![]() ![]() The best hand is referred to as the “high hand” and the other hand is called the “low hand.” If the player’s high hand is higher than the banker’s high hand, and the player’s low hand is also higher than the banker’s low hand, the player is a winner. Each player uses his four tiles to form two separate hands. Its value is based upon a symbolic Chinese meaning, which you do not need to know to play the game. Unlike the American game of tiles, in Pai Gow the individual value of a tile is NOT based on the number of dots on it. These are dealt to each position on the table (including any vacant positions) so that each player receives four tiles. The tiles are placed in eight stacks of four each. There are 32 tiles which are mixed or shuffled by the dealer. However, instead of cards, the dealer distributes tiles to the players. Pai Gow is played on a table and setting similar to blackjack: there is a dealer and seats for up to six players. ![]() The name Pai Gow literally translated means “to make nine,” which is the object of the game. ![]()
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