Badugi Rules & Hand Rankings

The main objective in the game of badugi is to get the lowest hand. Aces are low in this game and are also the most powerful cards. Kings and face cards make up the worst hand in the game. Getting the lowest hand is not the only goal of the game though. Players need to make a hand that contains no matching values or suits. So if you have a pair of something or a small flush that consists of two cards of the same suit, than this hand loses value because one of the cards must be removed. We will explain how to rank particular values of cards and hands next.