Bura Card Game Rules

A great game to play with a friend.

Bura card game can be played with 2 players using a deck of 36 cards, from 6 to Ace


The goal of the Bura
The goal of the game is to take tricks in order to gain 31 points.

The Deal
Decide on a dealer at random. Then the players deal in turn. The cards are shuffled and cut by the other player. Then the dealer gives 3 cards one-by-one. After dealing the dealer opens the card from the deck and puts it under it. This card defines a trump.

The Play
The first lead is defined at random. In next rounds the player who has won, starts the game. The player starts with any card. The other player has to beat it and take a trick. The first player can start with 2 or 3 cards, if they are of the same suit.

The second player should beat all of them. If he or she cannot beat at least one card, all the tricks are taken by the first player. After that the players take cards from the deck so that the number of cards in hand was always 3. The player who has taken the trick leads next.

The peculiarities
If the player has 'Bura' - 3 cards of trump, he or she is considered to be the winner.

If the player has 'Letter' – 3 cards of the same suit, he or she starts, no matter whose turn it is.

The scores
Ace – 11 points
King – 4 points
Queen – 3 points
Jack – 2 points
10 – 10 points
9 – 0 points
8 – 0 points
7 – 0 points
6 – 0 points

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