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Rules of the Game Svara (Svarka)
Svara (Svarka) is an engaging card game that you can enjoy online with a deck of 32 cards, ranging from 7 to Ace. The game accommodates a minimum of two players and boasts a total of 4960 possible combinations, ensuring diverse gameplay.
Rules
Each player is dealt three cards in a clockwise direction. The objective is to achieve the highest point total, with each card combination assigned a specific numerical value. Here's how the points are calculated:
- Cards from 7 to 9 award 7 to 9 points respectively.
- Cards 10, J, Q, and K each give 10 points.
- Aces are worth 11 points.
- Cards of the same suit are summed for their total points. For example, Q♦, K♦, and 10♠ total 20 points, while 10♠, 8♠, and K♥ total 18 points.
- Aces can be combined regardless of suit: two Aces are 22 points, and three are 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 are worth 34 points, making this the strongest combination in the game.
- Three of a kind combinations are valued at three times the lead card's points. For instance, three 8s are 24 points (3 x 8), and three Queens are 30 points (3 x 10).
Examples
- 7♥, 9♦, 9♣ total 9 points (the lowest possible hand).
- 10♠, 10♦, 10♣ total 30 points.
- 8♣, K♥, 9♦ total 10 points.
- K♥, 9♥, Q♣ total 19 points.
- Q♣, Q♥, 9♦ total 10 points.
- A♠, A♦, 10♣ total 22 points.
- 8♠, A♦, 7♣ total 22 points.
- 10♦, 9♦, J♦ total 29 points.
- Q♣, Q♥, Q♦ total 30 points.
- 7♣, K♥, K♦ total 31 points.
- 7♣, A♥, A♦ total 33 points.
- Two 7s, regardless of suit, total 23 points.
Betting
The betting phase adds excitement to the game:
- Before cards are dealt, each player places an initial bet known as the ante.
- The player to the left of the dealer can make an optional blind bet before seeing their cards.
- The next player to the left can double the blind bet if one is placed.
- If a player skips the blind bet, subsequent players cannot initiate a new blind bet.
- After cards are dealt, players make their bets.
- If a blind bet is in play, the next player must at least double it.
- To see other players' cards, the player who made the blind bet must pay the bet.
- If no one pays the blind bet, the player with the last blind bet wins.
- The game is won by the player with the highest points.
- If no blind bet or other bets are made, the dealer wins.
- If multiple players have the same points, it results in a SVARA.
- SVARA initiates a new game, including all previous bets.
- Any player can join the SVARA by paying the SVARA join fee.
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!