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Rules of the Game Svara (Svarka)
Svara (Svarka) is an engaging card game played with a deck of 32 cards, ranging from 7 to Ace. It can be enjoyed by a minimum of two players, and the game boasts a total of 4960 possible combinations.
Rules
Each player is dealt three cards in a clockwise direction. Every card combination carries a specific numerical value, and the player with the highest points wins.
The points are calculated as follows:
- Cards from 7 to 9 yield 7 to 9 points respectively.
- The cards 10, J, Q, and K each provide 10 points.
- Aces are worth 11 points.
- Cards of the same suit are summed for their total points. For example, Q♦, K♦, and 10♠ give 20 points, while 10♠, 8♠, and K♥ give 18 points.
- Aces can be combined regardless of suit; two Aces give 22 points, and three Aces give 33 points.
- The 7♣, known as "Ceco Jonchev, Chechak, Chotora, Shpoka, or Yoncho," can be combined with any other card for 11 points.
- Three 7s give 34 points, making it the strongest combination in the game.
- Three of a kind combinations carry points equal to three times the value of the lead card. For instance, three 8s give 24 points (3x8=24), and three Queens give 30 points (3x10=30).
Examples
- 7♥, 9♦, 9♣ give a total of 9 points (the worst hand).
- 10♠, 10♦, 10♣ give a total of 30 points.
- 8♣, K♥, 9♦ give a total of 10 points.
- K♥, 9♥, Q♣ give a total of 19 points.
- Q♣, Q♥, 9♦ give a total of 10 points.
- A♠, A♦, 10♣ give a total of 22 points.
- 8♠, A♦, 7♣ give a total of 22 points.
- 10♦, 9♦, J♦ give a total of 29 points.
- Q♣, Q♥, Q♦ give a total of 30 points.
- 7♣, K♥, K♦ give a total of 31 points.
- 7♣, A♥, A♦ give a total of 33 points.
- Two 7s, regardless of suit, give a total of 23 points.
Betting
- Before the cards are dealt, each player places an initial bet called the ante.
- The player to the left of the dealer can make a blind bet before seeing their cards.
- The next player to the left can double the blind bet.
- If a player skips the blind bet, no new blind bets can be made.
- After the cards are dealt, players place their bets.
- If there is a blind bet, the next player must at least double it.
- To see the cards of other players, the player who made the blind bet must pay the bet.
- If a blind bet is made and no one pays it, the last player to make a blind bet wins.
- The player with the highest points wins the game.
- If no blind bet is made and no other bets are placed, the dealer wins.
- If two or more players have the same number of points, it results in a SVARA.
- SVARA initiates a new game that includes all bets from the previous game.
- Any player can join the SVARA by paying the SVARA join amount.
What's New in the Latest Version 11.0.141
Last updated on Sep 13, 2024
Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!