Characteristics

Info about Kings in the Corners

Deck

Difficulty

Game time

Luck/Skill

Win probability

Objective

What do I have to do?

Remove all cards from the tableau and the stock pile except the Jacks the Queens and the Kings.

Layout

Know the initial layout of the cards

Tableau

1 Tableau of 16 cards forming a 4×4 grid, initially empty.

Stock pile

1 Stock pile with the remaining cards. The top card is face up and the remaining cards are face down.

Waste pile

1 Waste pile, initially empty.

Rules

Discover how to play Kings in the Corners solitaire

Tableau

  • Match exposed cards that add up to 10 to move them to the waste pile.
  • Tens are removed individually.
  • Jacks, Queens and Kings cannot be removed.

(Phase 1 – Filling the tableau)

  • Empty spaces can only be filled with cards from the stock pile.
  • Cards with ranks from 1 to 10 can be played to any space on the tableau.
  • Jacks, Queens and Kings can only be played to the spaces marked with their letter.
  • Building within the tableau is not allowed.
  • When the tableau is full or the stock pile is empty, phase 2 begins.

(Phase 2 – Removing cards from the tableau)

  • Match cards that add up to 10 or remove Tens individually.
  • When no more cards can be removed from the tableau, phase 1 begins again.

Stock pile

  • The top card of the stock pile can only be played onto the empty spaces in phase 1.

Waste pile

  • When matching 2 cards that add up to 10 (or a single Ten), they will automatically be moved to the waste pile.
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