Pyramid Mahjong Solitaire Layout
The Pyramid concentrates tiles into rising layers. Early choices have a strong effect because upper tiles control access to a large part of the board.
Read the layer beneath the peak
A Pyramid emphasizes vertical dependencies: upper positions control access to lower rows. Before removing an upper pair, look at the positions it would expose and whether their partners are reachable. More uncovered tiles are useful only if you can continue through them.
Opening plan: prepare the next layer
Compare two available pairs by imagining the layer below. Prefer a move with a concrete continuation over a move that only lowers the height. Once a row becomes exposed, its middle tiles may still need an open side before they are selectable.
Keep a reserve for the buried layer
A symbol may have free copies near the top and covered copies below. Removing every accessible partner too early can strand the later copies. When there are alternative pairings, retain a reachable copy until the covered region opens.
Common trap: treating exposure as freedom
A newly visible tile can remain blocked by both neighbors. Trace from the row ends toward the center rather than counting every revealed face as a new move. A useful plan combines removing cover with opening lateral access.
Stage-specific play
Mahjong Imperial changes the arrangement as stages advance. The Pyramid catalogue entry is not a promise of identical rows or a fixed tile count across all 16 stages. Apply the same two-step access check to the geometry actually shown.