
The game consists of a series of rounds or "battles" which usuallyĬonsists of two players, one attacker and one defender.

He then places the remainder of the pack partially on top of this card, usually set at a 90 degree angle to form the draw pile or talon. The suit of this exposed card is then set as the trump suit for the hand. The dealer then removes the bottom card from the remainder of the deck and places it face-up in the center of the table. The dealer continues distributing the cards until each player has a total of six cards. After the cut, the dealer then distributes the cards to the players in a clockwise direction, face down and one by one. Once this has been determined, the dealer shuffles the cards and offers the deck to the player to his right for the cut. Selection of seating positions and first dealer can be performed using a variety of methods, with drawing for high card commonly used. The ranking of the cards used in this deck is as follows (from high to low) Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6. This deck can be made by removing all cards of denominations 2, 3, 4, and 5 from a standard 52 card deck. The game uses a deck consisting of 36 cards. The game is generally played by two to five players each playing independently.

While uncommon outside this area, the game is very popular in many areas of Russia and the Ukraine and makes a great addition to any card player's repertoire of games.

Durak is a unique and fun card game that originated in Russia.
