Play Svara Online: A Comprehensive Guide to the Card Game
Svara (Svarka) is a captivating card game played with a 32-card deck (7 to Ace). A minimum of two players can participate, with a total of 4960 possible card combinations. Let's delve into the rules:
Gameplay:
Each player receives three cards dealt clockwise. The hand's point value determines the winner. Point calculation follows these rules:
- Number cards (7-9): Value equals the card's face value (7-9 points).
- Face cards (10, J, Q, K): Each card is worth 10 points.
- Aces: Each Ace is worth 11 points.
- Same Suit Combination: Cards of the same suit are added together. For example: Q♦, K♦, 10♠ = 20 points; 10♠, 8♠, K♥ = 18 points.
- Ace Combinations: Aces can be combined regardless of suit. Two Aces = 22 points; three Aces = 33 points.
- The 7♣ ("Ceco Jonchev," "Chechak," "Chotora," "Shpoka," or "Yoncho"): This card combines with any other card for a total of 11 points.
- Three Sevens: Three 7s constitute the strongest combination, worth 34 points.
- Three of a Kind: Three identical cards (excluding the three 7s) are worth three times the face value of the card. For example, three 8s = 24 points (3 x 8); three Queens = 30 points (3 x 10).
Examples:
- 7♥, 9♦, 9♣ = 9 points (lowest possible hand)
- 10♠, 10♦, 10♣ = 30 points
- 8♣, K♥, 9♦ = 18 points (Note: The original example was incorrect)
- K♥, 9♥, Q♣ = 29 points (Note: The original example was incorrect)
- Q♣, Q♥, 9♦ = 20 points (Note: The original example was incorrect)
- A♠, A♦, 10♣ = 32 points (Note: The original example was incorrect)
- 8♠, A♦, 7♣ = 26 points (Note: The original example was incorrect)
- 10♦, 9♦, J♦ = 29 points
- Q♣, Q♥, Q♦ = 30 points
- 7♣, K♥, K♦ = 31 points
- 7♣, A♥, A♦ = 33 points
- Two 7s (any suit) = 14 points (Note: The original example was incorrect)
Betting:
- Ante: Each player places an initial bet (ante) before cards are dealt.
- Blind Bet: The player to the dealer's left can place a blind bet before seeing their cards.
- Doubling Blind Bet: The next player can double the blind bet.
- Blind Bet Skip: If a player skips the blind bet, the next player cannot place a blind bet. (Blind bets are optional.)
- Post-Deal Bets: After receiving cards, players make their bets.
- Blind Bet Response: If a blind bet is placed, subsequent players must at least double the bet.
- Viewing Opponents' Hands: To see other players' cards, the player who placed the blind bet must match the total bet.
- Unmatched Blind Bet: If no one matches a blind bet, the last player to place a blind bet wins.
- Highest Points Wins: The player with the highest-scoring hand wins.
- No Bets: If there's no blind bet and no other bets are made, the dealer wins.
- Svara (Tie): If two or more players have the same score, a Svara round is initiated.
- Svara Round: The Svara round includes all bets from the previous round.
- Joining Svara: Players can join a Svara round by paying a specified amount.
Version 11.0.141 (Updated Sep 13, 2024):
This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements. Update to the latest version for the best gaming experience.