If you
haven't tried the new game, Pyramids,
you're missing out on a lot of fun and
Neopoints! It is one of the many features
of the newly discovered Lost Desert, which
is located south of the Haunted Woods.
Pyramids would be the same as the
well-known game of Solitaire, except it is
built up in a unique triangular shape and
is a hundred times more exciting! It only
costs 50 NP to play and you can easily win
4 times as much in one round. The best
thing about playing Pyramids is that your
hi-score is your total amount of winnings
rather than the score from your best
game so the numbers can only go
up!
The
game itself is not very difficult to play.
Your goal is simply to remove all of the
cards from the pyramid to the draw pile.
You can do so by choosing any one of the
face up cards that is either one higher or
one lower than the target card. A face
down card can be revealed once the two
cards on top of it are used. If you can't
make a move, click on the draw pile to get
a new target card.
Pyramids
may be a simple game to play; it is not
easy to conquer. Although you receive NPs
whether or not you clear the pyramid, it
is a good idea to keep in mind a few
tricks that will help you beat the game
and earn more Neopoints You may find these
three hints helpful:
1. The
Long Way Home. In this game, the shortcut
isn't necessarily the best road to take.
In fact, the longer you can keep playing
your cards the more points you will
receive. So before you start clicking
away, take a close look at the different
kinds of cards that are facing up. Count
how many steps it will take before you
need to call up a new target card and
choose the approach with the most cards
involved. Keep in mind that if you reveal
face down cards that can be incorporated
into your strategy, you may need to revise
your plan. Planning takes time, but
there's no need to rush since there isn't
a penalty for speed or, better yet, lack
of speed.
2. Two
is Company. There are times in the game
where you have to make a choice between
two cards. Perhaps playing one card will
uncover one face down card while playing
the other will uncover two. If this is the
case, your best bet is to choose the card
that will reveal two face down cards. Why?
Simple. You have one chance more of
revealing a card that can be played or you
will have one card extra that you can
choose from to play on top of the next
target card. Remember, there is a limited
number of cards in the draw pile before it
runs out. Having a large number of cards
to select from will help secure your
chances of winning.
3.
Variety is the Spice of Life. Let me give
you a scenario. Your target card is a 6
and you have an ace, two 5's, a 7 and a 10
facing up in your pyramid. Which card do
you choose? Obviously the ace and the 10
are out of the question so the choice is
left between one of the two 5's and the 7.
Well, I say go for the 5. The reasoning is
simple. If the next target card is a 4 and
then you can use your other 5. But what if
the next card is an 8 and you had already
used your 7? If you had saved it, you
would still be left with the same 4
choices as you had before. But by using
the 7 you went from having four choices to
three. Try to keep a variety of cards at
hand so that you won't be caught
without.
Since
Pyramids is a game of logic you will need
to play more than a couple of rounds to
uncover even more tricks than the three
listed above. You will also need to
combine the methods or make a decision
between which one you should use under
different conditions. For example, what if
you were under the same circumstances
given earlier where you had to make a
choice between one of the two 5's or the 7
except by picking any one of the 5's you
will only reveal one face down card while
by choosing the 7 you will uncover 2? That
could call for a round of
eenie-meenie-minie-mo! I think I'll leave
you to ponder about that situation.
Meanwhile, keep practising. I'll be
checking over the next couple of weeks to
make sure the hi-scores list is
overflowing with winners, winners, and
more winners!!
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