Sasaki is a very fun game that is comparable to poker, blackjack, one card, and hula, and once you learn this game, you will not be able to get out of it. This climbing game for four players is said to be very popular in North Korea. It is named after one of the special combinations that can be played: Sasaki (사사끼) means 44A, that is two Fours and one Ace.
As in all climbing games the basic aim is to get rid of all one's cards before the other players. A player leads a card or a valid combination of cards and each player in turn must either beat the previous play with a higher or combination or pass. When no one can or wants to play higher, the played cards are set aside, and the person who played highest begins again.
Sasaki is a team game with temporary partnerships determined by the location of the two red 10's, so as well as playing their own cards, players try as far as they can to help their partners.
Sasaki is played with a 48-card deck made by removing all the Twos and Jokers from a standard international deck. The cards rank from high to low A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3. 1. 48 cards are dealt to 4 players, 12 each.