Preferans Wiki is created to answer many questions about the complicated card game called Preferans.

Actually, there are at least 5 variations of this game and MANY tips, tricks and "rules" in each of them. Here we will try to explain ALL of them.

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Preff.net: Here you can play Preferans on-line. For now there is only Balkan Preferans available, but the Preff TEAM is working hard to provide all other variations as well.
Currently the site is available in English, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian. Russian translation is in progress while other languages will depend on volunteer members.
Best of all Preff is created in AJAX so you don't have to download anything.

Preferans Forum: Here you will find a great Preferans Forum. People from all over the world discuss and share experiences about the different variations of this great game.

Preferans.RS: A great collection of Preferans Links. (in Serbian)

pagat.com: Here you will find a great website with detailed descriptions of hundreds of different card games. Among these you will find rules for: Russian Preferans, Balkan Preferans, Greek Prefa, Hungarian Preferansz and Austrian Preference. The initial rules pages on this Wiki were literally stolen from pagat.com hoping that John won't mind.

ipref.com: Here you can download a program which allows you to play Balkan Preferans over the net. The program is in Serbian and you can play using either "Hungarian" (German suited) or French suited cards.

PeekStr.com: This website has absolutely nothing to do with Preferans. It's just cool :)))

• Kroz Saigrača velikom: Kada vi bacate prvu kartu a sledeći na redu je drugi Pratioc, dakle vaš Saigrač, tada bacate najjaču kartu u Boji koju izaberete
• sve manje od Dame je isto kao da bacate malu kartu
  
• ne retko čak i Dama može da bude neprijatna za vašeg Saigrača
• ako pogledate karte i vidite da nemate adekvatan polaz najbolje je da ne Dođete
• cilj ovog pravila je da vaš Saigrač zna šta Odigravač ima u toj Boji iz koje ste krenuli i na osnovu toga odigra adekvatno
  

• Kroz Odigravača malom: Kada vi bacate prvu kartu u Štihu a sledeći na redu je Odigravač, tada bacate najslabiju kartu u Boji koju izaberete
• nemojte kretati malom "ispod Keca" (ako imate Keca i samo male nemojte izabrati tu Boju za Polaz)
• ako imate Duplog Popa ili Treću Damu onda je ta Boja odličan izbor za Polaz malom kartom
• ako imate Keca i Kralja ili čak i Damu onda krećete iz te boje ali ovaj put bacate Keca pa onda Kralja jer pokušavate da naterate Odigravača da seče
• cilj ovog pravila je da Odigravač ne zna šta vaš Saigrač ima u toj Boji iz koje ste krenuli i da zbog toga bude primoran da izbaci najveću kartu koju ima
  

• Na Poziv iz Licitacije: Ukoliko ste Licitirali i izgubili Licitaciju, a zatim i odlučili da Ne Dodjete a vaš Saigrač vas Pozove, tada vi kao prvi igrač (ili kad dođete na red) morate da krenete iz Boje koju ste licitirali
• naravno, ako ste stali na Betl onda ovo pravilo nema smisla

• Na Poziv u Sansu iz Trefa: Ukoliko se igra Sans i vi ste Levi Igrač i odlučili ste da Ne Dođete a vaš Saigrač vas Pozove, tada morate krenuti iz Trefa
• postoji diskusija na Forumu oko toga da li treba krenuti najmanjom ili najvećom u Trefu
• postoji diskusija na Forumu oko toga da li ovo pravilo važi ako ste vi licitirali i izgubili licitaciju
  

• Na Kontru u Sansu iz Pika: Ukoliko se igra Sans i vi ste Levi Igrač i vaš Saigrač da Kontru, tada morate krenuti iz Pika i to najmanjom kartom
• postoji diskusija na Forumu oko toga da li treba krenuti najmanjom ili najvećom u Piku
• postoji diskusija na Forumu oko toga da li ovo pravilo važi ako ste vi licitirali i izgubili licitaciju

• Svaka Dama se Jaše osim Adutske: Igraju sva tri igrača. Odigravač kreće prvi i baca Damu u Boji koja nije Adut i koja još nije Radila, a vi kao Pratioc igrate drugi i imate jaču kartu tada bacate tu jaču kartu
• cilj ovog pravila je da se spreči da Odigravač uzme štih sa tom Damom ako vaš Saigrač slučajno nema jaču kartu

• Dolaz na Pika: Da bi se došlo na Pik potrebno je da u ruci imate ili dva Keca ili jednog Keca i jedan siguran štih u Adutskoj Boji
• Ovo pravilo je odlično za početnike, neki napredni igrači smatraju da se dolaz na Pika gleda kao i bilo koji drugi dolaz
• cilj ovog pravila je da vaš Saigrač lakše odluči o potencijalnom davanju Kontre

2 Pik
3 Karon
4 Herc
5 Tref

Odigravač mora uzeti šest štihova.

