Shuffle and deal six cards to each player. Starting from a deck of Denexa 100% Plastic Playing Cards, remove all of the 2s through 5s, leaving only aces through 6s in all four suits. The object of Durak is to avoid being the last one with cards left in their hand, who is labeled the durak ( дура́к, meaning fool or idiot).ĭurak is played with a diminished deck of only 36 cards. The individual-play version is described here. Several sources call it Russia’s most popular card game, and John McLeod even asserts “It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that every Russian who plays cards knows this game.” 1 Many variants exist, including partnership versions and versions for six or more players. Durak is a Russian game for two to five players that is popular in the countries that once made up the USSR.
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