Bartok

Here are the basic rules for Bartok:

1. Start with a regular deck of playing cards. Remove the Jokers, leaving you with 52 cards (13 of each suit ranked Ace–King).

2. Shuffle the deck and deal seven cards to each player.

3. Place the rest of the cards face-down in a draw pile.

4. Pick the top card from the draw pile and place it on the table face-up to start the discard pile.

5. Starting with the player to the left of the dealer and proceeding clockwise, each player must play a card onto the discard pile if possible, and if she cannot play a card, the player must draw a single card from the draw pile (see Figure 1.1).

6. A player may play a card onto the discard pile if the card is either: a. The same suit as the top card of the discard pile. (For example, if the top card of the discard pile is a 2 of Clubs (2C), any other Club may be played onto the discard pile.) b. The same rank as the top card of the discard pile. (For example, if the top card of the discard pile is a 2C, any other 2 may be played onto the discard pile.)

7. The first player to successfully get rid of all her cards wins.