Instead of transferring the attack, defenders always have the option of beating the attack card(s) or picking them up. The new defender in turn can add another equal card and transfer the attack (now of three cards) to the next player, who in turn could add the fourth card and transfer the attack again. The defender plays this equal card and becomes the attacker, attacking the next player in turn with the two equal cards. If the defender has a card of the same rank as the first attack card, the attack can be transferred. The only difference is that in Perevodnoy Durak the defender has an additional possibility. Please refer to the Podkidnoy Durak page for these rules. Since there are no partners the game just continues clockwise, skipping players who have run out of cards. The basics of the deal and play are the same as in Podkidnoy Durak, without the complications of the sequence of play in the end game.

Objective, Deal and PlayĪs in Podkidnoy Durak, the aim is to get rid of cards and the last player holding cards at the end of the game is the loser, otherwise known as the Durak (Fool). The players always play as individuals, not in partnerships, even when there are 4 or 6 players.Ī standard French-suited 36-card pack is used, the cards ranking from high to low A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6 in each suit.

Perevodnoy Durak can be played by 2 to 6 players. The name means something like 'transfer fool', and refers to the fact that a defender can transfer an attack to the next player by matching the rank of the attacking card(s). Perevodnoy Durak (Переводной Дурак) is a popular variant of the Russian game Podkidnoy Durak. Pass Card (Perevodnoy durak s proyezdnym).

Russian game durak