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How to Win at Durak: Some Tactical Tricks

Rules of the game: players are dealt 6 cards each, and a trump card is randomly selected - the suit that will be the highest in this round. It is placed face down, and the rest of the deck is placed face down on top. Let it be the queen of spades. The right of the first move is given to the one who has the smallest trump card: for example, you have 10 spades, and your opponent has 7 spades - he makes the move first. You can walk, for example, immediately on 2, 3 or 4 cards of the same value - for example, three sixes. You have to fight back, with older cards. If there is no suitable suit, you can put a trump card, which may be lower. If the opponent is satisfied with the way you fought back, the cards are added separately and are not returned to them. In the flip "Fool", the opponent can flip cards in the process. For example, you put 7 and 8 on two sixes, if the opponent has 7 or 8 in his hand, he can “throw them” and you must cover these cards. After each “hang up”, the players get cards from the horse so that everyone has 6. If you cannot repel the attack, take these cards to yourself and wield them further. And so on until the victorious or not so final. The player with no cards left wins. If no one has them left, a draw is declared. If at the very beginning you got at least 5 cards of the same suit out of 6, you can ask to be dealt to you again.

Finally, more or less figured out the rules.

Now for some tactical tricks:

1. Try not to take a lot of cards, especially closer to the final.

2. Do not spare trump cards. You should not sit with a single king, taking the whole game to the point of losing momentum.

3. Try to get rid of small cards and keep large ones.

4. Start your turn with paired cards. For example, you have two 8s and a six. Better to go with paired eights. After all, there is a high probability that the opponent will beat off with a trump six and you can safely throw your own.

5. In some cases, it is beneficial to cover small cards with high ones. For example, you have a weak alignment of 7-rock, 10-ok and one king. In order not to take another bunch of 7-rocks and 10-oks that the opponent will probably put in, cover with the king. If he throws the king - take it, if not, then get rid of small cards already on your turn.

6. During the whole game, remember the movement of at least the trump suit. Note that, for example, the trump Jack went to the retreat, you fought back with the 10th, and the opponent took the lady from the horse, who was lying face down all the time. This will especially help in the final part. Do not forget about the elimination method: if at the end of the game you have both a jack and a queen and a king, and the ace was not visible the whole game, then the opponent has it.

7. Try to fight back with paired cards. For example, three 10s came to you. It is much more profitable to fight back with three kings (if any) in the throw-in "Fool" than, say, with a jack, a queen and an ace. When you fight in pairs, with cards you don't give your opponent much choice in what to do. Most likely, he will not have a fourth king, and the move will pass to you. And the risk that he has a jack, queen or ace is much higher.

8. Play confidently and even brazenly. You should not save a couple of medium trump cards for the whole game, it is better to fight them off at a difficult moment.

9. Remember the cards that the player accepts. And when you walk again, think about how your opponent can fight back and whether you can throw it up.

10. Remember, the more time you do not touch the deck, the more likely it is that the opponent will gradually draw all the trump cards. Therefore, try not to accept cards, and if you have to, then proceed according to paragraph 5. Another thing is if you are lucky with the alignment - then you can sometimes portray the absence of trump cards and accept that the opponent tries to “wool” the deck more often in search of the treasured suit. And by doing so, you will save trump cards. But do it within reason and depending on the situation.