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Declaring the correct Tổ Tôm scoring pattern when winning to validate final scoring.
A Chan scoring pattern where a player wins multiple rounds in a row, typically granting an additional cước bonus.
Named scoring combinations in Chắn/Tổ Tôm contexts. Correct identification of cước determines bonus multipliers and final payout.
Cước pathing is planning a Chắn hand toward one realistic scoring pattern instead of chasing too many incompatible bonuses.
Named bonus-scoring patterns in Chắn that increase payout beyond a standard Xuông win.
In Rummy variants, unmatched cards remaining in a player's hand that are not part of any meld (set or run). The goal is to minimize deadwood points.
A Phỏm approach focused on lowering unmatched card points when a full win is unlikely.
A Chắn scoring pattern where a player wins from an early qualifying draw/sequence state under local rule definitions.
Last-turn discard choice focused on minimizing deadwood point exposure.
A traditional Chan cước name for a specific valid winning pattern in classical rule sets.
A named Chan cước associated with a specific elegant winning composition recognized by traditional tables.
The pot or widow in Vietnamese card game scoring. Also colloquially refers to bonus points or penalty chips that accumulate during play.
A Chan cước recognized when the hand includes all four Chi Chi cards in the winning structure.
A Chắn cước achieved when the winning hand includes the specific set Cửu Vạn, Bát Sách, and Chi Chi.
A settlement style where only the top hand wins the entire pot. Common in fast social formats of Bài Cào/Cào Rùa.
The unit-digit point value used in 3-card point games like Bài Cào/Cào Rùa. For example, total 17 is counted as 7 nút.
In Spades, extra tricks won beyond the bid. Accumulating too many sandbags (usually 10) results in a penalty point deduction.
In Mậu Binh, losing all three limbs (hands) to another player. This results in a multiplied penalty payment, often referred to as being 'swept'.
A prioritized order for shedding deadwood tails that minimizes point exposure each round.
A Tổ Tôm named scoring pattern recognized when the hand meets the full ten-set completion condition.
A Chắn winning cước where the dealer wins immediately after the deal, before normal play begins.
A named scoring pattern in Chắn/Tổ Tôm-derived play, used in regional cước counting and winning declarations.
An extra deciding hand played among tied top players in Bài Cào or Ba Cây settlement.
The formal declaration phase in Chắn when a player announces a valid winning hand and its scoring patterns. Correct xướng is essential for score legitimacy.
A standard Chan win with no bonus cước pattern declared.