Gang of Four

Gang of Four is a card game based on a variant of Chinese gambling.  The game is for 3-4 players and uses 64 cards.  The object of the game is to play all of your cards first.  Cards can be played in singles, pairs, triplets, or as a full house.  If a player has 4 or more of the same card they may play all 4 as a wild card.  The cards are in order 1-10 with 2 gree, 2 yellow, and 2 red.  Red cards are the highest of there number, and then yellow and green.  The last four cardss are a yellow dragon, which is the highest single card, the yellow and green dragon, which are the 2nd and third highest cards respectively, and the multi-colored #1 card.  The player who was dealt the  multi-colored #1 card begins the game.  The beginning player may play one or more carsa as outlined above and each following player may only play the same number of cards, and the cards must be higher than those played by the previous player.  The last player to play their cards on teh pile may start the next set with any combination of cards they wish.

The game can be a lot of fun, as the random dealing of the cards makes the game much more mental.  Some strategies are to always play as low a hand as possible so that there is more likely a chance you can pay more before an extremely high card is played.  If you are dealt 4 of a kind, it is also often good to hold it until your second to last set of cards, so that you may play the 4 as a wild card, winning the pile, and start the next pile with your last card, thus winning the game.