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Fantan

noun
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).  Synonym: 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.  Synonyms: parliament, sevens.





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