FERBLI

OBJECTIVE OF FERBLI: Have the highest value 4 card hand.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-7 players

NUMBER OF CARDS:  32-card deck with German suits

RANK OF CARDS:  A (high), K, Over, Under, X, IX, VIII, VII

TYPE OF GAME: Vying

AUDIENCE: Adult

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INTRODUCTION TO FERBLI

Ferbli is a Hungarian card game that was quite popular in the 19th and 20th centuries. However, now the game is not common and is generally played in rural areas of Hungary and Transylvania. The name of the game is derived from the German word Farbe, meaning “color.” For a while, you could find this game in Austrian Casinos where it was referred to as 41 and Färbli. 

The object of the game is to have the highest ranking hand of four cards, or bluff and convince other players in the betting your hand is better so they fold. 먹튀검증

THE CARDS & THE HANDS

Ferbli is suited for 2 to 7 players. Both the deal and game play move counterclockwise or to the right.

The game uses a 32-card deck with German suits. In Hungary, the pack is locally known as magyar kártya. 

The suits: acorns or makk, leaves or zöld, gourds or tök, and hearts or piros.

The cards: Ace or ász, King or király, Over or felső, Under or alsó, X or tízes, IX or kilences, VIII or nyolcas, and VII or hetes. Sometimes the Ace is referred to as the Pig or disznó. 

To compare hands, cards are given point values: Ace = 11 points, King = 10 points, Over = 10 points, Under = 10 points, X = 10 points, IX = 9 points, VIII = 8 points, and VII = 7 points.

The possible hand combinations, ranked from highest to lowest, are as follows:

1. Four of a Kind: Four cards of equal rank, four Aces is the highest, VII is the lowest. They follow the card ranks above.
2. Banda (gang): Four cards in the same suit. These hands are ranked according to the total value of cards in the hand, from 34 to 41.
3. Three of a Kind: Three cards of equal rank. Hands are ranked from high to low based on the card rankings above, ace is the highest and seven is the lowest.
4. Three-card Ferbli: Three cards in the same suit. Follows normal card rankings.
5. Two Aces: A pair of Aces. No other pair is valuable.
6. Two- card Ferbli: Two cards in the same suit. Value ranges from 21 to 15.
7. One card per suit: Ranked by high card, 11 to 8.