Guandan — The Table Is Yours

Partners & dealFour players sit opposite their partner. Two decks are shuffled and dealt 27 cards to each player.

Make a playLead any valid combination: single, pair, triple, three pairs, straight, full house, or consecutive triples. Other players must beat the same kind of play or pass.

BombsFour or more of a kind beat ordinary plays. A five-card straight flush beats bombs of up to five cards; the four-joker bomb beats everything.

Level cardHeart cards of the current level are wild and can stand in for another suited card. Level cards rank above A; jokers rank highest.

Win the handThe first partnership to place both players takes the hand. Its level advances by 3 for a 1st–2nd finish, 2 if its partner finishes third, or 1 otherwise. A-level is the finish.

At the table

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