Card Games

[C. Fields]

Durak is perhaps the most well-known Russian card game.  I also played a
game called "Tys'acha" that involved taking tricks, trump cards, and
didn't use any cards less than 9.  There is also a game called "Govno"
that involves switching places after every round, where the top becomes
the korol' and the bottom becomes the--ahem--G-word--and if you can play
four cards of the same number you can call Revol'ucija! and the bottom
becomes the top and the top the bottom again.

I can give the rules that I'm aware of offline if you wish.

Emily Fields


On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Lance Cummings wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know any Russian or Polish card games?  I remember one
> distantly like Eucher that I played on a train.  I don't remember the
> name.  I think it was something repulsive like "sh-t" or something.
>
> thanks,
> lance
>