Gan Deng Yan

Gan Deng Yan is a traditional climbing/shedding card game from China. Players attempt to be the first person to empty their hand of cards. Like many climbing/shedding games, players can play single cards, pairs, and runs. What makes Gan Deng Yan different is following players play singles, pairs, and runs that are sequentially higher than the cards played before them. After everyone has passed, players then draw a card from the talon.

Hands end when a player has emptied their hand of cards. Each card left in opponents’ hands scores one point for the first person to go out. After a pre-determined number of rounds, the winner is the person who has the most points.

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