I had been a domino player for some time. One day, I was talking to Lou, a sweet man who owned a little convenience store in my apartment complex (Huron Towers) in Ann Arbor, MI. Lou came from China, and somehow the conversation got around to what games he played in China - and he told me about Chinese Dominoes - I bought a set and he explained to me, his memories of playing Pai Gow. He went on to tell me all about his life in pre and post Communist China. Tien Gow is the original tile (domino) game from China. Tien Gow is played with the same set of dominoes that are used in Pai Gow. Pai Gow is a real fast game, Tien Gow is a little more strategic, sort of like a Chinese version of War. Tien Gow also has the best name for a pair of dominoes, The Supreme Pair (Gee Joon). Here's a great description of the game https://sites.google.com/site/cpsconversationpieces/home/a-chinese-domino-game-tien-gow--heaven-nine YouTube Video of 4 Men Playing Tien Gow
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Hester Valckenier
5/14/2019 03:20:41 am
Dear Jose,
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Jose Rico III
5/14/2019 03:00:52 pm
They use the same tiles - so you wouldn't know.
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Hester
5/16/2019 02:27:05 pm
Hello Jose, Leave a Reply. |
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