Big two
Chinese card game
Big two (also known as deuces, capsa, pusoy dos, and dai di, among other names) is a shedding-type card game of Cantonese origin. The game is popular in East Asia and Southeast Asia, especially throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Macau, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. It is played both casually and as a gambling game.
Big two is usually played with two to four players. It is played with a standard 52-card deck. The objective of the game is to be the first to play off all of one's cards.
Names
The game has many names, including big deuce and top dog. In Cantonese, it is 鋤大弟 (chor dai di, Jyutping: co4 daai6 di2). In Hokkien, it is 十三 (cap sa, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-saⁿ, lit. 'thirteen'), a name which is also commonly used in Indonesia. In Malta, it is often referred to as ciniza ("Chinese") or giappuniza ("Japanese").
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