keep playing. The Solitaire Castle Royal app builds levels, events and power-ups on top of these same rules.

Three Habits That Win More TriPeaks Hands

Most lost hands come from three mistakes. The first is taking the nearest playable card: when a 9 on the waste allows an 8 or a 10, pick the one that flips a face-down card or keeps the run going. The second is drawing too early, since each of the 23 stock cards you turn while a peak move is open is one fewer for the end. The third is digging one peak and ignoring the others. All eight tips, with a worked run, are in TriPeaks Solitaire Strategy: 8 Tips to Clear Every Peak, and our guide to winning Solitaire in fewer moves drills the same planning with three practice positions.

Enjoy the peak layout? Try the add-to-13 twist in Pyramid Solitaire, or go for the all-time classic with Klondike Solitaire — both free in your browser.