Basra

2 to 4 players

Basra is a fast card game for 2 to 4 players. You capture cards from the table, and a basra (sweeping the whole table) scores the highest. Easy to start, hard to stop, and a good warm-up before the night gets serious.

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How to play

1 Players 2 to 4, and 4 play in two teams. 1

2 Deck 52 cards. Deal 4 to each player and 4 face-up on the table. 2

3 Play On your turn lay a card. Capture a table card of the same rank, or number cards that add up to your card. A Jack sweeps everything on the table. 3

4 Basra Clearing the whole table with a normal card (not a Jack) and leaving it empty is a basra, worth 10 points. 4

5 Scoring Each Jack 1, each Ace 1, the 10 of diamonds 3, the 2 of clubs 2, most cards 30, and each basra 10. 5

6 Winning First player or team to 101 wins. 6

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