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Card games in Indonesia

This page is part of the National and Regional Card Games Index of the Card Games Web Site.

Truf is a four-player trick-taking game played with the international 52-card pack. It can be played individually, or between two partnerships. All the cards are dealt. In the individual game, each player bids, using a card from their hand to indicate the number of tricks and proposed trump suit. During the play, trumps are played face down and revealed only at the end of the trick.

The game known as Omben (in Javanese) or Minuman (in Indonesian) is related to Go Fish. The English translation for its name is "Drink". It is best played by 2 people using a standard 52-card pack. Four or five cards each are dealt, and players take turns to ask for cards by rank only. The opponent must give all cards of that rank. If the opponent has none, the player who asked must "drink", by drawing from the stock until they obtain a card of the rank requested. Sets of four of a kind are discarded and the winner is first player to get rid of all their cards, or the player with fewer cards when the stock pile runs out.

The Chinese game Big Two is also played in Indonesia.

Empat Satu (41) is a draw and discard game in which each player has four cards and the aim is to collect four cards of the same suit, 41 being the highest possible score.

Remi is an Indonesian form of Rummy in which up to three cards can be taken from the discard pile if the deepest card can be melded. The first meld made by a player must be a run; thereafter sets are also possible. Points are scored for runs and sets and deducted for unmatched cards.

Joker Karo and Capsa are two other Indonesian card games of which I know only the names. I hope that someone who understands how they are played will explain the rules to me.

Gaple is a block domino game played with a double-6 set of dominoes, usually played by four or five people. In some versions a player who is unable to play must discard a tile whose value will count against them.