The game also includes plates and tubes, which are consecutive pairs or consecutive triples, respectively.Īs a demonstrative event, guandan will make its debut at The Fifth National Mind Sports Games to be held in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province from October 25 to November 4. Like many climbing games, guandan's playable combinations include singles, pairs, triples, full houses and straights.
Using two decks, the players race to throw down increasingly high combinations of cards, so as to empty their hands before their opponents. Guandan, or 'throwing eggs' literally, is a four-player, fixed-partnership climbing card game that originated in East China's Jiangsu Province. Whether it is a post-dinner recreation or building connections with business people, guandan has emerged as the top pastime in recent years thanks to its easy rules, competitive nature and social power. What is the most popular card game in China now? A person plays guandan, a Chinese card game Photo: VCG