Asian rules (大話骰)

A race for points

Dice are never lost. The loser of each round takes penalty points equal to the round’s stake. After a set number of rounds (10 by default) the fewest points wins; a tie goes to sudden-death rounds.

The opening bid

The opening quantity must be at least the number of players (Hong Kong), or the number of players plus one (Guangdong and Singapore).

飛 (mixed) and 齋 (pure)

Every round starts 飛: 1s are wild and you cannot bid on 1s.

A bid can be called 齋, and a bid on 1s is always 齋. While pure, 1s are not wild and rank highest: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, then 1. The round stays pure until someone bids 飛.

飛 or 齋

The cups show three 5s and two 1s. Bid 飛, that is five 5s. Bid 齋, it is only three.

Switching between 齋 and 飛

Move	Hong Kong and Singapore	Guangdong
To 齋	齋 beats 飛 at the same quantity	At least half the 飛 quantity, plus one
Back to 飛	Raise the quantity by two	At least double the 齋 quantity
Example	Six 6s 飛 → six of any face 齋	Six 5s 飛 → four of any face 齋

開: calling

The player to act can call 開 (open) on the standing bid, at stake 1.

劈 and 反劈

Any player except the bidder can call 劈 out of turn, at stake 2. The bidder then accepts (reveal at stake 2) or answers 反劈, a counter, and the reveal is at stake 4. Only one counter.

Special hands

Each cup is checked at the reveal.

順子 straight1-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6: the cup counts zero for every face (Guangdong and Singapore; off in Hong Kong).

圍骰 / 爆子A cup with at least one 1 and every other die the same face counts one extra while 1s are wild: 1-1-2-2-2 counts as six 2s.

純爆Five of the same face count two extra: five 2s count as seven.

The three presets

Preset	Opening bid	Switching	Straights
Hong Kong	Number of players	Hong Kong	Count normally
Guangdong	Players plus one	Guangdong	Count zero
Singapore	Players plus one	Hong Kong	Count zero

Classic rules → House rules →