Play Kings Corner for free
Kings Corner is a family card game where you play your cards onto piles around the deck, counting down and switching between red and black, and put the Kings in the corners. The first player with no cards left wins. It is also called Kings in the Corner. Here on Kitchen Table Cards you can play it free in your browser against one, two or three computer players, with big cards, a Hint button and no time pressure.
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How to play Kings Corner
Kings Corner is played with a standard 52-card deck by 2 to 4 players. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The rest of the deck goes face down in the middle of the table, and four cards are turned face up around it, one on each side: top, right, bottom and left. The four corners start empty. If a King is turned up, it goes straight into a corner and the side gets another card.
On your turn, you first draw a card from the deck. Then you can make as many moves as you like, and your turn ends when you can't, or don't want to, play any more. Play goes around the table to the left.
Your moves
- Build down: put a card on a pile if it is one lower and the other colour. A red Seven goes on a black Eight, then a black Six on the red Seven, and so on down to the Ace.
- Kings in the corners: a King can go in any empty corner. Corners take nothing else, so they are the only place to start a pile with a King.
- Empty spaces: any card can go in an empty space on a side of the cross.
- Move a pile: you can move a whole pile from a side onto another pile, if its bottom card fits on that pile's top card. This empties a space, where you can then put any card.
| Top card of the pile | What fits on it |
|---|---|
| Black Eight (Clubs or Spades) | A red Seven (Hearts or Diamonds) |
| Red Queen | A black Jack |
| Black Two | A red Ace |
| Any Ace | Nothing: the pile is finished |
| An empty corner | Any King |
| An empty side | Any card |
Winning the game
The first player to get rid of all their cards wins. When the deck is used up, players carry on without drawing. If nobody can play for a whole round, the game ends and the player with the fewest cards wins.
How to play on this site
| Draw | At the start of your turn the deck in the middle is outlined. Click it to draw a card. |
|---|---|
| Play a card | Click a card in your hand so it rises up. The places it can go are outlined in yellow: click one. You can also drag the card there. |
| Move a pile | Click a pile on a side of the cross, then click the pile it should go on. You can also drag the pile there. |
| End turn | Press "End turn" when you are done. When nothing more fits, the button is outlined. |
| Undo | Takes back your last move this turn. |
| Hint | Shows a good move and explains why. |
| Pause | Stops the other players until you are ready to carry on. |
| Settings | Choose 2, 3 or 4 players, how fast the other players play, and the table colour. |
Tips for winning at Kings Corner
- Look for piles to move. Moving one pile onto another empties a space, and any card from your hand can go there.
- Get rid of high cards early. Kings, Queens and Jacks are the hardest cards to place, so play them when you can.
- Plan a run. If you have a black Nine, a red Eight and a black Seven, put the Nine in an empty space and the others follow it down.
- Don't leave an empty space for nothing. An empty space you can't fill is a gift to the next player.
Kings Corner questions and answers
Is this Kings Corner game free?
Yes. Kings Corner on Kitchen Table Cards is completely free to play in your browser. There is no download, no sign-up and nothing to buy.
Is Kings Corner the same as Kings in the Corner?
Yes. Kings Corner, Kings in the Corner, Kings in the Corners and King's Corners are all names for the same game: a family card game where Kings go in the corners of a cross of piles.
Who am I playing against?
You play against friendly computer players: Rosa, Walter and June. In the Settings you can choose a game for 2, 3 or 4 players.
How many cards do you get in Kings Corner?
Each player is dealt 7 cards. Four more cards are laid face up around the deck, one on each side, and the rest of the deck is placed face down in the middle.
What can go in an empty space?
Any card from your hand can go in an empty space on a side of the cross. Only a King can go in an empty corner.
Can you move a pile in Kings Corner?
Yes. You can move a whole pile from a side onto another pile, if the bottom card of the pile you move is one lower and the other colour than the top card of the other pile. The space it leaves empty can then take any card.
Do I have to draw a card every turn?
Yes. You start every turn by drawing a card from the deck. When the deck runs out, you just play what you can.
How do you win Kings Corner?
The first player to get rid of all their cards wins. If the deck runs out and nobody can play for a whole round, the player with the fewest cards wins.
Is Kings Corner a good game to play with grandchildren?
Yes. Kings Corner is easy to learn, games are short, and it quietly practises counting down and telling red from black. You can play it here together on a tablet.
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