![]() ![]() I’m quite convinced that they play in private though! However, you will very rarely see elderly women playing due to their strong religious values. You will most often see older men playing in public, perhaps while enjoying a vodka or beer. ![]() Cards are played in the east, west, north, and south. Who Plays?Ĭards are played by everyone, male and female, old and young. You can easily play with a standard deck of cards, just by removing the 2-5 cards. ![]() As дурак is the most popular, I will include a link to the instructions here. Examples of this include “Дурак”, “Віру не віру”, and “Мокра курка” which mean “idiot”, “believe or don’t believe”, and “wet chicken” respectively. Also, in contrast to American games, where there is usually a clear winner, most Ukrainian games have only a clear loser. Ukrainian card games usually involve attacks and defenses. While american card games require specific card combinations, counting points, runs, straights, etc. More information about the suits can be found by following this link (use chrome to automatically translate the page). ![]() And of course, the number cards are labeled the same, but they follow the Ukrainian numerical system when it comes to speaking the names of the cards. While there is a jack, queen, king, and an ace, they are called валет (valet), дама (dama), король (korol), and туз (tuz) respectively. This holds true for the face cards as well. So, as you can see, while the suits themselves are the same, they have different names for them. ♦ бубна which is pronounced bubna and translates to tambourine ♥ чирва which is pronounced chirva and translates to heart ♠ піка which is pronounced pika and translates to pike or lance or вино which is pronounced vino and translates to wine ♣ трефа which is pronounced trefa and translates to club or хрест which is pronounced khrest and translates to cross The deck of cards consists of four suits, just like American cards, called the: The first thing that is important to understand is the playing cards themselves. ![]()
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