The place to ask China-related questions!
Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Hangzhou Qingdao Dalian Suzhou Nanjing More Cities>>

Categories

Close
Welcome to eChinacities Answers! Please or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here.
X

Verify email

Your verification code has been sent to:

Didn`t receive your code? Resend code

By continuing you agree to eChinacities's Privacy Policy .

Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook
Sign up with Email Already have an account? .
Posts: 9192

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Q: Do you play Chinese games?

 Do ya and what? I know what mahjong is. What is the card games I see?

11 years 17 weeks ago in  General  - China

 
Answers (6)
Comments (0)
Posts: 1547

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

I taught my mom and sister a Chinese card game while I was home for Thanksgiving.  Each person is dealt 5 cards.  You try to take 3 cards and make them add up to some number ending in "0" (10, 20, 30).  Ace is "1", Face cards are "10".  The remaining 2 cards are then added together, but you only use the last digit as a score.  So if you had a King and a 7, your score is 7.  9 and 6, your score is 5.  5 and 5, a big fat zero (which is still a better hand than if you can't make any 3 cards sum up to 10, 20, or 30).  Biggest number wins.

 

There's more rules...one person is the "boss" playing against other players.  And you get odds on your bets based on your score versus the boss's score.  If the boss can't make a hand with 3 cards summing up to 10, 20, or 30....the next player in line gets to be the boss.  There's also some oddball "special" hands, just like there are some local "special" Majiang sets you can make. Like most Chinese games, the fun and excitement comes with the betting and winning/losing of money.  Alcohol consumption helps too.

Report Abuse
11 years 17 weeks ago
 
Posts: 3318

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

I bought my parents a mahjong set for christmas, I'm sure it's still in the box. 

Report Abuse
11 years 17 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1718

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

The most popular card game is called 斗地主 dou di zhu and practically all Chinese can play it.  I don't know if you know the game Big 2?  We played that back in the UK and its more or less the same game. I really like it.   The idea is to get rid of all the cards in your hand using the hands from poker,  singles, doubles, three of a kind, straights, full house, four of a kind etc.  There are more hands you can play than we have in poker though, like "airplane" which is two three of a kinds with either two pairs or two singles.   Its a three person game and in each hand, one person chooses to be the 大地主 da di zhu, and he goes against the two others in a race to get rid of their cards.

Really easy to learn and I bet thats the game you're seeing everywhere.

Report Abuse
11 years 17 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1968

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

I have played mah jong on the occasion -- sometimes I enjoy it, sometimes I do not.  It all depends upon the rest of the players -- either playing for blood sport, so to speak, or playing for enjoyment, it makes a big difference.

Report Abuse
11 years 17 weeks ago
 
Posts: 2604

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

it's called don't let TEd d Bayer get close keep him on the outside looking in. lol....

Report Abuse
11 years 16 weeks ago
 
Posts: 9192

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

I want to buy Chinese playing cards, but can't find a listing for them. Are they called something?

Report Abuse
11 years 16 weeks ago
 
Know the answer ?
Please or register to post answer.

Report Abuse

Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <br> <p> <u>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Textual smileys will be replaced with graphical ones.

More information about formatting options

Forward Question

Answer of the DayMORE >>
A:  "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "S
A: "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "Shenzhen agent can connect you with an employer, who's authorized to hire waigouren ... and can sponsor Z visa." It's not like every 10th person you meet in Shenzhen's hood can sponsor work visa ...  The only way to change from student to labourer visa is just a regular way by: 1. Finding an employer, who'll apply for an Invitation letter; 2. Exit China and apply for Z visa in your home country's Chinese embassy; 3. Enter China in 30-days after Z visa was stamped into your travelling instrument ...As I am aware, you won't be able to switch to Working permit by remaining in China....,so make ready for a return to your home .... -- icnif77