Deal 1 at a time beginning with the player on the left of the dealer and continuing in clockwise fashion. If partners have already been chosen, then use the same card-drawing process to determine the first dealer.Īfter shuffling all cards, the dealer should offer a cut to the player on their right and then begin dealing 8 cards to each player. Sasquatch is 0, mahjong is 1, Phoenix is 1.5, and dragon is higher than the Ace. If a celestial is drawn first their value is as follows. The player who drew the highest card will shuffle and deal first.
The 2 high cards are the other set of partners and also sit across from one another. The 2 low cards are partners and should sit across for one another.
If partners are not already chosen, then splay the cards and each player should draw one randomly. Tichu for 4 players has 2 sets of partners. The object of the game is to shed all your cards before anyone else.
