The Pyramid Problem

The goal

Build the Great Pyramid, 146 m and 210 layers of stone, before year 23. The next goal is always at the top of the screen.

The loop

1. Cut: quarry gangs cut blocks at the quarry.
2. Drag: haul gangs drag them on sledges down a road to your ramp.
3. Lift: lift gangs haul them up the ramp onto the pyramid.
4. Fix the slow job: the bar at the bottom names the one job holding the rest back. Add men there, then find the next one.

Reading the screen

Men in red are standing idle, waiting on someone else. The top bar counts your men and what you have left of grain, copper and cedar. ▶ runs time; 4× and 16× go faster. Drag to look around; wheel or pinch to zoom.

The tools