Dou Di Zhu- Landlord Poker Game for three players. One player, the "landlord", plays alone and the others form a team. The landlord's aim is to be the first to play out all his cards, and the team wins if any one of them manages to play all their cards before the landlord. You can play in valid combinations of the cards.
Players, Cards and Deal
This game uses a 54-card pack including two jokers, red and black. The cards rank from high to low:
red joker, black joker, 2, A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3.
Suits are irrelevant.
Auction
There is an auction to determine which player will be the landlord and play alone against the other two. The possible bids are 1, 2 and 3. Each player in turn may either pass or bid higher than the highest bid so far. If everyone passes the hand is thrown in and there is a new deal. The final and highest bidder is the landlord. This player now picks up the three face-down cards from the middle, for a total of 20 cards.
Play
The landlord plays first and may play a single card or any legal combination. Each subsequent player in anticlockwise order must either pass (play no card) or beat the previous play by playing a higher combination of the same number of cards and same type. There are just two exceptions to this: a rocket can beat any combination, and a bomb can beat any combination except a higher bomb or rocket -
The play continues around the table for as many circuits as necessary until two consecutive players pass. The person who played the last card(s) begins again, leading any card or legal combination.
Players, Cards and Deal
This game uses a 54-card pack including two jokers, red and black. The cards rank from high to low:
red joker, black joker, 2, A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3.
Suits are irrelevant.
Auction
There is an auction to determine which player will be the landlord and play alone against the other two. The possible bids are 1, 2 and 3. Each player in turn may either pass or bid higher than the highest bid so far. If everyone passes the hand is thrown in and there is a new deal. The final and highest bidder is the landlord. This player now picks up the three face-down cards from the middle, for a total of 20 cards.
Play
The landlord plays first and may play a single card or any legal combination. Each subsequent player in anticlockwise order must either pass (play no card) or beat the previous play by playing a higher combination of the same number of cards and same type. There are just two exceptions to this: a rocket can beat any combination, and a bomb can beat any combination except a higher bomb or rocket -
The play continues around the table for as many circuits as necessary until two consecutive players pass. The person who played the last card(s) begins again, leading any card or legal combination.
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