Palace
Get rid of all your cards: play equal or higher on the pile, a two starts over and a ten turns the pile. Against the computer or with 2–5 friends, with house rules.
- 2–5 players
- 5–20 min
- Card game
- Family
- Vs computer
Free during the beta, no ads and nothing to download. Play in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
About Palace
Palace, Vänd tia in Swedish, is the card game many learn at camp or at school: three cards in hand, three face up and three blind on the table, and the last one holding cards loses. You play equal or higher on the pile, a two starts over and a ten clears the whole pile away. The rules differ between groups, so here whoever sets up the table picks the house rules. Play against the computer or with friends.
How to play
Get rid of all your cards: play equal or higher on the pile, a two starts it over and a ten turns the pile (in Swedish Vänd tia). Three cards in hand, three face up and three blind on the table.
- Everyone gets three cards face down on the table, three face up on top of them and three in the hand. The rest is the stock.
- Before the game you may swap cards between your hand and your face-up cards. Good cards (tens, twos, aces) are good to keep on the table for the end.
- The player with the lowest card in hand starts. On your turn, play one or more cards of the same rank onto the pile: the same rank as the top card or higher. The ace is highest.
- A two can always be played, and after it the next player may play anything.
- A ten can always be played and turns the pile: it goes out of the game and you play again. Four cards of the same rank in a row also turn the pile.
- While there are cards in the stock, you draw up to three cards in hand after playing.
- If you cannot play anything, you pick up the whole pile.
- When your hand and the stock are empty you play your face-up cards, and then the face-down ones, blind: turn one, and if it cannot be played you pick up the pile with it.
- The first player out of cards wins. The game goes on until only one player has cards left.
- Spelbordet’s technical guard interrupts the game after 1,500 moves. Remaining card counts do not decide the result: no winner or loser is declared and no win is recorded.
Good to know
Playing several
Tap the cards you want to play (they must have the same rank) and they move up, then tap Play. Tap a chosen card again to put it back.
Vs computer
Choose 1–4 opponents and how hard they are. A win gives experience points and shows on the top list.
With friends
Set up a table and share the code, or invite a friend from Spelbordet’s start page. If someone leaves, a computer player takes over.
Tips
Save twos and tens
The two restarts the pile and the ten burns it. Keep them for when you would otherwise have to pick up the pile.
Good cards on the table
Put your highest cards and special cards face up on the table, so you still have them at the end.
Play several of a kind
If you hold several cards of the same rank, play them together. Four of a kind burns the pile.
Start with low cards
Play your lowest cards when you can. High cards and special cards are better kept until the pile has grown high.
Remember the face-down cards
Your face-down cards are played blind at the end. Get rid of your hand and your face-up cards quickly, so the hardest part lasts as short a time as possible.
Variants and house rules
Whoever sets the table chooses.
- Take a chance on the stock (by default: on): If you cannot play, you may turn the top card of the stock. If it fits it is played, else you pick up the pile with it.
- Four alike turn the pile (by default: on): Four cards of the same rank in a row on the pile turn it, just like a ten.
- Seven turns it upside down (by default: off): After a seven the next player must play a seven or lower (or a two or a ten).
- Swap cards before the game (by default: on): Before the game starts, everyone may swap cards between the hand and the face-up cards on the table.
- Stack alike on the face-up cards (by default: on): Before the game starts you may put cards of the same rank on top of a face-up card (the hand is filled up from the stock). The stack is then played together.
Questions and answers
How many can play Palace?
Two to five players. Here you can also play alone against one to four computer players.
What do the two and the ten do?
A two can always be played, and after it the next player may play anything. A ten can always be played too: it clears the pile and you play again.
What happens if you cannot play?
Then you pick up the whole pile. With the house rule Take a chance on the stock you may first turn the top card of the stock and see if it fits.
How are the blind cards played?
When your hand and the deck are empty you play your face-up cards first and then the face-down ones, blind. If a blind card cannot be played you pick up the pile with it.
Does it cost anything to play Palace here?
No. Spelbordet is free during the beta, with no ads and nothing to download.
Ready for a deal? Play Palace against the computer or invite friends.