Guandan Rule Tutorial · five lessons
Learn Guandan, one lesson at a time.
No jargon, no wall of rules. Each lesson is a few minutes and picks up exactly where the last one left off. Read them in order.
Your first hand of Guandan
Four players, two decks, one partner sitting across from you. Here is what happens the moment the cards are dealt.
Reading the seven combos
Before you can beat a hand you have to name it. Here are the seven legal shapes and the one rule that ties them together.
Bombs, and the one that beats everything
Bombs ignore the shape on the table. Learn the ladder from four-of-a-kind up to the four jokers that nothing can top.
The rank card and the heart that is wild
Every round has a “rank”, and the cards matching it get strange and powerful. This is the idea that makes Guandan Guandan.
Why your partner is half the game
Finishing first is nice. Finishing first while your partner comes last barely moves you. Here is the maths of climbing.