Big Two

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Big Two is a popular East Asian shedding-type card game, especially common in Chinese communities, where players race to be the first to discard all their cards using poker-like combinations.

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Big Two canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf card game
climbing card game
shedding-type card game
alsoKnownAs Choh Dai Di
Da Lao Er
Dai Di
Deuces
Pusoy Dos
cardRankingFeature 2 is the highest rank
3 is the lowest rank
combinationType five-card poker hand
pair
single card
three-of-a-kind
fiveCardCombinationType flush
four-of-a-kind with kicker
full house
straight
straight flush
genre climbing game
shedding-type card game
goal be the first player to discard all cards
hasChineseName 大老二
鋤大D
languageOfName English
maximumPlayerCount 4
minimumPlayerCount 2
originRegion East Asia
playMechanism players must play a higher combination than the previous play or pass
popularIn Chinese communities
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

Macau
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
relatedGame President (card game)
Tichu
Zheng Shangyou NERFINISHED
scoringFeature points or money often based on number of cards left in opponents’ hands
startingPlayerRule player with the lowest card usually starts the first trick
strategyFeature hand management is important
timing of high cards is important
suitRankingFeature suits are ranked from lowest to highest
turnStructure players play in clockwise order
typicalPlayerCount 4
typicalSetting family occasions
gambling environments
social gatherings
uses standard 52-card deck

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Big Two derby alsoKnownAs Big Two