
A king needs no other match, so any time you can play a king, whether from the pyramid or the stock pile, there's no reason not to play it immediately. Otherwise, those jacks will be very hard to get rid of later. In other words, if you have a 2 that needs matching, try to match it with one of the jacks in your pyramid, rather than the one in the deck. three jacks), try not to play the fourth card of that rank from the deck.

Before starting your game, quickly scan the board to see if the game is obviously unwinnable.
