fantan (n.)

  1. a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

    [ Syn: fan tan ]

  2. a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

    [ Syn: sevens , parliament ]

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