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A high-stakes game of Pyramid ^{(TOS: "The Lost Warrior")}.

Pyramid is a high-risk chancery game played with hexagonal cards; a Colonial version of poker. Starbuck is about to win a large pot when an alert interrupts the game ^{(TOS: "Saga of a Star World")}. Starbuck and Boomer play Pyramid with Boxey in the barracks (with jellybeans as the stakes instead of cubits) to help keep him occupied when Apollo fails to report back from a patrol. Boxey wins a large pot by having a "full pyramid" ^{(TOS: "The Lost Warrior")}.

Hands

In order of superiority:

Full pyramid ^{(TOS: "The Lost Warrior")}
Four pyramids (The Return of Starbuck)
Three pyramids (The Return of Starbuck)

Notes

In the Re-imagined Series, the use of this name is reserved for a basketball/rugby style game. A similar card game in the new series is known as Triad.
While fandom has made rules and cards related to the Pyramid card game, these are non-canonical to the Original Series.
In the episode The Man with Nine Lives, the game is depicted in a Blackjack-like variant. In this variant, a player can ask the dealer to "build me" (hit) or decide to "hover" (stand).

External Links

Fan-created Pyramid rules at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.

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-[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|right|A high-stakes game of Pyramid ([[The Lost Warrior (TOS)|The Lost Warrior]]).]]
+{{disline|For the article on the athletic sport known as "Pyramid" in the [[Re-imagined Series]], see [[Pyramid (RDM)]].}}
-'''Pyramid''' is a high-risk [[chancery]] game played with hexagonal cards; a Colonial version of [[Wikipedia:poker game|poker]]. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is about to win a large pot when an alert interrupts the game ([[Saga of a Star World (TOS)|Saga of a Star World]]). Starbuck and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] play Pyramid with [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] in the barracks (with jellybeans as the stakes instead of [[cubit]]s) to help keep him occupied when [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] fails to report back from a patrol ([[The Lost Warrior (TOS)|The Lost Warrior]]).
+[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A high-stakes game of Pyramid {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}.]]
+'''Pyramid''' is a high-risk [[chancery]] game played with hexagonal cards; a Colonial version of [[Wikipedia:poker game|poker]]. {{TOS|Starbuck}} is about to win a large pot when an alert interrupts the game {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. Starbuck and {{TOS|Boomer}} play Pyramid with {{TOS|Boxey}} in [[Bachelor officer's quarters|the barracks]] (with jellybeans as the stakes instead of [[cubit]]s) to help keep him occupied when {{TOS|Apollo}} fails to report back from a patrol. Boxey wins a large pot by having a "full pyramid" {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}.
+== Hands ==
+In order of superiority:
+* Full pyramid {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
+* Four pyramids ([[The Return of Starbuck]])
+* Three pyramids ([[The Return of Starbuck]])
+== Notes ==
+* In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], the use of this name is reserved for a [[Pyramid (RDM)|basketball/rugby style game]]. A similar card game in the new series is known as [[Triad (RDM)|Triad]].
+* While fandom has made rules and cards related to the Pyramid card game, these are non-[[canon]]ical to the Original Series.
+* In the episode [[The Man with Nine Lives]], the game is depicted in a Blackjack-like variant. In this variant, a player can ask the dealer to "build me" (hit) or decide to "hover" (stand).
+== See Also ==
+* [[Triad (TOS)]], a ball game in the Original Series
+* [[Pyramid (RDM)]], a ball game with the same name in the Re-imagined Series
+* [[Triad (RDM)]], the corresponding card game in the Re-imagined Series
 == External Links ==
-[[Wikipedia:Pyramid (game)|Pyramid rules at Wikipedia]]
+{{ext-wikipedia-name|article=Pyramid (game)|name=Fan-created Pyramid rules}}
+[[Category:A to Z]]
+[[Category:Colonial]]
+[[Category:Colonial Society]]
+[[Category:Colonial Society (TOS)]]
+[[Category:TOS]]
-[[Category: A to Z]]
+[[de:Pyramide (TOS)]]
-[[Category: Colonial Society (TOS)]]
-[[Category: TOS]]