Russian Bank

Russian Bank

Russian Bank, Crapette or Tunj, historically also called Wrangle, is a card game for two players from the solitaire family. The goal of Russian Bank is for the player to get rid of forty-eight cards before their opponent can rid themselves of theirs. The one who is first with his cards at the end of the game wins the game.

About Russian Bank in brief

Summary Russian BankRussian Bank, Crapette or Tunj, historically also called Wrangle, is a card game for two players from the solitaire family. It is played with two decks of 52 standard playing cards. The goal of Russian Bank, like many card games, is for the player to get rid of forty-eight cards before their opponent can rid themselves of theirs. The one who is first with his cards at the end of the game wins the game. Commercially produced versions of RussianBank include Skip-Bo and Spite and Malice.

The game is also known as crapette or crapot in Brazil and Portugal, as crapettes in France and as tunj in the Middle East. The top cards on each of the eight auxiliary places can be transferred to the column of aces as soon as they fit. It is generally advisable to use the open cards from the reserve pack first if possible, be it on the ace row or on the eight supply packs. Once a player has run out of cards, they can shuffle their talon and continue.