On December 1, 2021, the MMORPG Black Desert Online introduced a mini-game Yar!
Yar! is a new type of minigame that you can play with others with cards that have images of NPCs you can meet throughout the world of Black Desert. It is a simple game that was inspired by the classic games of poker and yacht.
It’s easy to understand the rules after playing it a couple of times. The basics revolve around drawing cards a set number of times each turn in order to assemble the best hand of 5 cards to score the maximum number of points possible. You go back and forth with your opponent, committing hands to accumulate points each turn. Strategic planning and a bit of luck are both important factors in winning a game against another Adventurer in Yar!, so embrace the tides of fortune while trying to outwit your opponent.
How to play Yar
Go to ESC (New) Menu > Community (F9) > Yar! to start the game
Select the game mode which will determine the types of hands in play and enter the Family Name of your opponent to send an invite.
When your opponent accepts your invite, the “Yar!” minigame begins!
Don’t worry if you don’t have a friend to play with. There are NPCs in Velia who would be happy to play with you: Eileen, Islin Bartali and Crio.
A step-by-step guide to playing Yar
The main objective of the game “Yar” is to you draws cards and score points based on the matching hands
Once you launch the game “Yar,” the game board will appear. Click the “Start Game” button.
Once the game has started, you will be able to see the following on the playing field:
Hands
1 – Turn. The possible hands you can score points for are listed below. When you play the game, you can score each hand only once
| Hands | Description |
|---|---|
| Bit o’ Ones | Gain the sum of all 1s (A) in points |
| Bunch o’ Twos | Gain the sum of all 2s in points |
| Lump o’ Threes | Gain the sum of all 3s in points |
| Nest o’ Fours | Gain the sum of all 4s in points |
| Clump o’ Fives | Gain the sum of all 5s in points |
| Stack o’ Sixes | Gain the sum of all 6s in points |
| Mates | Two of a kind. Gain their sum in points. |
| Peak | Three of a kind. Gain their sum in points. |
| Dragon Claw | Four of a kind. Gain their sum in points. |
| Double Trouble | Two pairs. Gain 15 points. (Each pair must be different.) |
| Den of Wolves | Full house (a pair and three of a kind). Gain 25 points. (Each set must be different.) |
| Yar! | Five of a kind. Gain 50 points. |
| Broken Arrow | Small straight (four in a row). Gain 30 points. |
| Straight Shot | Large straight (five in a row). Gain 40 points. |
| Chance | Earn the combined total of all cards in your hand. |
Each combo can be played once in the game.
2 – this column will show the number of points you earned for a certain combo.
3 – This column will show the number of points your opponent earned for a certain combo.
4 – total points scored for the entire game.
5 – draw cards.
6 – timer for thinking about the move.
When it’s your turn to draw cards, click “Draw” to receive a certain number of cards.
When the board layout appears, the best combo will be highlighted in column #2 next to the combinations, making it worth your attention. However, you can choose the combo you deem necessary, ignoring the highlighting.
How to pin cards
If you decide to play a combination, for example, “Nest o’ Fours”, you need to leave as many fours on the field as possible
You can pin the cards you want by right-clicking on them, and draw the next cards by clicking “Draw”. The pinned cards will remain on the board, and only the unpinned ones will be replaced.
If you change your mind and decide to unpin the card, simply left-click on it.
After drawing all the cards in one turn, click on the points next to the combination to get them.
The game continues until all combinations have been played. The player with the most points wins.
