5 Popular Card Games in India

Teen PattiAl l p layers are dea l t 3 cards each . The winning p layer is

the one who holds the h ighest rank ing combinat ion . P layers must put in a pre dec ided ante amount or boot to par t ic ipa te in the game. The boot is the min imum amount of wager that must be contr ibuted by each par t ic ipat ing

p layer. They then can b id more based on the cards in the i r hand. P layers who are not conf ident of the i r ca rds can

‘pack ’ up and surrender the i r boot or ‘ante ’ and leave the game. Cont inuing p layers must bet a h igher or equal amount to the prev ious p layer. The sum to ta l o f the

wagered amount inc luding the boot amount is won by the winning p layer. Teen Pat t i is p layed throughout the year

and ga ins a s t rong momentum dur ing the fest iva l o f Deepava l i

Popular variations are:

Mufl is – lowest rank ing cards win AK 47 – Ace , K ing, Four and Seven are joker cards

Indian RummyThis game of sk i l l i s p layed between 2 to 6 p layers . I t is a drop and d iscard game which can be p layed wi th mul t ip le

decks . Ind ian rummy can be p layed wi th 10 , 13 or 21 cards . P layers have to form sets and sequences wi th the

cards in hand. The p layer who is ab le to form va l id sequences and sets f i rs t i s dec lared the winner. Also

known as pap lu , the game involves s t ra tegy and mathemat ics . A va l id dec lare must consis t o f a t least one pure sequence o f 3 cards . Jokers and wi ldcard jokers can be subs t i tu ted for any card to fo rm impure sequences or

sets . Onl ine rummy is very popu lar now as p layers do not have to look in the rea l wor ld for p lay ing par tners .

Popular variations are:Poin ts Rummy Pools Rummy – 101 and 201 po in t Deals Rummy

Satte Pe Satta (7 on 7)

There can be any number of p layers but the min imum is 2 . The p layer hold ing the 7 of ♥ beg ins the game. The p layer s i t t ing next to the s tar t ing p layer can only p lay a number h igher or lower, i . e . a 6 of ♥or an 8 o f ♥ . I f they do not have e i ther one of these cards ,

they have to pass the i r turn . A 7 of any other color can supersede and when i t

does , the next p layer can p lay a 6 or 8 of tha t co lor only. The p layer who f in ishes

the i r cards f i rs t by b lock ing o thers is the winner. Mul t ip le decks are used i f there are

many p layers .

Teen Do Paanch (3 2 5)

This in teres t ing card game uses only 30 cards and can be p layed between 3 people .

The cards kept for the game are 7 o f spades to Ace of spades , 7 of hear ts to

Ace of hear ts , 8 of c lubs to Ace of c lubs and 8 of d iamonds to Ace of d iamonds.

One of the p layers has to make a to ta l o f 5 hands , another p layer has to make 3 hands

and the dea ler who is the winner of the prev ious hand has to make on ly 2 hands.

P layers who make more than the i r requi red share of hands win .

PokerThe popular game of Poker has ga ined a lo t o f ground in

India in recent t imes. Though there are severa l va r ian ts of the game, and ru les can vary subs tant ia l ly some bas ic one

app ly. Each p layer gets dea l t f ive cards . Based on the s t rength of the i r cards , p layers p lace the i r wagers . The p layer w i th the h ighest b id w ins unless cha l lenged by

another p layer. A show of cards takes p lace be tween other p layers and the bes t hand wins . In some var ia t ions ,

p layers can t ry to improve the i r cards by drawing and d iscarding.

Popular variations are:Stud Poker Draw Poker Texas Hold ’em Omaha Hi Lo Horse Badugi

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