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Pai Gow

Pai Gow

(Public Domain)
2–810 min1.8/5 complexity5.8 BGG#24.131 BGG101Kids
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How do you play Pai Gow?

Pai Gow is a traditional Chinese gambling game played with a special set of 32 dominoes (see Chinese Dominoes). Everyone plays against a banker. Each player gets dealt four dominoes and makes two pairs.

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Pai Gow box art
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Pai Gow is a traditional Chinese gambling game played with a special set of 32 dominoes (see Chinese Dominoes). Everyone plays against a banker. Each player gets dealt four dominoes and makes two pairs. A player wins (loses) if each matching pair is better (worse) than the dealers. If they split, it's a draw. The only decision made in the game is how to split the original four tiles.

Because of the rules, the game is often a draw. The ranking of hands is traditional and not obvious. For example, the best pair is (4/2)(2/1).

game anatomy
Complexity1.8 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
Kids
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
10 min
Players
2–8
BGG rank
#24.131
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Q2Where can I buy Pai Gow cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Pai Gow?
Pai Gow is a card game game, for 2–8 players, taking ~10 minutes, featuring betting and bluffing. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Pai Gow — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Pai Gow support?
Pai Gow is played by 2–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Pai Gow take?
A game of Pai Gow takes about 10 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6How complex is Pai Gow?
Pai Gow has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.8 out of 5.
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