Circus Solitaire

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This is a circus-themed version of Pyramid Solitaire which comes with a free cell. Pair cards which sum to 13 & clear the pyramid before the timer reaches zero.

• Remove cards from the pyramid by matching them with each other, or pairing them with cards from the waste pile, draw stack, or free cell.
• Use the free cell to temporarily store a card to enable other plays.
• Shuffle through the reserves to enable other plays & beat each level quickly to maximize your game score.

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Circus Solitaire Cards Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Pair cards which sum to 13 & clear the pyramid of cards before the timer reaches zero. Use the free cell to temporarily store cards to enable other plays.

• Starting the Game
  • Select the Play button on the right side of the welcome screen to start the game.
  • Under the Play button are games for how to play Help and More Games.
  • The lower left corner of the welcome screen has a language select dropdown.
  • The lower right corner of the welcome screen has buttons for social media sharing and reading game developer information.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • Use your mouse left click button to select a card & then select a matching card which sums the pair to 13.
    • Double click on the card in the draw stack to move it over to the waste pile & see the next card in the draw pile again.
    • You can also select cards and drag them to the free cell position to move them there.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Tap the screen with a finger to select a card & then tap again to select its matching card which sums to 13.
  • Controls & indicators
    • The draw and waste pile are in the upper left while the free cell is across from them on the tableau.
      • The draw pile has a number under it showing how many cards you have remaining in it.
    • Game controls are in the right column.
      • At the top it shows level number, level score & remaining level timer.
      • At the bottom there are 4 buttons to pause the game, switch to full screen mode, control game music & control game sound.
    • The level select screen shows what score you earned on each level and what your cumulative game score is.
• Game Play
  • Deal
    • This game uses a single standard deck of 52 cards.
    • All cards are dealt face up.
      • 28 cards are dealt directly to the pyramid.
      • 24 cards are dealt to the draw pile, which you shuffle through in turn 1.
  • Play
    • Match pairs of cards whose sums equal 13.
      • For the purposes of the game, the cards have the following values:
        • Aces have a value of 1
        • Jacks have a value of 11
        • Queens have a value of 12
      • Kings are valued at 13 & can be removed by themselves with no need to pair them.
      • Matching pairs are: Ace-Queen, 2-Jack, 3-10, 4-9, 5-8, 6-7.
    • Only free cards can be removed.
      • Free cards have no cards on top of them.
      • You can match cards on the pyramid with each other.
      • You can also match cards from any of the different sources: pyramid, draw pile, waste pile, and free cell.
    • Reserves
      • You can repeatedly shuffle through the draw pile.
      • When all cards are in the waste pile you can select it to move all those cards to the draw pile.
    • Free cell
      • This game comes with a free cell which can be used to temporarily store a card.
      • You can move a card from any source into the free cell.
      • After the free cell has been cleared you can use it again.
      • Select a card and then select the free cell to move the card there.
  • Levels
    • The board layout is the same for all levels.
      • You beat the level by clearing all cards from the pyramid.
      • If you lose a level you can try again as this game offers unlimited continues.
    • This game has 10 levels which are unlocked sequentially.
      • You can go back and replay previously beat levels from the level select screen.
      • Your new score will only replace the old score if the new score is higher.
      • After you beat the final level you can’t go back and replay the prior levels, so if you scored poorly on a level you would want to replay it before playing the final level.
    • Level timers
      • You have 5 minutes to beat the first level.
      • Each subsequent level gives you 20 seconds less to beat it to where you must beat the final level in 2 minutes.
  • Tips
    • All cards on the pyramid are dealt face up, which makes it easy to map out a couple moves in advance to prevent yourself from getting stuck.
      • If you see a card on top of its match you will need to use the free cell or pair those cards with other cards to clear them.
    • Try to work on all parts of the pyramid at once rather than leaving a long stack on one side while working down the rest, so that you have many potential match options until you have few cards remaining.
    • If there are few cards remaining in the draw pile and you have lots of time left you can boost your score by pairing up those cards.
  • Scoring
    • Your game score is cumulative across levels.
      • You tend to score fewer points in later levels as you have less time-based points from the shorter time limit.
    • Each card you remove as part of a 13 is worth 50 points, for a maximum card-based score of 2,600 per level.
    • You score 15 points for each second you have remaining when you beat a level.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for players who like Pyramid Solitaire card games.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support

This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.

Plays.org published this Freecell Solitaire Pyramid Solitaire on August 15, 2022 / 0 Comments