[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fan-tan \fan"-tan`\ fa^n"ta^n`, n. chinese of canton in
   an-tan-kun gambling house.
   1. a chinese gambling game in which coins or other small
      objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and
      the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the
      sum of the counters is divided by four.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. a game with playing cards in which the cards are played in
      sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of
      his cards being the winner.
      webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fantan
     n 1: a chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are
          placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be
          left 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 modulo 4
     2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in
        sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you
        are the first to use all your cards syn: sevens, parliament
see also:
sevens parliament 

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