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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. The game can be enjoyed with a minimum of two players, and the total number of combinations possible is 4960.
Rules
Each player is dealt three cards in a clockwise direction. Each card combination carries a specific numerical value, and the player with the highest points at the end wins. The points are calculated as follows:
- Cards from 7 to 9 give 7 to 9 points respectively.
- Cards 10, J, Q, K give 10 points each.
- Aces give 11 points.
- Cards of the same suit sum their values. For example, Q♦, K♦, 10♠ total 20 points, while 10♠, 8♠, K♥ total 18 points.
- Aces can be combined regardless of suit; two Aces give 22 points, and three 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 example, three 8s give 24 points (3x8), and three Queens give 30 points (3x10).
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 place a blind bet before seeing their cards.
- The next player to the left can double the blind bet if one is made.
- If a player skips the blind bet, the next player cannot start a new blind bet. (Blind bets are optional)
- After the cards are dealt, players place their bets.
- If there is a blind bet, the next player must at least double the bet.
- To see other players' cards, the player who made the blind bet must pay the current bet.
- If there is a blind bet and no one pays it, the player who made the last blind bet wins.
- The game is won by the player with the highest points.
- If there is no blind bet and no other bets, the dealer wins.
- If two or more players have the same points, it results in a SVARA.
- SVARA is a new game round that includes all bets from the previous game.
- Any player can join the SVARA by paying the SVARA join amount.
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