Games around the world

Traditional games that families and students meet when they move abroad.

• Durak

  Durak, the card game of Russia and much of the former Soviet Union: the deck, how a round works, the main variants and where to learn it.

• Mahjong

  Mahjong, the tile game from China played in many regional versions across Asia and beyond: the tiles, the aim and how the main versions differ.

• Go

  Go, the board game of black and white stones, known as weiqi in China, baduk in Korea and igo in Japan: the rules, board sizes and how to start.