Pyramid Solitaire - Ancient China

📝 Special Statement

Hark, Celestial Scholar! You are no longer trifling with a card game; you are undertaking the sacred, high-stakes challenge to dismantle the magnificent, mystical Pagoda of Prosperity! 🐉🧧

The Imperial Summons: Dismantling the Pagoda of Prosperity

You stand before the towering, tiered Pagoda, a structure built not of wood, but of $52$ sacred cards, each one bearing the insignia of Imperial China! This is the ultimate test of strategy and insight, a festive variant of Pyramid Solitaire where the stakes are celestial prosperity! Your divine mission is clear: to systematically clear every card from this glorious structure before the Mandate of Heaven is lost! This requires the meticulous calculation of a court advisor and the swift hand of a martial artist! 🥋💰

The Mystic Sum of Thirteen: The Rule of Celestial Union

The heart of this spiritual challenge lies in the Mystic Sum of Thirteen! To earn the right to remove any card from the Pagoda, you must perform a flawless Celestial Union, successfully pairing two Unshackled Cards—those not obstructed by any card below them—whose numerical values ADD UP to exactly 13!

• The Numbered Cards (2 through 10) require precise pairings: the 9 of Jade with the 4 of Silk, the 8 of Lotus with the 5 of Gold, and so on!
• The Jack of Warriors is worth 11, seeking the 2 of Scrolls for union!
• The Queen of Harmony is worth 12, demanding the Ace of Dragons (worth 1) to complete the sacred sum!
• The Emperor Card (The King), valued at a perfect 13, is so complete and sovereign that he is removed solo—a powerful, autonomous action that clears space with imperial authority! 👑

The Reserve of Destiny and the Path to Enlightenment

The unseen cards in your Reserve of Destiny at the bottom of the screen are your lifeline, flipped to reveal the missing half of your Celestial Unions! Every successful pairing causes the cards to VANISH in a flash of divine energy, revealing the next, crucial layer of the Pagoda. Fail to find a valid pair, and the cards remain stubbornly fixed, blocking your path to the lower tiers of enlightenment! Only by flawlessly calculating the Mystic Sum of Thirteen and achieving total clearance of the Pagoda of Prosperity will you earn the ultimate title of Celestial Scholar! Find the perfect match, and bring order to the ancient cards! 🐉🌟🏆