Play Palace Card Game Online Free
Play Palace against Mina for free. Empty your hand, then your face-up cards and finally your three hidden cards. Match or beat the top rank, use a 2 to reset it, or a 10 to clear the pile.
Palace is a shedding card game also known as Karma, Castle, or Shed. Players empty their hand first, then face-up table cards, then face-down table cards.
How do you play the Palace card game?
Play a card equal to or higher than the top card of the pile. Twos reset the pile and can be played on anything. Clicking a hand or face-up card plays all available cards of that rank together. Tens clear the pile. If you cannot play, pick up the pile.
How many cards do you deal in Palace?
Palace starts with nine cards per player: three face down, three face up and three in hand. OnlineCardGames.io uses a standard 52-card deck for two players, leaving 34 cards in the stock.
Before play, select a hand card and a face-up palace card to swap them, then press Ready. You take the first turn in this two-player version. Aces are high. After playing, draw back to three hand cards while the stock lasts.
A ten or four equal ranks in a row burns the pile and gives the same player another turn. Once the stock and your hand are empty, play your face-up cards. Keep the final cards hidden and choose one blindly: if it cannot beat the pile, take it and the pile into your hand.
Palace Rules, Demonstrated
Watch the move, then try it at the table above. Each example follows this game's rules.
What does a 2 mean in Palace?
A 2 in Palace resets the rank to beat. It can go on an Ace or any other card, and the next player may play any rank. The pile stays in place.
An Ace is high, but a 2 can always reset it.
What does a 10 do in Palace?
A 10 in Palace burns the whole pile and gives you another turn. You can play it on any card. Four equal ranks together on top of the pile also burn it.
The 10 can clear this King.
A bad hidden card comes back to your hand
After your hand and face-up cards are gone, choose a hidden card without looking. If it cannot be played, take that card and the pile.
No hand or face-up cards remain. Try the hidden card.
How do you win Palace?
Win by shedding every card from your hand, face-up palace, and hidden palace before the computer.
Controls and Saving
Choose a playable card, or Pick Up Pile if you cannot play. Dimmed controls wait for Mina to finish. Hint never reveals a hidden card. Use a mouse, touch, or Tab with Enter or Space. New Game and reloading start a fresh deal; unfinished games are not saved. The game records a win when your last card is gone. Account leaderboard points are separate from the number of cards left on the table.
Palace questions answered
Can you play Palace with two people?
Palace works with two people. The game above is a two-player match against Mina, with no online invite room. Each player has a hand and six table cards to clear.
What are the special cards in Palace?
The special cards in this Palace version are 2s and 10s. A 2 resets the required rank; a 10 removes the pile and lets you play again. Four matching ranks at the top of the pile have the same clearing effect as a 10.
Do you have to play lower than a 7 in Palace?
A 7 in this Palace version is an ordinary card: the next play must be 7 or higher, unless it is a special 2 or 10. The rule requiring a lower card after a 7 belongs to other house-rule versions.
When can you play your face-up cards in Palace?
Face-up Palace cards become available only when the stock and your hand are empty. If you pick up the pile, clear your hand again before returning to your table cards. Face-down cards stay unavailable until all face-up cards are gone.
What happens if your last hidden card cannot be played?
An unplayable hidden card in Palace goes into your hand along with the whole pile, even if it was your last table card. Clear that hand before you can win. A hidden 2 or 10 is playable on any pile.
Can you finish Palace with a 2 or a 10?
Palace lets you finish with a 2 or a 10 at this table. You win when no cards remain in your hand or either table row and the stock can no longer refill your hand.
Rules and variations
Palace belongs to the shedding-game family described in Wikipedia's Palace/Shithead rules. House rules differ. OnlineCardGames.io uses only 2s, 10s and four matching ranks as special plays; 3s are not transparent and 7s do not reverse the rank requirement.