Odigravač ne sme uzeti ni jedan štih. Ne postoji adut i Pratioci moraju da igraju jer za njih ne postoji kazna ukoliko Odigravač postigne cilj.

Odigravač mora uzeti šest štihova. Ne postoji adut i prvi počinje igrač levo od Odigravača.

Odigravač mora uzeti deset štihova. Ne postoji adut, prvi počinje igrač levo od Odigravača i Pratioci moraju da igraju jer za njih ne postoji kazna ukoliko Odigravač postigne cilj.

• odgovoriti na boju ukoliko je to moguće
• u protivnom, odgovoriti adutom ako je moguće

• ukoliko je bačen adut, igrač koji je bacio najjačeg aduta uzima.
• ukoliko nije bačen adut, najjača karta u boji koja je prva bačena uzima.

Suma leve i desne kolone
minus kolone kod drugih igrača koje se odnose na njegova odigravanja
plus 10 puta vrednost srednje kolone.

Suma leve i desne kolone
minus kolone kod drugih igrača koje se odnose na njegova odigravanja
minus 10 puta vrednost srednje kolone.

• kada je do kraja ostalo samo 2, igrač koji iz bilo kog razloga padne tu ruku tad piše duplo svoju kaznu, sve ostalo osim te kazne se piše kao i obično
• kada nema Kontre na Pika, ukoliko je bilo ko ispod kape Odigravač piše kao da je prošo

• Ruski Preferans
• Balkanski Preferans
• Grčku Prefu
• Austrijski Preference
• Mađarski Preferansz

• Ruski Preferans
• Balkanski Preferans
• Grčku Prefu
• Austrijski Preference
• Mađarski Preferansz

1. to follow suit if able
2. when holding no card of the led suit, to play a trump if possible

• If any trumps were played, the highest trump card.
• If a trump card was not played, the highest card in the suit that was led.

Player A scores 166 + 132 - 24 - 188 + 420 = +506
Player B scores 54 + 24 - 166 - 168 - 240 = -496
Player C scores 188 + 168 - 132 - 54 - 180 = -10

• Bettel is called Berač
• In Sanac (which is there called sans atout), the first lead is made by the player to the right of the declarer.
• A refa is called a radlc (pronounced 'rahdlts').
• If the contract is leaves (2) and no one says Kontra, the hand is thrown in without score, and if no one is under the hat, everyone gets a radlc.
• Some people play that the declarer does not expose the two talon cards before adding them to his hand.

• The entire game is played counter-clockwise.
• The process for bidding of igra (game), igra betl (no tricks) and igra sans (no trumps) is a little different. A player who wishes to play igra betl or igra sans must say so at his or her first opportunity - bidding just igra commits you to play with trumps (2, 3, 4 or 5) - not betl or sans.
• Many play that a contract of 2 (spades) is not thrown in but causes a refa if no one is under the hat and there have not yet been enough refe. The number of refe is agreed in advance - usually 1 refa for each 30 of bula (initial score) - so for example 3 refe for a bula of 100. The declarer scores for a contract of 2 if he is under the hat, otherwise he doesn't score.
• If the contract is 7 (sans) then the player to the left of the declarer starts, so the declarer plays second to the first trick.
• Some play with an additional contract of preferans (8). There are no trumps, declarer must win all 10 tricks, and both opponents play and have no quota of tricks (as in betl). Like igra betl and igra sans, igra preferans can only be bid at your first opportunity to speak.

• A defender should lead the highest card he holds in the suit he chooses to lead when the next to play is the other defender.
• If the declarer is second to play, a defender who has a weak holding in the suit he leads - for example nothing higher than a queen - should normally lead the lowest card he holds in that suit.
• A defender should not take a trick that the other defender is winning, even if this risks a penalty. A defender who takes a trick from his partner and thereby causes the partner to suffer a penalty can be asked to pay that penalty.
• When defending against sans, if the player to declarer's left decided not to play but was invited, he should lead a spade if the other player said kontra, and a club otherwise.

PLEASE feel free to add your variations and specific rules that are not yet mentioned here...

• to follow suit if able
• when holding no card of the led suit, to play a trump if possible
• subject to the above rules, to play, if possible, a card beating those already in the trick
• when declarer leads and both other players are defending then if the first defender can beat declarer's lead he must do so with the lowest card he possesses satisfying the above rules

• First the declarer takes ten units from the pot (that is ten times the stake - one Schilling if the stake is 10 Groschen), and pays any defender who did not drop out one unit for each trick taken. A defender who wanted to drop out but was invited to play is not paid for any tricks he takes - in this case the host defender is paid for all tricks taken by the defence.
• Next, if declarer has taken fewer than 6 tricks he pays a penalty of 20 units to the pot.
• Third, in the absence of an invitation, any defender who chose to play but took less than 2 tricks pays 10 units to the pot.
• If one defender wished to concede but was invited back in, and the two defenders have taken fewer than 4 tricks together, then the host pays 10 units to the pot.

