Kings Card Game
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| Origin | unknown |
|---|---|
| Type | Compendium game |
| Players | 3 |
| Skills required | Card counting, Tactics |
| Cards | 36 |
| Deck | Russian-pattern, French-suited pack |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Card rank (highest first) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 |
| Random chance | Low — Moderate |
| Related games | |
| Barbu, Herzeln, Kein Stich, Lorum, Quodlibet, Rosbiratschka | |
| Features: 6 deals x 2 rounds = 12 games | |
King is a Russian compendium card game of the Hearts family for 3 players that goes back to the 1920s.[1] It may be related to Barbu, but its country of origin is unknown.[2]
Rules[edit]
King is played by three players with 36 Russian-pattern, French-suited playing cards ranking in their natural order, Aces high. Deal and play are assumed clockwise and each player receives 12 cards. Eldest hand leads and players must follow suit if able; failing that they may play any card.[1]
There are two rounds of six contracts. The first is a round of negative games as follows:[1]
- No Tricks. Each trick taken incurs 6 penalty points.
- No Hearts. Each heart taken is worth 8 penalty points. Hearts may not be led unless there is no choice.
- No Men. Each King and Jack incurs 9 penalty points.
- No Queens. Each Queen costs 18 penalty points.
- No Last Two Tricks. Taking either of the last two tricks is worth 36 penalty points.
- No King of Hearts. ♥K is worth 72 penalty points. Hearts may not be led unless there is no choice. ♥K must be played if unable to follow suit.
The second round is identical, except that all the games are now positive – Tricks, Hearts, Men, etc., and score plus points instead.[1]
Jeu du Roi[edit]
There appears to be a French version, Jeu du Roi played between four players using a standard 52-card pack.[3]
References[edit]
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- ^ abcdParlett 2008, pp. 148-149.
- ^King at pagat.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^Jeu du Roi, French version of King, at jeuxdecartes.net. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- Parlett, David (2008). The Penguin Book of Card Games. London: Penguin. ISBN978-0-141-03787-5.
External links[edit]
Kings Card Game How To Play
- McLeod, John, ed., King, Card Games Website
- Jeu du Roi, French version of King, at jeuxdecartes.net.