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{{Short description|Chinese gambling game using tiles}}
{{About|the game of dominoes|the card game loosely based on it|Pai gow poker}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2021}}

[[File:ChineseDominoes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|A set of 32 Chinese dominoes. The top two rows of tiles show the eleven matching pairs, in descending value from left to right. Below them are five non-matching pairs, worth less than the matching pairs, and also in descending value from left to right. The ''Gee Joon'' ("Supreme") tiles, lower right, are not matching but rank as the highest pair overall.]]
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'''Pai gow''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ai|_|'|g|au}} {{respell|py|_|GOW}}; {{lang-zh|c=牌九|j=paai<sup>4</sup> gau<sup>2</sup>|p=páijiǔ}} {{IPAc-yue|p|aai|4|.|g|au|2}}) is a Chinese [[gambling]] [[game]], played with a set of 32 [[Chinese dominoes]]. It is played in major casinos in [[China]] (including [[Macau]]); the [[United States]] (including [[Boston]], Massachusetts; [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]]; [[Reno, Nevada]]; [[Connecticut]]; [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]; [[Pennsylvania]]; [[Mississippi]]; and [[cardroom]]s in [[California]]); [[Canada]] (including [[Edmonton, Alberta]] and [[Calgary, Alberta]]); [[Australia]]; and [[New Zealand]].

The name ''pai gow'' is sometimes used to refer to a [[card game]] called [[pai gow poker]] (or "double-hand poker"), which is loosely based on pai gow. The act of playing pai gow is also colloquially known as "eating dog meat".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weirather |first=Larry |title=Fred Barton and the Warlords' Horses of China: How an American Cowboy Brought the Old West to the Far East |page=41 |publisher=McFarland |date=2015 |isbn=978-1-4766-2079-4}}</ref>

== History ==
Although some claim that Pai Gow is the first documented form of dominoes, originating in China before or during the [[Song dynasty]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://china-underground.com/2017/10/24/pai-gow-chinas-lost-legacy/| title = Pai Gow, China's Lost Legacy |website=China Underground |date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> which can only apply to ''gu pai'' 骨牌, that is, [[Chinese dominoes]], the game of ''pai gow'' (Mandarin ''paijiu'') is not recorded until the late 19th century. Its earliest description is to be found in a collection of Cantonese games published in Hong Kong in 1886.<ref>Ng Kwai-shang, ''A book on Chinese games of chance''. Hong Kong: The Kwong Cheong Printers, 1886.</ref>

The name literally means "card nine", after the normal maximum hand. It is assumed that the original game was modeled after both a [[Chinese creation myth]], and military organization in China at that time (ranks one through nine), but no document supports this theory.

== Rules ==

=== Starting ===
Tiles are shuffled on the table and are arranged into eight face-down stacks of four tiles each<ref name=Helprin86>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/gamblingtimesgui0000help/ |title=The Gambling Times Guide to European & Asian Games |author=Helprin, Syd |date=1986 |publisher=Lyle Stuart |location=Secaucus, New Jersey |isbn=0-89746-062-6 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/gamblingtimesgui0000help/page/193/mode/2up |chapter=15: The Oriental Games |pages=194–209 |access-date=25 September 2023 |url-access=registration}}</ref>{{rp|203}} in an assembly known as the ''woodpile''. Individual stacks or tiles may then be moved in specific ways to rearrange the woodpile, after which the players place their bets.

Next, each player (including the dealer) is given one stack of tiles and must use them to form two hands of two tiles each. The hand with the lower value is called the ''front hand'', and the hand with the higher value is called the ''rear hand''. If a player's front hand beats the dealer's front hand, and the player's rear hand beats the dealer's rear hand, then that player wins the bet and is paid off at 1:1 odds (even money). If a player's front and rear hands both lose to the dealer's respective hands, the player loses the bet. If one hand wins and the other loses, the player is said to ''push'', and gets back only the money they bet.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/iamjackiechanmyl00chen/ |title=I Am Jackie Chan: My life in action |author1=Chan, Jackie |author2=Yang, Jeff |author1-link=Jackie Chan |author2-link=Jeff Yang |date=1998 |publisher=Ballantine Books |location=New York, New York |isbn=978-0-345-42913-1 |chapter=High Risk |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/iamjackiechanmyl00chen/page/154/mode/2up |pages=154–156 |url-access=registration}}</ref> Generally seven players will play, and each player's hands are compared only against the dealer's hands; comparisons are always front-front and rear-rear, never one of each.

There are 35,960 possible ways to select 4 of the 32 tiles when the 32 tiles are considered distinguishable. However, there are 3,620 distinct sets of 4 tiles when the tiles of a pair are considered indistinguishable. There are 496 ways to select 2 of the 32 tiles when the 32 tiles are considered distinguishable. There are 136 distinct hands (pairs of tiles) when the tiles of a pair are considered indistinguishable.

