Once all players have 3 cards in front of them, players may pick them up and look at them. The player sitting opposite you will be your partner.Įach player looks at their hand and passes 3 cards, one to each player by placing a card in front of them. Shuffle all the cards and deal all the cards (14) to each player. There are several variations of this game so I’m just going to cover the 4 players only game I know which is called “Tichu Nanking”. Tichu is a partnership climbing card game, and the object of play is to rid yourself of your hand, preferably while scoring points in the process.
How to win: Score the most points as a team.
Mechanic: Hand Management, Partnerships, Trick-Taking Tichu is a partnership, trick-taking game.