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I know 3 variants of the game, which of them is the main unknown to me.

First option

Number of decks: 1
Number of cards in pack: 52
Number of players: from 4 and more
Precedence card 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, B, D, K, T
Goal of the game: to win the pot.
Rules of the game. Before any cards are dealt the players make bets. The first deliverer who is also the banker determined by lot, the players continue to sit on the queue map. The deck is shuffled thoroughly, removed, and each player is dealt 4 cards. The remaining cards in the deck are placed on the table face down. The top card of the remaining deck is opened and placed next to this trump card. After that, the players reveal their cards. One player who will be available trump card wins. If the trump card in a few players, the winner is the player with highest trump.

second embodiment

With responsible bank

Number of decks: 2
Number of cards in pack: 52
Number of players: any
Precedence card 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, B, D, K, T
Goal of the game: to win a set rate.
Rules of the game. Two packs are mixed into one. After that, the banker (the deliverer) thoroughly shuffles the deck and deals the cards on the board 4, regardless of the number of players. On each board is dealt 4 cards. Seventeenth map opens and becomes a trump card. The first display is the Table banker. The remaining 3 boards punter (players) put any amount of money that they wish. After graduation rates, the card lying on the scoreboard shall be opened. Banker calculates each display in turn. If the card with board banker take more bribes, then the banker wins if the number of tricks equally, such a situation is called "en-cards" and is not payable to any one nor the other. If the card on the scoreboard punter take more bribes than the card lying on the scoreboard banker, the punter wins. Bribes are calculated as follows: taking bribes only trump card; the cards of the same rank recline; the first move is made senior trump, trump then, become older after this move, etc. Example calculation of bribes: a banker - a king and eight (considered only the cards), while punter - the king and the seven kings are thrown off, and the banker takes seven eight punter, the banker is the winner; a banker - lady, while punter - eight and seven, the lady takes seven and eight takes a bribe (en-cards); the banker - the king, jack, ten, while punter - Queen, Jack, deuce, deuce take the king, jacks thrown off, the lady takes ten (en-cards); the banker - the king and seven, while the punter - Ace and Queen, Ace punter picks seven, King takes a lady (en-cards). After each delivery the punter has the right to shuffle the deck. After a while the game deck is over 2 times, the banker must pass it to another player.


With limited bank

This version of the game is different from the version of the game with a responsible bank that puts the shooter to bank some money. All other punters (e.g., first and second), except the last must also deliver any amount due, and the latter puts any punter amount within the bank. If the first punter broke the bank, payment is not made with the other punter, regardless of whether they lost or won. No mixing of cards, the banker can lay the bank a second time. If the bank will be disrupted, the banker becomes the next punter or the banker holds the bank responsible.

third embodiment

Number of decks: 1
Number of cards in pack: 32
Number of players: 2
The seniority of cards: 7, 8, 9, 10, T, C, E and K.
Goal of the game: the first score of 5 points.
Rules of the game. This game was popular as a game of chance in the XIX century in Paris, has been popular in Germany until 1960, and now it can occasionally meet again in France. The first deliverer is determined by lot, then players are dealt cards at a time. The deck is shuffled thoroughly, removed, and each player is dealt first two, then three, finally get 5 cards each player. The top card from the remaining deck is removed, opened, put on the center of the table and becomes a trump card. The remaining deck is placed near a closed form and is a buy. If the player does not deliverer strong cards, he can play first, if not, then the player asks deliverer: "Can I?". Deliverer has a right to refuse. If the deliverer allows the player discards from hand cards on the table unnecessary and instead of taking a new widow. After that changes its deliverer card. If a player does not take the cards, which he expected, he is given the opportunity, again with the permission of deliverer, change them for the second time. So you can do until the last community cards, including the trump card. The first move belongs to the opponent deliverer. The player can go with any of your card, the next player must put a card of the same suit, such a suit if the card is not present, it is necessary to put the younger trump, trump if not, you can put any card. If the first card is a bribe - a trump card, the next player has to put trump older virtues, if none, then have to put any ace. The objective of each player is to take as many bribes. To the player who will take a greater number of tricks, get points. For the following cases are given extra points: deliverer after the date of card reveals the top card from the deck to determine the trump card, if this card is the king, the deliverer is charged an additional one point; a player who immediately after the date card to announce that it has trump king gets one point; 3 or 4 the bribe is given one point for 5 tricks (through March) are given 2 points. If the opponent is no deliverer widow, the winning party for his accrued one point, if he loses, the deliverer, no matter how much he bribes (3,4 or 5), gets 2 points. Each player made for a bribe of one party may earn no more than three points. The player who first scores 5 points wins the game.