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The goal of Tien Len is to be the first to get rid off all of the cards in your hand. Tien Len is played with a standard 52-card deck with all players starting with 13 cards. Here is the ranking of card values (highest to lowest) : 2, Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3. Here is the ranking of suits (highest to lowest): Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, Spades. Here are the card combinations that a player may do:
- Single Card - Pair - Triple - Four of a kind - Straight of 3+ cards of consecutive values, not including 2 (ex. 10JQ) - Double straights of 3+ pairs of consecutive values (ex. 334455)
A player can play bombs to beat winning 2s. Here are the bomb combinations:
- Four of a kind beats a single 2. - 3 card double straight (ex. 334455) beats a single 2. - 4 card double straight (ex. 33445566) beats a pair of 2s. - 5 card double straight (ex. 3344556677) beats a trio of 2s. - 6 card double straight (ex. 334455667788) beats a quad of 2s.