2 players · You against AI · Single deal

Defend with higher cards of the same suit or with trumps, then look for chances to shed your hand. After the stock runs out, the last player holding cards loses.

1. 1

   Objective

   • Once the stock is empty, get rid of your cards. The last player still holding cards loses; if both go out in the same round, draw.
2. 2

   Setup

   • Use 36 Atlasnye cards, ranking from low to high in each suit: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Валет, Дама, Король, Туз. Deal six cards to each player. Turn up the next card to set trumps and place it at the bottom of the stock to be drawn last.
   • The holder of the lowest trump in either hand attacks first. If neither player has a trump, you attack first.
3. 3

   Playing a turn

   • The attacker leads any card. The defender beats it with a higher card of the same suit, or any trump against a non-trump. Only a higher trump beats a trump. Following suit is not compulsory.
   • After each attack is beaten, the attacker may add a card matching the rank of any attack or defense on the table, or stop. A bout allows at most six attack cards and never more than the defender’s hand size at its start.
   • The defender may choose to take. The attacker can still add matching cards within the bout’s limit before stopping. The defender takes all cards played in the bout and skips the next attack. At this two-player table, the original attacker attacks again.
   • If every attack is beaten and the attacker stops, discard all table cards and the defender becomes the next attacker. After each bout, the original attacker replenishes to six first, followed by the original defender. Draw until the stock is exhausted if it is insufficient.
4. 4

   Scoring and ending

   • There are no card points. With an empty stock, check for empty hands only after a complete bout. Both hands empty means a draw. Otherwise the player still holding cards is the Durak.