Playcard gamesYaniv
Call at five points or less — but a lower hand turns it against you.
- 2-6 players
- Standard deck
- Shedding
- Melding
What Yaniv is
An Israeli game that spread through backpacker hostels and is now played worldwide. Call yaniv when your hand is small enough — and hope nobody has less.
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Open a table here and play Yaniv in the browser — 2 to 6 at it, with friends on a shared code, or against bots when you are short of people.
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