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"Durak Podkidnoy" is the oldest Russian card game, which can be played by two to six people, using a deck of 36 or 52 cards. The participants of the game can be from two to six people. The basic rules of the game of Durak In this card game, the strongest card is the Ace, followed by the King, Queen and so on, and the weakest card is the Six. After each player is dealt six cards, the trump card is revealed. Then the player who has the lowest value trump clockwise goes first. The game can be played with any card, but it is better to start by getting rid of the smallest cards, as they have less value to the player, and it is better to get rid of them first. For example, a player can alternate between two or three Sixes, which the opponent must beat. If the opponent has nothing to beat, he must take the cards for himself. Cards can only be beaten with cards of the same suit but higher or trump. The player who moves may add cards to the beaten player if he has cards of the same value. These cards must also be beaten. Players who have fewer than six cards draw additional cards from the deck after the battle. When playing "Durak Fool", the first player to fight off all opponents and get rid of all cards wins. The one who is left with the cards in hand is called the "Fool (loser)" in the game.