Aperçu
Tri Peaks Solitaire is a one-player card game played with a single deck. Twenty-eight cards are dealt in three overlapping peaks, and you clear them one at a time onto a waste pile by playing cards one rank above or below the waste card, whatever their suit. Long runs score more, and taking the top card of a peak earns a bonus.
Histoire
Tri Peaks is a modern patience, usually credited to Robert Hogue, who devised it in 1989. It is related to Golf and Pyramid, in which you also clear a layout card by card instead of building piles.
À travers le monde
- Three Peaks
- Triple Peaks
Stratégie
Look before you play
When two cards fit, choose the one that uncovers a face-down card or keeps a run going.
Play first, turn later
Play every card that fits before you turn the stock, because each turn ends your run and costs points.
Plan for both directions
A 7 on the waste can take a 6 or an 8, so check which choice leaves you another play.
Free the peak tops
The bonuses for the peaks are worth more than most runs, and the third peak is worth the most.
Count the stock
With 23 cards and no second pass, keep track of how many turns you have left.
Variantes
No King–Ace wrap
King and Ace are not next to each other, so runs stop at both ends. It is harder than the standard game.
Questions fréquentes
Clear all 28 cards from the three peaks onto the waste pile.