Pharaoh online
Pharaoh is the stricter sibling of Prší: it is played with five cards and the penalties are bigger. Here you play it online with friends or bots.
Play Pharaoh- Free, with no ads and no sign-up.
- On a phone, tablet or computer. Nothing to install.
- With friends and family through a link, wherever they are.
- When nobody else is around, bots with character and a voice join you.
What is Pharaoh
It is played with a 32-card German-suited deck. A seven makes the next player draw three, every ace stops one player and four of a kind burn. You may play several cards of the same rank at once, so the game turns quickly. Czechs call it Farář, Slovaks Faraón. At the table you can set house rules, such as the green Unter or the red seven.
How to start
Tap the Play button above and type your name. One word is enough, no sign-up needed.
You sit down at a table where someone is waiting, or at a new one that starts by itself in a moment. Bots take the free seats.
Want to play with family or friends? Open your own table and send them the link. At the table you can also chat and send reactions.
Pharaoh rules
Goal
Get rid of all your cards. Whoever is left holding cards loses.
Cards
The letters in a card's corner: U = Unter, O = Ober, K = King, A = Ace. The Unter and the Ober are these cards' jack and queen.
Deal
Everyone gets 5 cards. One plain card lies face up on the pile; the rest is the stock.
Start and end
The player after the dealer starts. Whoever plays their last cards is out and the others play on. When one player is left, they lose and the game ends at once.
Turn
Play a card of the same suit or rank as the top card, or an Ober. You can add more cards of the same rank at once; the last one you play is the new top card. Or draw one card instead, and your turn ends. A waiting seven or ace changes this, see below.
Seven
The next player must play a seven or draw 3 cards for each active seven. Sevens add up, and you can play several at once.
Ace
Each ace skips one player, at most all the others at the table. The player hit may play an ace and pass the skips on, or stand. If they stand, everyone still to be skipped is skipped at once. They can’t draw instead.
Ober
Play an Ober on anything except a seven or ace that is waiting, and name a suit, even if it is your last card. The next player plays that suit or an Ober, or draws. The named suit stays even if someone draws. Burned Obers name no suit.
Green Unter
Goes on anything except an active ace, and cancels the whole seven penalty; among several Unters it must go first. Then Leaves or an Unter is played. The host can turn it off.
Burn
Four cards of one rank played together, when the first one is allowed, are burned. They stay on the pile but do nothing, and burned sevens or aces also wipe out the sevens or aces waiting. You play again if you still have cards. The host can make four of a kind from several players burn too.
Red seven
Right after a player goes out, the next player can bring them back by playing the red seven. The one brought back takes the whole penalty and nobody after them draws it. It doesn’t work in a burn or once the game is over. Only if the host turns it on.
Empty stock
The pile except its top card is shuffled into a new stock. When there is nothing left to draw, the rest of the penalty is dropped.
Turn time
You have 30 seconds per turn; otherwise a bot plays it and your next turn has only 15 seconds. Play a turn in time and you get 30 again. After two missed turns the bot keeps playing until you tap I’ll play at the start of your turn.
Leaving and bots
Whoever leaves the game gets a bot in their seat. They can come back while the game runs; otherwise they lose. If you lose the connection, a bot plays for you until you are back.
Questions and answers
How is Pharaoh different from Prší?
In Pharaoh everyone has five cards, a seven makes you draw three cards instead of two and you may play several cards of the same rank at once. So the penalties add up fast.
Can two people play Pharaoh?
Yes. Pharaoh is for two to five players. Bots can fill free seats.
How do I play Pharaoh with friends far away?
Tap New table and send your friends the link or the table code. Whoever opens the link sits down with you. They need to install nothing.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free, with no ads and no sign-up. Just type a name and play.
