Kings in the Corners

Kings in the Corners is a competitive solitaire game. Press the Play button to start the game (Fig. 1).

Players cut cards, and the player with the highest rank becomes the dealer (Fig. 2). Each player is dealt seven cards.

At the start of the game, four cards are turned face up from the central draw pile to the foundation piles located at the top, bottom, left, and right (Fig. 3). The four corners are called corner piles. The game begins with the forehand, and turns proceed clockwise. At the beginning of each player's turn, they draw one card from the draw pile.

During their turn, a player can perform the following actions:

1. Place a card from their hand onto a foundation pile or a corner pile. In this case, the card can only be placed if it is one rank lower and of a different color than the top card of the pile. If a foundation pile is empty, any card except a King can be placed. If a corner pile is empty, only a King can be placed.
2. Move an entire pile from one foundation pile to another foundation pile or to a corner pile if the ranks and colors connect correctly.
3. If the player cannot perform any of the above actions, they press the Pass button in the center to pass their turn to the next player.

Players repeat these actions to reduce the number of cards in their hands. Figures 4 and 5 provide examples of card movements.

Pressing the Pass button in the center of the screen passes the turn to the next player (Fig. 6).

The deal ends when one player's hand is empty (Fig. 7). Each player's remaining hand cards are added to their score as penalty points. Kings are worth 10 points each, and all other cards are worth 1 point each.

You can view a score sheet by pressing the buttons in the Score dialog. The score sheet can be accessed by pressing the scoreboard in the upper left (Fig. 8).

The game ends when any player's score reaches 25 points (Fig. 9). The player with the fewest points is the winner.

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This application can be played by 2 to 4 players (Fig. 10).

You can adjust the spacing between the cards in the piles using the Layout option (Fig. 11).

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Rules
Players	Sets the number of players. (From 2 to 4)
End of the Game	Sets conditions for ending a game. If "Points" is set, the game ends when the points reach the value set in the Points option. If "Deals" is set, the game ends when the number of deals reaches the value set in the Deals option. If "Points or Deals" is set, the game ends when either points or number of deals meets the condition.
Points	Sets the points.
Deals	Sets the number of deals.
Drawing	Sets whether drawing from the draw pile occurs at the start or end of a turn.
Scoring	Sets the method of calculating scores. Kings are worth 10 points, and all other cards are worth 1 point. Kings are worth 10 points, face cards are worth 2 points, and all other cards are worth 1 point.
Draw Pile	Sets the behavior when the draw pile is exhausted. The game ends when the pile is exhausted. The game ends when the pile is exhausted and no one plays a card from their hand.
Rules / Player
First Dealer	"Cut (Higher)" and "Cut (Lower)" are added.
Game
Sorting Hand	Configures the sorting of your hand.
Rearranging Hand	If enabled, the cards in your hand can be swapped.
Pass Confirmation	If enabled, a confirmation dialog will be displayed when passing.
Game / Player List
Player List	Sets whether to display the player list.
Hand Size	Sets whether to display the hand size of players.
Hand Monitor	Sets whether to display the hands of players.
Size	Sets the size of the player list.
Game / Layout
Card Spacing (Top)	Sets the spacing for the top card of the pile.
Card Spacing	Sets the spacing for the cards in the pile.

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