

At the end of each turn starting with the attacker all players must refill their hand to six cards or until the deck runs out and the players play with what they have.

If the defender beats all the attacking cards, all the cards played are discarded and play passes to the defender who now becomes the attacker. The failed defender now passes their turn to attack and the person on their left can now attack the person on their left. If the defender cannot or is unwilling to beat the attacking cards played, they must pick up all the cards on the table and incorporate them into their hand. Another person can add a card to the attack or defense as long as the total amount does not exceed six cards or five if all defending card have been beaten or the number of cards in the defender’s hand, whichever is less. The attacker can then respond with another card of higher value or a trump card and the process continues. The player to the attacker's left is known as the defender and in the basic version of Durak must respond by playing a card of higher value or a trump card. The first player is known as the attacker and plays one card face up on the table which is the attacking card. This card will be the trump suit for that particular game and the last card of the deck to be drawn. The top card of the deck is then flipped over and placed underneath the remaining cards at a 90 degree angle so everyone can see it. After shuffling each player will be dealt six cards face down. For those who wish to set up a game at home take a standard 52 card deck and remove the numerical cards 2 through 5 which will leave 36 cards in the deck. So in essence, the object is not to win but simply not to lose.ĭurak is best suited as a multiplayer game and can be played online for free on different internet sites. The objective when you play Durak is to get rid of all of your cards, the last one with a card or cards in their hand is known as the Durak or fool. This unique card game for 2 to 6 players is built around a standard 52 card poker deck with some cards removed. One of the more interesting card games to come out of many countries formally associated with the now defunct Soviet Union is Durak.
