If two play, the non-dealer leads to the first trick if three play, the player to the dealer's left has this privilege. The rest of the stock is placed, face down and crosswise, on top of it. The dealer then gives 3 cards, individually, to each player and turns the next for trump. įirst dealer is determined by lots thereafter the winner of a deal deals for the next. The aim is to be the first to take at least 31 points in trick. The game is best for two or three McLeod states that two is normal. Cards rank in the usual Ace-Ten order and are worth the usual Ace-Ten game values: Ace ( Tuz) 11 points, Ten ( Desyatka) 10 points, King ( Corol) 4 points, Queen ( Dama) 3 points, Jack ( Valet) 2 points, remainder 0 points.

Cards Ī 36-card, French-suited pack is used. It is a point-trick game with the unusual feature that players may lead several cards of the same suit at once. One of the main variants of this game is known as Kozel ('goat') or Bura Kozel. Its alternative name of Thirty-One refers to the combination of three trump cards that wins the game. 2 or 3 cards of the same suit may be led.īura (Russian: Бура, ' cutter') is a Russian, Ace-Ten, card game that is 'particularly characteristic of Russian prisoners and ex-prisoners.

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