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How to play Tien Len Mien Nam, TLMN card game rules

Tien Len is probably no longer strange to Vietnamese people, with even those who have never touched a deck of cards having heard how to play Tien Len.

However, many people do not know that Tien Len has two types of play, one is Northern Tien Len and Southern Tien Len. And the playing style of the South is considered to be much more open than the North, although these two Tien Len playing styles are not too different. Below is how to play Tien Len Mien Nam.

How to play TLMN, rules of Tien Len Mien Nam

Some notes before playing

  • The game Tien Len Mien Nam still uses a deck of cards consisting of 52 cards.
  • The size of the cards is arranged in the following order: 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > 7 > 8 > 9 > 10 > J > Q > K > A > 2. In which card 3 is the smallest and card 2 is the largest.

Southern money

  • The size of the suit is arranged as follows: Hearts ♥ > Diamonds ♦ > Clubs ♣ > Spades ♠. In which Spades are the smallest and Hearts are the largest.
  • The maximum number of players in Tien Len Mien Nam is 4 people, the minimum is 2 people.

Start playing

  • At the beginning of the game, each player is dealt 13 cards.
  • The turn plays counterclockwise.
  • First game The player with the 3 of Spades ♠ card goes first and must play this card (can be in pair or straight). Starting from the next game onwards, the winner will play first.

Southern Lien Tien

  • In each turn, the player needs to play a card (or deck of cards) that can cut the card or deck of cards the previous player just played. If they cannot hit, that player will lose their turn. For example, A plays a K card but B does not have any cards or pairs to cut, then B will lose his turn.
  • In case no one can cut off the card of the person who just played, that turn is considered over. The person who just played will continue to play the next card at will.
  • If the last player has played all the cards (returned) and none of the remaining 3 people can catch this turn, it will be the turn of the person closest to the right of the person who has returned.
  • End the game when all players have played all the cards in their hand.
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Card down

  • Toad cards, junk cards: From 3 to 2 with any suit.
  • Duo: J♥ J
  • Trio/ Sam Co: 7♥ 7♦ 7♠
  • Lobby: 3♥ 4♠ 5♥ 6♠ 7♥ 8♦… (3 cards or more, no 2 cards)
  • 3 pairs of pine: 4♦ 4♥ 5♦ 5♥ 6♠ 6♥
  • Four quarters: 6♥ 6♦ 6♣ 6♠
  • 4 pairs of pine: 4♦ 4♥ 5♦ 5♥ 6♠ 6♣ 7♠ 7♥

Strict rules in Tien Len Mien Nam

Southern Lien Tien

  • Chop in order of cards if playing individually
  • Three pairs of pine trees will cut 1 leaf of 2 or 3 smaller pairs of pine trees (For example, 55,66,77 are cut by 99,1010,JJ).
  • Four pairs of pine trees will cut 1 leaf, 2 or any pair, in addition, you can cut 3 or 4 pairs of smaller pine trees and even four pairs of pine trees.

Special fighting rules

  • Card 2 is allowed to play last
  • Card 2 is not placed in the straight (2-3-4-5-6)
  • Players can win right after dealing the cards if they have straight cards from 3 to A, 5 pairs of commons, 6 pairs, four of a kind, or 4 of a kind. This case is called Eating White in many places.

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