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Ganjifa

गंजीफ़ा

India

Ganjifa is played with circular hand-painted cards, historically in packs of 96 or 120 across eight or ten suits. Half the suits rank in reverse order, which gives the game its unusual character. Regional traditions differ enough that a faithful implementation must pick one and name it.

Players
3–4
Average time
20–40 min
Difficulty
●●●●○

Not playable yet

Pending: we intend to implement one specific regional form (Mysore Chad Ganjifa) rather than a generic blend.

Variant implemented

Pending: we intend to implement one specific regional form (Mysore Chad Ganjifa) rather than a generic blend.

How to play

Ganjifa is played with circular hand-painted cards, historically in packs of 96 or 120 across eight or ten suits. Half the suits rank in reverse order, which gives the game its unusual character. Regional traditions differ enough that a faithful implementation must pick one and name it.

Status

Not implemented. This game appears in the catalog and is visible in the app,

but it is marked *Coming Soon* and cannot be played.

Pending: we intend to implement one specific regional form (Mysore Chad Ganjifa) rather than a generic blend.

We would rather show an honest placeholder than ship a rules approximation of a

game that people actually play.

Tags: cards, trick-taking, historical, hidden-information · Family: trick taking