Chinese games Chinese games The card game Big Two ( Chinese: 大二; pinyin: dà èr; Cantonese: 鋤大D) is a card game similar to the game of President (also known as Asshole). 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; see the Chinese poker article. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Two"
Chinese Blackjack is also known as 21-point, ban-nag (Cantonese). It is a gambling game played in South East Asia bearing similarity to the western Blackjack. It is very addictive and could lead to problem gambling, thus readers of this page are advised to try playing the game cleanly (play with fake money). ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese Blackjack"
Fan-Tan, or fantan ( ) is a form of gambling long played in China and among Chinese immigrants to America and other countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fan-Tan"
The Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar, otherwise known as siyi, is a term used to describe four main requirements of the Chinese scholar gentleman. They are qin (Guqin), qi (the game of Go), shu (calligraphy) and hua (painting). ...more on Wikipedia about "Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar"
Liubo or liupo ( ) is an ancient Chinese board game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liubo"
Mahjong ( Chinese: 麻将 ( Mandarin májiàng; Cantonese màhjeung) or 麻雀 Mandarin máquè, Cantonese màhjeuk); other common English spellings include mahjongg, majiang, and hyphenated forms such as mah-jong or mah-jongg) is a game for four players that originated in China. It is a game of skill, intelligence, calculation and luck. Depending on the variation which is played, the amount of luck may vary from 20 to 80 percent. In China, Japan, Taiwan and other countries mahjong is often used for gambling. The Chinese word 麻将 literally means "hemp general". In Cantonese an alternate writing, 麻雀, is more common (the same kanji are used in Japanese). In Cantonese this literally means "sparrow" and is pronounced ma4 jeuk3, while in Japanese it means "hemp sparrow", and is pronounced mā-jan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mahjong"
Pai Gow ( , Cantonese: paai4 gau2) is a Chinese gambling game. It is played with the Chinese dominoes tile set. The game is played in underground casinos in most Chinese communities. It is played openly in major casinos in Macau, China, Las Vegas, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, in many California cardrooms, and in some Australian casinos. It is an ancient game, thousands of years old, and steeped in tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pai Gow"
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Sic Bo is a gambling game of Chinese origin. It is also known as Tai Sai or Dai Siu, meaning Big Small. It is played with three standard dice that are shaken in a basket or plastic cup. (Traditionally in Asia, the dice were shaken on a small plate covered with a bowl, which was then lifted to reveal the roll). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sic bo"
Xiangqi ( ), is a two-player Chinese game in a family of strategic board games of which Western chess, Japanese shogi, and the more similar Korean janggi are also members. The character 象 xiàng here has the meaning "image" or "representational", hence Xiangqi can be literally translated as "representational chess". The game, however, is commonly called Chinese chess in the West. ...more on Wikipedia about "Xiangqi"
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