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About This Game

TriPeaks Solitaire has three overlapping pyramid peaks spread across the board. Your goal is to clear all the cards by picking ones that are one rank higher or lower than the top card on the waste pile. Suits don't matter — only rank. You build chains of cards going up and down in value.

The chain mechanic is what makes TriPeaks fun. A long chain — like 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 — scores more points per card the longer it goes. Breaking the chain resets the bonus. So you're always choosing between a safe single play and going for a long, high-scoring run. The stock lets you restart when you get stuck.

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History & Background

Robert Hogue designed TriPeaks in 1989. It shipped in Microsoft's first Entertainment Pack in 1990 — the same release that brought millions of people Minesweeper. Unlike most solitaires, it wasn't based on an existing card game. Hogue built it specifically for the mouse.

Its hook was the streak bonus. Clearing cards in an unbroken chain multiplies your score, so you plan runs instead of just playing one card at a time. That scoring loop got copied into countless mobile games after 2010. It's why TriPeaks is still one of the most downloaded solitaires on phones today.

How to Play

Three peaks of overlapping cards are dealt across the board
Click a card that is one rank higher or lower than the top of the waste pile
Suits don't matter — only the number needs to be adjacent
Build long chains for bonus scoring — each consecutive card scores more
Draw from the stock when no adjacent cards are available
Clear all three peaks to win

Tips & Strategy

Longer chains score much more — keep them going as long as you can

Decide which peak to clear first based on what card values are accessible

Don't draw from the stock until you've exhausted every chain you have

Look for cards that bridge between peaks to keep your chain alive

Tips for the Real-World Game

Lay out 28 cards in three peaks — four face-down rows tapering to a base of 10 face-up cards — with a stock of 24 underneath.

Any card one rank above or below the waste top can be played. Aces wrap to Kings.

Streaks are everything. Chaining cards before drawing can multiply your score 10x or more.

When you have two playable cards, take the one that frees the most blocked cards.

Don't burn a stock card unless you're truly stuck. Every draw resets your streak to zero.

Features

✓ Three-peak layout

✓ Chain scoring system

✓ Stock pile for restarting chains

✓ Quick restart

✓ Score tracking

✓ Smooth animations

Controls

Desktop

Click cards to add to the chain. Click stock to draw.

Mobile

Tap cards to play. Tap stock to draw.

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