Daifugō
Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard 52-card pack
Daifugō (大富豪, Grand Millionaire, Very Rich Man), Daihinmin (大貧民, Grand Pauper), Fool, or Tycoon, is a Japanese shedding-type card game for three or more players, played with a standard 52-card pack. The objective of the game is to get rid of all the cards one has as fast as possible by playing progressively stronger cards than those of the previous player. The winner is called the daifugō (the grand millionaire), earning various advantages in the next round, and the last person is called the daihinmin (the grand pauper). In the following round, winners can exchange one or more of their unnecessary cards for advantageous ones that losers have.
The game is very similar to the Hong Kong climbing card game Big Two, the Chinese game Zheng Shangyou, the Vietnamese game Tien Len, and Western card games like President and The Great Dalmuti. Like those other games, there are many variations and rules.
Basic rules
The rules described here are based on rules made popular in the U.S. by Tokyopop, in volume two of the manga Fruits Basket. They are fairly basic and attempt to condense the game to its core elements. Since card games like this are taught and evolve by word of mouth, the game play varies according to state of origin.
Special titles
There are five special titles for players during the game, along with popular North American and European equivalents:
Daifugō (大富豪 "Grand Millionaire") - winner of the previous round (President / Tycoon)
Fugō (富豪 "Millionaire") - second place in the previous round (Vice President / Rich)
Heimin (平民 "Commoner") - average placement in the previous round (Neutral / Commoner)
Hinmin (貧民 "Poor") - second-to-last in the previous round (Dirt / Poor)
Daihinmin (大貧民 "Extremely Poor") - last place in the previous round (Lowest Dirt / Beggar)
Some notes:
In the first round, all players begin as heimin.
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