红桃四 (4 Hearts)

In this traditional Chinese card game for four players using a standard 52 card deck, players aim to get rid of their cards as soon as possible. The players are dealt five cards with the first player receiving six. The person with the Heart 4 begins the game, and must first play a single number, at least two identical numbers, or at least three ascending numbers that include the Heart 4. Below are the general rules for the cards that can be played. 1. Single number (2 is biggest, 3 is smallest, Jokers are sometimes used). 2. At least two same numbers of differing suits. Example: Heart 3 and Spade 3. 3. At least three numbers in ascending order, the suit does not matter. Example: Heart 3, Spade 4 and Club 5. Note that playing 2 (the biggest card) followed by the 3 (which is the smallest) is invalid in this case since it is not ascending. Notes: 1. The combination 4-4-5-5-6-6 can also be played, and the same suits do not apply. 2. Occasionally players can be extremely lucky and have six sequential cards, such as 4-5-6-7-8-9.