The card game "Swara" has long won the hearts of representatives of the Russian people. And not so much due to its simplicity as originality. However, despite all its popularity, the question: “How to play Swara?” still remains relevant among many fans of card games. Therefore, it is about the rules and requirements for the participants of “Swara” that will be discussed in this article.
How to play Swara
Before proceeding with the analysis of the rules of this card game, you should find out what it is. “Swara” has something in common with the games “Three Leaves” and “Azo”, however, they also have significant differences. For example, in “Swara” they play a full deck of 36 cards, while for the distribution of “Azo” you need to remove the whole suit from the deck, leaving 28 cards.
In “Svar” scoring is carried out, and a certain amount of money, agreed in advance by the participants, is put at stake. Speaking of rivals, their number in the game can be from 2 to 6. This is another factor that distinguishes Swara from Azo and Three Leafs - they can have 12 and 4 players at the same time at the table, respectively.
Rules of the game
After you have approximately understood how to play Swara, you can proceed to a detailed analysis of the rules. At the beginning of the game, after the minimum bets are made, three cards are dealt to each participant. The first move is made by the player who is on the left side of the distributor. He can decide whether to “darken” him or “not to darken”, and also, making a move from the trump card, demand any rivals even higher in trump card rank.
If the player who opened the game nevertheless decided to “darken” (make half the bet without looking at his cards), the rest of the Swara players can follow his example. This can happen until one of the players decides not to darken.
When all players see their cards, and it is their turn to make a move, they will be able to:
- make a pass - skip a move without adding money to the bank;
- support - bet the same amount as the previous player;
- raise bids.
When a gamer thoroughly understands how to play Swara, the rules and requirements will become absolutely clear to him, as well as some experience of competing with other participants will appear, you can start a new game technique. It's about bluffing, which here, as well as in poker, plays one of the key meanings.
When a player refuses to pass, it does not mean that he has good cards in his hands. Quite often, participants thus take away the entire bank, misleading others and forcing them to discard cards.
Map values
To understand how to play Swara, you need to understand the meaning of each card in the deck. All of them have different denominations, with the exception of the Ace of diamonds and the Shah (six), which play the role of the Jokers and are equal to 11 points.
Other cards have the following cost:
- sixes - 6 points;
- sevens - 7 points;
- eights - 8 points;
- nines - 9 points;
- tens - 10;
- jacks - 10;
- ladies - 10;
- kings - 10;
- Aces - 11 points.
Scoring
Scoring is carried out depending on the number of cards drawn of the same suit. Also in the game there are special combinations having the following denomination:
- 2 aces - 22 points;
- 3 aces - 33 points;
- 3 sevens - 32.5 points;
- 3 sixes - 36 points;
- any three identical cards with the exception of sixes and aces - 32.5 points.
The winner is the party who has earned the most points. Counting is carried out when one of the players reveals the cards, and the rest support him. At the same time, only those participants who had an equal number of points can take part in the "Swara". The rest can join them if they bet half of the amount of the bank at stake.
Answers to questions about how to play Swara, requirements for participants, rules for distributing and scoring points are described in detail above. However, as you know, everything is learned in practice, therefore, in order to thoroughly master this card game, you need to train a lot with real participants.