For this week's post I'l pe talking about "dai di" or big two in Hokkein. The game is very popular in East Asia and South East Asia, where it originated, especially Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan(however they are not widely played in casinos)(I have a theory that's becasue it does not require a dealer,meaning the casino has no chance of winning). Before I start, here's a quick run down of the rules:The game uses a standard 52-card deck, with thirteen cards in four suits. Spades (♠) is the highest suit, followed by hearts (♥), then clubs (also called clovers) (♣), then diamonds (♦). The order of the cards are as follow: two is the biggest(hence the name), followed by aces,then kings,then queens and so on.Cards may be played as singles or in groups of two, or five, in combinations which resemble poker hands.The object of the game is to be the first to get rid of all of your cards first. The combination of their cards and their rankings are as follows:Single cards(the lousiest). Any card from the deck, ordered by rank with suit being the tie-breaker.Pairs(second lousiest). Any two cards of the same number,using the highest suit as the tie breaker.Five-card hands(the best, there are six different combinations). Ranking, from low to high, as follows:
Straight: Any 5 cards in a sequence (but not all of the same suit). Rank is determined by the highest valued card with the suit used only as a tie-breaker.
Straight Flush: A composite of the straight and flush: five cards in sequence in the same suit. Ranked the same as straights, suit being a tie-breaker.
Flush (also called flower): Any 5 cards of the same suit (but not necessary in a sequence). Rank is determined by highest valued card, and then by highest suit.
Full House: a composite of a three-of-a-kind combination and a pair. Rank is determined by the value of the triple, regardless of the value of the pair.
Four of a kind: Any set of 4 cards of the same rank, plus any 5th card. (A 4 of a kind cannot be played unless it is played as a 5-card hand) Rank is determined by the value of the 4 card set, regardless of the value of the 5th card.
Royal Flush: Is the same as straight flush, but only limits to 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. This is the highest possible combination, only a royal flush with a higher suit can beat it. Therefore, 10♠, Jack♠, Queen♠, King♠ and Ace♠ is the highest combination in the game.
Here's something you might not have noticed,you cannot use a two in five card combinations. And now on to how to play. At the beginning of each game, the player with the 3♦ starts by either playing it singly or as part of a combination. Play proceeds counter-clockwise, with normal climbing-game rules applying: each player must play a higher card or combination than the one before, with the same number of cards. Players may also pass, thus declaring that he does not want to play (or does not hold the necessary cards to make a play possible). When all but one of the players have passed in succession the round is over, and the cards are gathered up and a new round is started by the last player to play. When a player plays the 2♠ either as a single or as part of a pair of twos, it is often customary for that player to start the next round immediately by leading a new card or combination.
The game continues until all but one player runs out of cards. The first one to run out of cards is then declared victorious, and wins the game, however the game continues usually to fight for pride until only one player remains with cards in his/her hand.
In most game ending with a two is not allowed.(so keep that in mind.would'nt want you to lose all your money jus because of a minute detail)In a 4-player game, when a player is dealt a 13-card straight (2-A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3, which is called a "Dragon", and they need not be of the same suit), the player is deemed to have won the game immediately. And a fun fact about the "Dragon": you are likely to only get every 9462 games!! Well that's the end of this post.

By the way, it it customary to reward the person who has been so very kind as to patiently teach you how to play "dai di"....I take cheaque,credit cards,cash even discount coupons, you can just mail them to me.
All information gotten from wikepdia.com where would we be without them?