Author: Source WikipediaPublisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230540474
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Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Bashi Fen, Big Two, Chinese Blackjack, Chinese poker, Dou Di Zhu, Four Color Cards, Gnau, Gong Zhu, Khanhoo, Tam cuc, Tichu, Winner (card game), Zheng Fen, Zi pai. Excerpt: Big Two (also known as Deuces and other names, see below; Chinese: pinyin: da l o er; Cantonese: D; jyutping: co4 daai6 di2) is a card game similar to the game of Asshole, Crazy Eights, Bullshit, Winner, and other shedding games. It is sometimes called "Chinese poker" because of its Chinese origin and its use of poker hands, though there is actually a different game by that name of an entirely different nature. In Malta it is often referred to as Giappuniza or Ciniza due to its Asian origin. This card game has many names, including Big Deuce, Big Two, Top Dog, "The Hannah Game" (used in Canada), Da Lao Er (Mandarin Chinese), Sho Tai Ti, Choh Dai Di, Dai Di (Cantonese), Cap Sa (Hokkien, used in Indonesia), and Pusoy Dos (a Philippine variant of the game). A common mistake is to confuse this game with Tien Len or Thirteen or 13 because these two games are actually different in the sense that Big Two involves poker hands but Tien Len does not. The game is very popular in East Asia and South East Asia, especially throughout China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is played both casually and as a gambling game. It is usually played with two to four players, the entire deck being dealt out in either case (or sometimes with only 13 cards per player). The objective of the game is to be the first to get rid of all of your cards. A commercial version of the game was published as Gang of Four in 1990. Note: Like many other popular card games, there are a wealth of variations to these rules. Rules with variations are noted. Cards may be played as singles or in groups of two or five (var. 1 and 8), in...
