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KingThe classic Russian card game for four players.

Seven rounds of dodging penalties, then seven rounds of taking everything you can. Play against three AI opponents, or against your friends online. No ads, no account.

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Also available for Windows and Linux. On the App Store, Google Play and the Mac App Store.

Fourteen rounds, one crown

The rules of the classic game, first popularised on MS-DOS computers in the early 1990s, rebuilt for modern phones, tablets and desktops.

  • 01

    14 rounds, one crown

    Seven penalty rounds where every trick can hurt, then seven bonus rounds where the same cards score for you. Whoever holds the most points after round 14 takes the game.

  • 02

    Five levels of AI

    Easy, Normal and Hard, plus a neural-network opponent and the restored engine of the original DOS version, in case you have an old score to settle.

  • 03

    Online multiplayer

    Create a private room and share the code, or hit Quick Match. Empty seats are filled with AI, so the game always starts.

  • 04

    Provably fair deals

    In multiplayer the server publishes a cryptographic hash of every shuffle before the deal and reveals the seed afterwards, so you can check for yourself that no deck was rigged.

  • 05

    Learn as you play

    Every round starts with a short, plain-language explanation of its goal. Turn the tutorials off when you stop needing them.

  • 06

    No account, no fuss

    Single-player works fully offline and saves your game automatically. Multiplayer needs just a nickname — never an account.

  • 07

    Classic deck art

    The Atlas deck everyone remembers, redrawn so it stays sharp at any size. The felt colour and the card order in your hand are up to you.

  • 08

    English and Russian

    Fully localised interface and tutorials. The game follows your device language, or set it manually.

Dodge, then conquer

Each round is a separate deal with its own goal. Rounds 1–7 punish you for taking; rounds 8–14 reward you for taking the very same things.

Full playing rules, card by card: read the rules →

Rounds 1–7 · Penalty

No Tricks
−2 per trick
No Hearts
−2 per heart
No Boys
−2 per J or K
No Queens
−4 per queen
No King of ♥
−16
No Last Two
−8 each
Nothing
all at once

Rounds 8–14 · Bonus

Tricks
+2 per trick
Hearts
+2 per heart
Boys
+2 per J or K
Queens
+4 per queen
King of ♥
+16
Last Two
+8 each
Everything
all at once

Screenshots

Tutorial explaining round 1, No Tricks
Every round explained
A trick in play on the green felt
Classic Atlas deck
Round complete score table
Round-by-round scoring
Multiplayer lobby with room code
Rooms & quick match
Settings screen
Tune it your way
King running on a Mac desktop
At home on the big screen

Your table, your rules

  • Private roomscreate a room, share the four-letter code, deal the cards.
  • Quick matchone tap to join an open table.
  • AI fills the gapsstart with two or three friends; the computer takes the empty seats.
  • Reconnect safelydropped connection? Your seat waits for you.
  • No peekingopponents' cards never reach your device, so there is simply nothing to cheat with.

Platforms

King is out on the App Store, Google Play, the Mac App Store, Windows and Linux.

Flatpak: flatpak install --user King-Linux.flatpak then flatpak run tech.rh1.king. AppImage: chmod +x King-Linux.AppImage and run it (Debian, Ubuntu and other glibc desktops). Questions? Contact support.