Throw-in Durak practice

A higher card of the same suit covers a non-trump attack. The club jack works; an off-suit spade does not, and the club eight is lower. A heart trump could also cover the club attack, but none is offered in this question.

A trump attack requires a higher trump. The heart nine covers the heart eight. A non-trump ace cannot cover it, and the heart seven is too low.

An added attack must match a rank already on the table, including covering cards. The jack of diamonds matches the covering jack. Matching the club suit alone is not enough.

In this stated throw-in variant, the limit is the smaller of six attacks and the defender’s hand size at the start of the bout. Two starting cards permit at most two attacks; matching ranks do not override that limit.