One player leads an "attack" by playing a card. The player to their left (the defender) must beat it with a higher-ranking card of the same suit or a trump.
Durak (Russian for "fool") is a uniquely competitive Russian card game that breaks standard gaming conventions by having , only a single loser who is labeled the "fool". Played predominantly in Russia and Eastern Europe, it is a game of shifting roles where players cycle between being "attackers" and "defenders". The Core Mechanics: Attack and Defend
Other players can join the attack by "throwing in" cards that match the rank of any card already on the table.
A card is flipped at the start to determine the trump suit, which can beat any card from another suit regardless of rank.