Card game

Svara

Three cards, betting, blind play and a “svara” when points tie: split the pot or play on.

up to 6 players36-card deckblind play
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Count the hand

Disputed cases — how our table counts them. Pick an example or deal at random.

Points22two foreheads
How we count
  1. No three of a kind: the shakha adds 11 to a suit but does not turn a pair into a triple.
  2. ♥: A + shakha 11 = 22
  3. ♠: A + shakha 11 = 22
  4. Two aces in hand — 22, “two foreheads”.
  5. Result — the best option: 22.

brass frame — the shakha (6♣)

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Rules: Svara

01Deck and deal

  • A 36-card deck, six to ace. The six of clubs (6♣) is the “shakha”.
  • Up to 6 players at a table. Before the deal everyone puts in the ante — it goes to the pot.
  • Each player gets three cards face down. You open your cards one at a time by tapping; once you open one, you have “looked” (this matters for blind play).
  • The dealer moves around the table; the player after the dealer acts first.