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Durak

Durak (; ) is a traditional Russian card game that is popular in many post-Soviet states. It is Russia's most popular card game, having displaced Preferans. It has since become known in other parts of the world. The objective of the game is to shed all one's cards when there are no more cards left in the deck. At the end of the game, the last player with cards in their hand is the durak or 'fool'.

Key facts

Card game.title: Durak
Card game.image_link: Russian card game Durak.jpg
Card game.image_caption: A game of regular durak in progress1 – deck, 2 – first attacker, 3 – defender, 4 – next defender.
Card game.alt_names: fool, Russian War, Kur
Card game.type: Shedding-type games
Card game.players: 2–6
Card game.play: Clockwise
Card game.card_rank: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6
Card game.ages: 10 and above (assuming appropriate maturity)
Card game.num_cards: 36–52
Card game.deck: French
Card game.origin: Russian
Card game.related: CheatKaschlan
Card game.playing_time: 5–15 min
Card game.skills: Probability, strategy, memory

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Setup
Playing
First attack
Defending
End of turn
Winning and losing
Team play
Fool with epaulettes
Variants
See also
References
Literature

The game is attributed to have appeared in late 18th-century Russian Empire and was popularized by Imperial Army conscripts during the 1812 Russo-French war. Initially a social pastime of uneducated peasants and industrial workers, after the October Revolution Durak has spread to numerous social levels by mid-20th century to soon become the most popular Soviet card game.