Introduction
Open-face Chinese poker (OFC) evolved from closed-face (“regular”) Chinese poker, but it is not necessary to know the rules or 🏵 strategies of regular Chinese poker in order to enjoy OFC.
Like other poker games, OFC players take turns drawing cards from 🏵 a single deck, trying to make the best possible hand, while their competitors do the same. Unlike other poker games, 🏵 however, there are no bets placed during the rounds of play. Instead, the players agree to play “per point” and 🏵 the game is scored in points, similar to card games like hearts or gin rummy.
After all card-placement rounds are complete, 🏵 each player will have arranged 13 cards into three hands, called the “top,” the “middle,” and the “bottom.”
Each player’s top 🏵 hand is compared to his or her opponents’ top hand, the middle to the middle, and the bottom to the 🏵 bottom. A player will win or lose points, based on how his or her hand measures up.
