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Daguai Luzi
The Joker's Way
OriginChinese
TypeGambling
Players6
Cards162 (3 decks with jokers)
DeckAnglo-American
PlayClockwise
Playing time30 min.
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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

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Daguai Luzi is a very popular game in Shanghai. It has since spread throughout China, and is played online.

Setup

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Playing Cards

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Daguai 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

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Daguai 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

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The objective of the game is to be the first team to have no cards left.


Game Play

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Deal

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Three shuffled packs of 162 cards is dealt to six players.

Bidding

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Rules

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The Nuke and the Bomb

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Category of hands

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Scoring rules

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Basic strategy

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Variations

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Tournaments

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Daguai Luzi tournaments are held in Chinese cities every year.

Popularity

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Daguai 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

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References

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{{List of shedding-type card games}}