The declarer in a Hearts game (where the talon was not used) is paid an extra 10 units by each opponent if he wins at least 6 tricks, and pays 10 to each opponent if he fails.

If the declarer holds four aces he is paid an extra 10 units by each opponent if he wins his 6 tricks. There is no payment if he fails. The Ace Bonus is claimed at the end of the play.

If the declarer has no aces and chooses to declare this before leading to the first trick, he is paid an extra 10 units by each opponent if he wins his 6 tricks, and pays them each 10 units if he fails. It is not compulsory to declare no aces - if an aceless declarer is not confident of winning he will keep quiet. It is illegal to discard aces into the talon in order to announce No Aces.

Other ways of handling the pot

1. Unlimited Pot. This is probably the original method, but it is somewhat unsatisfactory and possibly dangerous, as the stakes can fluctuate rapidly, and some hands can be very expensive. The pot is initially empty, and each dealer adds 10 units as he deals. The declarer takes the whole pot and pays out one tenth of it for each trick won by the defence. A declarer who failed to take 6 tricks must put in double the amount of the pot which was being played for, and a defender must put in an amount equal to the pot being played for. For example if the pot contains 40, declarer wins 5 tricks, one defender 4 and the other defender 1, all having played voluntarily, then the declarer takes the 40 and pays 16 to one defender and 4 to the other. The declarer then pays 80 to the pot, the defender with only one trick pays 40, and the new dealer adds 10, so the next hand is paid for a pot of 130.
2. Limited Pot. This is similar to unlimited pot, except that there is a limit to the amount at stake on each hand. This limit may by agreement be 5, 10 or 20 times the size of the basic pot (that is 50, 100 or 200 units). Should the pot grow beyond the limit, only the limit amount is played for. For example if the limit is 10 times the basic pot (100 units), after the example above, where the pot contains 130 units, the next hand would be played for 100. If the tricks split 6 for declarer and 1 and 3 for the defenders, the declarer would take 100 from the pot and pay 10 and 30 to the defenders. The losing defender then puts 100 in the pot and the new dealer adds 10 making 140. If on the next hand no one loses, the pot will reduce to 50.
3. Styrian Version. The pot is initially filled, by each player contributing the same multiple of ten units. When the pot is empty a decision must be taken whether to refill it the same way or to end play. The amount of the pot which is played for depends on the trump suit - for example 20 (and 2 per trick) when clubs are trumps, 30 for spades, 40 for diamonds and 50 for hearts.

Bonus variations

• they may not be played at all;
• they may only be allowed in "games", not in number contracts;
• four aces may be announced before, rather than after the play;
• the four aces bonus may allowed but not the no ace bonus;
• there are various ideas of what happens to the bonuses when declarer loses.

The declarer undertakes to exchange the talon and then take no tricks. There are no trumps, but the obligation to beat cards already played to the trick still holds for all players. Value 10 units.

The declarer undertakes to exchange the talon and win every trick. There are no trumps. Value 20 units.

As in a Bettel, the declarer exchanges the talon and must lose every trick. There are no trumps, but the obligation to beat cards already played to the trick still holds for all players. After the first lead, the declarer's cards are laid face up on the table, and the defenders are allowed to discuss how to defeat the contract. Value 30 units.

The declarer exchanges the talon and must win every trick. There are no trumps. After the first lead the declarer's cards are exposed. Value 40 units.

Nachgehen

Sans Atout

• Preference: Fritz Beck, Verlag Perlen-Reihe 643, 1972
• 20 verschieden Kartenspiele: Hans Löw, Verlag Perlen-Reihe 648, 1972
• Hraci, Karty, Karetni Hry: Vojtech Omasta & Slavomir Ravik, Prague, 1969
• Meister Preference: Fritz Babsch, Piatnik 1971
• Die beliebtesten Kartenspiele: Johannes Bamberger, Verlag Perlen-Reihe 648/I

• Ruski Preferans
• Balkanski Preferans
• Grčku Prefu
• Austrijski Preference
• Mađarski Preferansz

• Russian Preferans
• Balkan Preferans
• Greek Prefa
• Austrian Preference
• Hungarian Preferansz

1. ljudi sa prostora bivše Jugoslavije se generalno mogu lako sporazumeti korišćenjem Srpskog ili Hrvatskog jezika
2. narodi koji koriste ćirilicu su blagosloveni mogućnošću da koriste i latinicu ravnopravno
3. narodi koji koriste latinicu nisu ni blizu u dodiru sa ćirilicom da bi mogli ravnopravon da je koriste
4. bilo bi više nego nepraktično za sve nas kada bi smo imali dve odvojene sekcije, jednu za ćirilično a drugu za latinično pismo