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| The Joker's Way | |
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| Origin | Chinese |
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| Type | Gambling |
| Players | 6 |
| Cards | 162 (3 decks with jokers) |
| Deck | Anglo-American |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 30 min. |
| Related games | |
| President | |
Daguai Luzi, (Chinese: 大怪路子; pinyin: Dà Guài Lùzi); literally "The Joker's Way") is a card game in the genre of shedding and gambling. It is one of the most popular card games played in China.
Daguai Luzi is a six player card game where two teams compete to shed their cards first. Winning requires strategic thinking and strong teamwork.
History
editDaguai Luzi is a very popular game in Shanghai. It has since spread throughout China, and is played online.
Setup
editPlaying Cards
editDaguai Luzi is played with three decks of playing cards, including the jokers. The Jokers are separated into red and black (or colloquially known as "big joker" and "small joker" respectively).
Teams
editDaguai Luzi is played with six people divided into two teams. The players are seated alternately so that team members are always seated next to people from the opposing team.
Objective
editThe objective of the game is to be the first team to have no cards left.
Game Play
editDeal
editThree shuffled packs of 162 cards is dealt to six players.
Bidding
editRules
editThe Nuke and the Bomb
editCategory of hands
editScoring rules
editBasic strategy
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Variations
editTournaments
editDaguai Luzi tournaments are held in Chinese cities every year.
Popularity
editDaguai Luzi is a very popular game in Shanghai area of China. Daguai Luzi has also spread nationwide due to online game websites, and now Daguai Luzi has become more of a national game in China.
See also
edit- Zheng Shangyou, a similar popular card game in China
- Big 2
- Big 3, aka Dig the Pit a very similar game of one against two in temporary alliance.
- Bashi Fen
References
editExternal links
edit{{List of shedding-type card games}}