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♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Catalog · 37 games

Card games

Rules of card games: durak, poker, preference, hearts, solitaires and more. Pick a game and see how to play — briefly and to the point.

♠ Durak and its variants

♠Durak (podkidnoy)Russia's most popular game: trump, attack and defence — the last player with cards is the fool.2–6 players · 36 cards → ♥Perevodnoy (transfer) DurakDurak with a twist: bounce the attack to the next player instead of beating it.2–6 players · 36 cards → ♦Road Durak (heads-up)A simplified one-on-one durak without throwing in extra cards.2 players · 36 cards → ♣Shop Durak (with draw)Durak where you keep drawing cards from a shared “shop”.2–4 players · 36 cards →

♥ Trick-taking games

♠Kozel (Goat)A 2-vs-2 team game with fixed partners and trumps.4 players · 32 cards → ♥HeartsReverse tricks: taking points is bad — dodge hearts and the Queen of Spades.4 players · 52 cards → ♦PreferenceA classic three-player bidding and trick-taking game.3 players · 32 cards → ♣BeloteA popular trick game with melds and trumps for four.4 players · 32 cards → ♠Klaberjass (Deberc)A sharp two-player trick game with melds.2 players · 32 cards → ♥KingSeven deals with different goals — avoid or collect certain tricks.4 players · 32 cards → ♦WhistThe classic English trick-taking game for four in two pairs.4 players · 52 cards → ♣BridgeThe famous partnership game with bidding and contracts.4 players · 52 cards →

♦ Points and melds

♠Thousand (Tysyacha)Bid and score to 1000 using marriages of King and Queen.3 players · 24 cards → ♥Gin RummyForm runs and sets faster than your opponent to “knock”.2 players · 52 cards → ♦RummyCollect sets and runs and be first to empty your hand.2–6 players · 52 cards → ♣CanastaBuild melds of seven — “canastas” — with two full decks.4 players · 108 cards → ♠101Shed your cards; the loser reaches 101 penalty points.2–5 players · 36 cards → ♥BeziqueA classic melding game scoring combinations like bezique.2 players · 64 cards →

♣ Bluffing and party games

♦I Doubt It (Cheat)Bluff your way rid of cards — call “I doubt it” to catch liars.3–6 players · 36/54 → ♣MafiaA social deduction game: townsfolk versus the hidden mafia.6–18 players → ♠President (King)Climb from scum to President by shedding cards first.4–7 players · 36 cards →

♠ Gambling games

♥Ochko (21)The Russian “21”: beat the dealer without going over. 18+.2–8 players · 36 cards → ♦BlackjackReach 21 and beat the dealer's hand. 18+.vs dealer · 52 → ♣Poker: Texas Hold'emTwo hole cards, five community cards, best hand wins. 18+.2–10 players · 52 → ♠SvaraA fast three-card gambling game with a “svara” showdown. 18+.2–6 players · 36 cards → ♥SekaA three-card betting game close to Svara. 18+.2–10 players · 36 cards → ♦BuraA trump-based gambling game racing to 31 points. 18+.2–3 players · 36 cards → ♣Poker: OmahaFour hole cards, you must use exactly two. 18+.2–10 players · 52 →

♥ Simple and children's games

♠Drunkard (War)Flip cards, higher takes — until one player holds them all.2–6 players · 36 cards → ♥Mau-MauMatch colour or rank and be first to shed all cards.2–5 players · 32/52 → ♦Old Maid (Akulina)Avoid being left with the odd card — the “witch”.2–8 players · 36/54 → ♣PigCollect four of a kind and grab a spoon before the others.3–6 players → ♠MemoryFlip and match pairs from memory.2–6 players →

♦ Solitaires (single player)

♥KlondikeThe classic one-player solitaire.1 player · 52 cards → ♦SpiderSpider solitaire with two decks and eight columns.1 player · 104 cards → ♣PyramidPair cards that add to 13 and clear the pyramid.1 player · 52 cards → ♠FreeCellAlmost every deal is solvable with four free cells.1 player · 52 cards →