Durak (Fool)

There is no winner in Durak, only a loser. Beat what is thrown at you, get rid of your cards, and make sure the last hand on the table is not yours.

Played in kitchens, student halls and train compartments, with all the local variations people argue about. Every one of those arguments is a setting here.

FEATURES

• Four ways to play — Simple, Podkidnoy (thrown-up), Perevodnoy (transfer) and Transfer 2. Change the table rules and the computer plays differently too • Four levels of opponent — Easy plays the obvious card, Normal weighs every one and keeps its trumps back, Hard counts the deck and searches ahead, Master runs the same search guided by a trained network • Two to six seats, head-to-head or a full six-handed table where everyone piles cards onto whoever is defending • Online multiplayer — create a private room and share the code, or hit Quick Match. Empty seats are filled with computer players, so the game always starts • The Atlas deck, the one people remember, redrawn so it stays sharp at any size • Felt colour, card order and animation speed are all yours to set

NO ACCOUNT, NO FUSS

Single-player works fully offline. Multiplayer needs just a nickname — never an account, never an e-mail address. No adverts anywhere.