NOUN | act | fantan, fan tan | a Chinese gambling game |
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act | fantan, sevens, parliament | a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens |
Meaning | A Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4). | |
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Synonym | fan tan | |
Broader | game of chance, gambling game | A game / game that involves gambling |
Spanish | fan tan | |
Catalan | fan tan |
Meaning | A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards. | |
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Synonyms | sevens, parliament | |
Broader | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
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