Russian "Burkozel" is a card game,a kind of "Bura" or "Thirty-one". The main difference between the first and the second is the lack of great excitement and the great dependence of the winner's determination on the case. In "Burkozle" you need to think more and calculate the next moves, the game is not designed for quick wins. We propose to consider in more detail the game "Burkozel", the rules and the winning strategy. And before proceeding to the gameplay, we advise you to stock up on the pen and paper.
Number of Players
Игра "Буркозел" предусматривает оптимальное the number of players - two or four people. But in reality everything depends on the size of the deck. Although the more players, the less the game will be interesting. Therefore, when "Burkozel" wants to play a big company, it is recommended to divide into groups of the optimal size. You can play pairs for a couple, then there will be two groups of bribes.
Cards. "Burcosel"
In "Burkozel" play, as a rule, one deck of thirty-six cards.
For all cards, except the nine, eight, seven and six, points are awarded.
So, the ace stands eleven points, ten - ten, the king - four, the lady - three, the jack - two.
Game "Burcosel": rules
Первого сдатчика карт определяет жребий.It can be a tossed coin, the game "Scissors-paper-stone" or simply the largest card drawn at random from the deck. The next time the deck is squashed by the players in turn.
So how to play "Burkozel"? Rules of the game:
- From the shuffled deck, a total of four cards are dealt (one at a time) to each of the players.
- The first card from the remaining deck is a trump card. The distributor announces it and shows it to all players, then returns to the place.
- The first move is made by the player to the left of the distributor.
- The turn is made from any one card or from several, only one suit.
- Another player has to lay out exactly as many cards on the table as the number of calls made to him.
- The bribe is taken by the player whose cards of the same suit will be older, or who will put the trump card. In case the return card was not a suitable suit, the player who made the move takes the bribe.
- After the move-a bribe, all players again take cards, so that their number is four. First, the player takes the bribe, then the rest in a circle.
- The next move is made by the player who took the bribe before that.
- The game continues in the same vein until the moment when someone gets more than sixty-one points, or someone does not have four cards of the same color as the trump card (the combination of "Bura").
Notes on the rules:
- In the event that one of the players has a combination of cards "Molodka", "Four ends" or "Moscow", the right move is passed to him.
- The player who mistakenly reported that he had scored sixty-one points, but in fact it is not so, is considered a loser. Like the one who took the fifth card.
- If several players of "Burkozla" have the same combinations (for example, two players had four trump cards - "Bura"), then the winner or walks the one with the older cards.
- Announce that the player scored sixty-one points before the end of the game, you can only during his turn.
- You can agree in advance on the change in the amount of points required for winning. For example, instead of sixty-one, there may be a hundred or one hundred and fifty and so on.
Combination of cards
Sometimes the names of combinations of cards that allow you to make a move out of turn may change. But their meaning remains the same.
The most common names for card combinations in the Russian game "Burkozel":
- "Bura" - four trump cards in one hand.
- "Molodka" - four cards of the same suit in one hand.
- "Moscow" - three aces together with a trump.
- "Four ends" - the player collected all four aces or four tens.
Scoring and determining the winner
In addition to the points that the player receives for the cardsin its bribe (the cost of each card was considered above), throughout the game "Burkozel" rules provide for additional accrual of points:
- A player who scored zero points for the whole game, that is, who did not receive any bribes, or the bribe was from cards from six to nine, gets six additional points.
- Four additional points are earned by the player, ywhose sum of points is between zero and thirty-one, if only two or four players played, and between zero and twenty-one, if there were three players.
- Two points goes to the player's box, which has more than thirty-one points scored.
- The player who receives the highest number of points for the entire game does not receive additional points.
These extra points are needed in the case when several games are played before determining the main winner.
Features of strategy of game
The purpose of the game "Burkozel" is to score the highest score (more than sixty-one) or a winning combination of "Bura" (four cards of suit suit).
Those wishing to win must:
- Try to collect four trump cards, especially if already on hands there are three;
- monitor the rivals' cards;
- try to keep score cards in their bribes and bribes of the enemy.
Good game in Russian "Burkozel"!
