King Game

King is a gambling game which is popular in Russia. Sometimes it's called "the ladies' preference". In France there is a similar gambling called Barbu (French "Beard").

Game Features:

- Full HD graphics resolution support (up to 1920x1080)
- Different card deck graphics ("Atlasnye", "Renaissance" and "Skat")
- Support of multiplayer game over Wi-Fi

Rules of "short" game

A deck of 32 sheets, cards from 7 to Ace. Number of players is 4.
The game takes place in two stages. In the first stage players receive only negative points, in the second stage - positive points. Each player receives 8 cards. The first player is determined by drawing lots. There are no trumps. It’s necessary to follow the first suit. In the absence of the required suit, you can throw any card with a few exceptions.

I. Negative hands

1st hand – no tricks. The aim is not to win tricks. The winner of the trick is the highest card of the suit played at the start of the trick. The winner restarts playing with any card and so on until all the cards have been played. Total points: -160
2nd hand – no Hearts. The aim is not to win tricks with Hearts. A player must not start a trick with Hearts unless he holds no other suit. If a player cannot follow suit, he can then play any card, including Hearts. Total points: -160
3th hand – no Kings or Jacks. The aim is not to win tricks with Kings or Jacks. Total points: -160
4rd hand – no Queens. The aim is not to win tricks with Queens. Total points: -160
5th hand – no King of Hearts. The aim is not to get the King of Hearts. A player must not start a trick with Hearts unless he holds no other suit. Important: The King of Hearts must be played at the first legal opportunity, meaning when the holder cannot follow suit or at the first time Hearts are used to open a trick. Total points: -160
6th hand - no last 2 tricks. The aim is not to win the last 2 tricks. Total points: -160
7th hand - don't take anything, you will get penalty points for every previous hand (no Queens, no King etc). A player must not start a trick with Hearts unless he holds no other suit. Important: The King of Hearts must be played at the first legal opportunity, meaning when the holder cannot follow suit or at the first time Hearts are used to open a trick. Total points: -960

II. Positive hands.

The rules are the same as in case of negative hands, but the player gets positive points:

1st hand – take tricks. Total points: +160
2nd hand – take Hearts. Total points: +160
3th hand – take Kings or Jacks. Total points: +160
4rd hand – take Queens. Total points: +160
5th hand – take King of Hearts. Total points: +160
6th hand - take last 2 tricks. Total points: +160
7th hand - take everything. Total points: +960

Rules of "long" game

The rules are the same as for the "short" game, but there is an important exception: every player has to play all games , and every player must choose one of the 14 games every time. The player can't select the same game twice). So, in the long game mode 14 games are played 4 times (52 games in total).

1st hand – no tricks. Total points: -160
2nd hand – no Hearts. Total points: -160
3th hand – no Kings or Jacks. Total points: -160
4rd hand – no Queens. Total points: -160
5th hand – no King of Hearts. Total points: -160
6th hand - no last 2 tricks. Total points: -160
7th hand - don't take anything. Total points: -960
8st hand – take tricks. Total points: +160
9nd hand – take Hearts. Total points: +160
10th hand – take Kings or Jacks. Total points: +160
11th hand – take Queens. Total points: +160
12th hand – take King of Hearts. Total points: +160
13th hand - take last 2 tricks. Total points: +160
14th hand - take everything. Total points: +960