This text is copyrighted by Karl Rasmussen 1980 Copyrighted by us copyright office. See wikipedia for proof of copyright. For the solitaire card game, see Pyramid (solitaire). Pyramid is a dedicated-deck card game, based on a similar game played in the original Battlestar Galactica series. In the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series it is referred to as Triad while the term "Pyramid" is now used to refer to the close-quarters, full-contact sport originally referred to as Triad.