The remaining cards are stacked face down on top of the trump indicator card and at right angles to it, so that the value of the trump indicator card can be seen. The next card is placed face up on the table and its suit is trumps. The pack is shuffled and five cards are dealt to each player. Players and CardsĪ standard international 52-card pack is used, the cards of each suit ranking from high to low: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. This page is mainly based on information from Kamel Sidiqi. When the stock is empty the player who manages to play all their cards wins, and the player still holding cards at the end is the loser. The aim is to collect a hand with which you can win after the stock runs out. It is closely related to the Russian game Prostoy Durak, but Panjpar is played with a full 52-card pack.Īs the players play their cards they draw new ones from the stock of undealt cards to keep a hand of at least five cards. 'Panjpar' simply means 'five cards', the number of cards in each player's hand at the start of the game. Panjpar is a popular Afghan two-player card game which is featured in the novel 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini.
