Bits of China
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^ This game used formerly to be played by the ladies of the Court, but nowadays it is only played by children in the streets.
CHAPTER XXXin.
GAMES OF CHANCE.
CARD GAMES.
Oiir card games are more complicated tlian tliose played in Europe. One of the reasons of tliis is the number of cards in the Chinese pack, which contains 120, subdivided into foiir classes, corresponding with four colouTsJ and into thirty species. There are thus only four cards of each species, and thirty of each class.
The pa...ck includes nine cords'; the first cord, the second cord, and so on, up to the ninth cord; nine cakes; nine faces; a red man; a civilian; and a butterfly.
Difterent kinds of gaimes can, of course^ be played with the same Idnd of cards.
GAMES OF CHANCE. 203 FIRST CAED GAIIE.— AWAITING THE CAEH.
Five player's take their places at the table; the cards are shuffled, and are cut into eight packs of fifteen each. Three dice are castj and three of the packs are removed in the order designated iSf the numbers on the dice.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
^ This game used formerly to be played by the ladies of the Court, but nowadays it is only played by children in the streets.
CHAPTER XXXin.
GAMES OF CHANCE.
CARD GAMES.
Oiir card games are more complicated tlian tliose played in Europe. One of the reasons of tliis is the number of cards in the Chinese pack, which contains 120, subdivided into foiir classes, corresponding with four colouTsJ and into thirty species. There are thus only four cards of each species, and thirty of each class.
The pa...ck includes nine cords'; the first cord, the second cord, and so on, up to the ninth cord; nine cakes; nine faces; a red man; a civilian; and a butterfly.
Difterent kinds of gaimes can, of course^ be played with the same Idnd of cards.
GAMES OF CHANCE. 203 FIRST CAED GAIIE.— AWAITING THE CAEH.
Five player's take their places at the table; the cards are shuffled, and are cut into eight packs of fifteen each. Three dice are castj and three of the packs are removed in the order designated iSf the numbers on the dice.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Tcheng, Ki-Tong, 1851-1907 to read onlineMoreLess
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