2 PLAYER DURAK

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OBJECTIVE OF 2 PLAYER DURAK:  Be the first player to empty their hand

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 players

NUMBER OF CARDS: 36 card deck

RANK OF CARDS: (low) 6’s – Aces, Trump suit (high)

TYPE OF GAME: Trick taking

AUDIENCE: Adults

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INTRODUCTION OF 2 PLAYER DURAK

Durak is an extremely popular trick taking card game in Russia.  Durak literally means idiot, and it denotes the loser of the game.  The game can be played with 2 – 5 players individually or in teams.  The rules for a 2 player game are included below.  

This is a trick taking game that frames each trick as a battle between attacker and defender.  Each player is trying to shed cards from their hand and be the first player out of the game.  Unlike most trick taking games, in Durak players are not required to follow suit or lay trump.  

Durak is an extremely interesting trick taking game that really feels like a battle while you are playing.  

THE CARDS & THE DEAL

Durak uses a 36 card deck.  To play this game with a French deck, remove the 2’s up through the 5’s.  

Each player should take a card from the deck.  The player who drew the lowest card deals first.  

Dealer collects the cards, shuffles thoroughly, and deals six cards to each player one at a time.  The rest of the deck is placed on the table as the draw pile.  The top card is flipped over to determine the trump suit for the round and placed under the draw pile in such a way that it can be seen.  From this point on, the loser of the round becomes the next dealer.

THE PLAY

The player with the lowest trump card becomes the attacker and goes first.  For example, if hearts are trump, the player with the 6 of hearts goes first.  If no one has the 6, the player with the 7 goes first and so on.   At the beginning of the following rounds,  the non-dealing player will become the attacker and lead first. 메이저사이트추천

In Durak, each trick is characterized by attacking and defending.  The player who leads will attack their opponent by playing any card of their choice.  The defending player has two choices: to defend the attack, or pick up the card.

The leading player may choose any card from their hand to lead first.  The following player does not have to follow suit if they do not want to.

If the defending player chooses to accept the attack, they pick up the card and add it to their hand. 

If the defending player chooses to defend against the attack, they may play any card they wish from their hand.  They do not have to follow the suit that was led or lay a trump card.