=== Scoring ===
Each player groups their four tiles into two hands of two tiles each.<ref name=WGMa>{{cite web |url=https://wgm8.com/pai-gow-part-a-the-tiles-and-basic-play/ |title=Pai gow part A: the tiles and basic play |author=Yao, Pai |date=30 June 2012 |website=World Gaming Magazine |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> The two hands are referred to as the "high" and "low" hands, based on their score.<ref name=WGMa />

The highest-ranked hands are formed from the sixteen ''named pairs''.<ref name=WGMb>{{cite web |url=https://wgm8.com/pai-gow-part-b-pairs-and-standard-hands/ |title=Pai gow part B: pairs and standard hands |author=Yao, Pai |date=31 August 2012 |website=World Gaming Magazine |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Otherwise, the next highest-ranked hand results from creating a ''Gong'' or ''Wong'', which are specific combinations with the ''Day'' and ''Teen'' tiles. If the four tiles drawn for the two hands do not permit the formation of a named pair, Gong, or Wong, then the total number of pips on both tiles in a hand are added using [[modular arithmetic]] ([[modulo]] 10), equivalent to how a hand in [[baccarat]] is scored.

The name "pai gow" is loosely translated as "make nine" or "card nine".<ref name=WGMa /> This reflects the fact that, with the exception of named pairs, Gong, or Wong, the maximum score for a hand of mixed tiles is nine.

==== Named pairs ====
{|class="wikitable floatright" style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;width:15em;"
|+Pai Gow named pairs (''Bo'')<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|204;206}}<ref name=WGMb />
! Rank !! colspan=2 | Example !! Pips !! Name
|-
! 1 (highest)
| [[File:CDomino 4-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 1-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| 4+2, 1+2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Supreme<br />''Gee Joon''<br />(至尊)
|-
| colspan=5 style="background:#aaa;font-size:40%;" | &nbsp;
|-
! 2
| [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (6+6)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Heaven<br />''Teen''<br />(天)
|-
! 3
| [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (1+1)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Earth<br />''Day''<br />(地)
|-
! 4
| [[File:CDomino 4-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 4-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (4+4)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | People<br />''Yun''<br />(人)
|-
! 5
| [[File:CDomino 3-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 3-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (3+1)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Goose<br />''Gor''<br />(鵝)
|-
! 6
| [[File:CDomino 5-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 5-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (5+5)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Plum<br />''Mooy''<br />(梅)
|-
! 7
| [[File:CDomino 3-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 3-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (3+3)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Long<br />''Chong''<br />(長)
|-
! 8
| [[File:CDomino 2-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 2-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (2+2)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Board<br />''Bon''<br />(板)
|-
! 9
| [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (5+6)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Ax<br />''Foo''<br />(斧)
|-
! 10
| [[File:CDomino 4-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 4-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (4+6)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Partition<br />''Ping''<br />(屏)
|-
! 11
| [[File:CDomino 1-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 1-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (1+6)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Seven<br />''Tit''<br />(七)
|-
! 12
| [[File:CDomino 1-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 1-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| (1+5)×2
| style="font-size:90%;" | Six<br />''Look''<br />(六)
|-
| colspan=5 style="background:#aaa;font-size:40%;" | &nbsp;
|-
! 13
| [[File:CDomino 3-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 4-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| 3+6, 4+5
| style="font-size:90%;" | Nines<br />''Chop Gow''<br />(紮九)
|-
! 14
| [[File:CDomino 3-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 2-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| 3+5, 2+6
| style="font-size:90%;" | Eights<br />''Chop Bot''<br />(紮八)
|-
! 15
| [[File:CDomino 3-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 2-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| 3+4, 2+5
| style="font-size:90%;" | Sevens<br />''Chop Chit''<br />(紮七)
|-
! 16 (lowest)
| [[File:CDomino 3-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[File:CDomino 1-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| 3+2, 1+4
| style="font-size:90%;" | Fives<br />''Chop Ng''<br />(紮五)
|}
The 32 tiles in a Chinese dominoes set can be arranged into 16 named pairs. Eleven of these pairs have identical tiles, and five of these pairs are made up of two tiles that have the same total number of pips, but in different groupings. The latter group includes the Gee Joon tiles, which can score the same, whether as three or six.

Any hand consisting of a pair outscores a non-pair, regardless of the pip counts. Named pairs are often thought of as being worth 12 points each, but there is a hierarchy within the named pairs.

The pairs are considered to tell the story of creation:
# ''Gee Joon'' (至尊) is the highest ranked pair, and is the Supreme Creator of the universe
# ''Teen'' (天) is the [[wikt:heavens|heavens]], the first thing Gee Joon created.
# ''Day'' (地) is the earth itself, placed under the heavens.
# ''Yun'' (人) is man, whom Gee Joon made to live upon the earth.
# ''Gor'' (鵝) is [[goose|geese]], made for man to eat.
# ''Mooy'' (梅) is plum flowers, to give the earth beauty.

Each subsequent pair is another step in the story...robes (''Bon'') for man to wear, a hatchet (''Foo'') to chop wood, partitions (''Ping'') for a house, man's seventh (''Tit'') and eighth (''Look'') children.

[[File:Pai Gow Example 3.svg|thumb|left|The matching pair of eights (''Yun'', left) is worth more than the non-matching pair of eights (''Chop Bot'', right).]]
Only the sixteen named pairs are valid. For example, if a hand contained a ''Yun'' (4-4) and a ''Chop Bot'' (3-5 or 2-6), these would not form a pair at all, despite both tiles having eight pips each. A Yun (4-4) exclusively pairs with the other Yun, and likewise only the two Chop Bot tiles can be paired together. Likewise, tiles with six pips (''Look'', 1-5, pairs with another Look, not the ''Gee Joon'' 2-4) and seven pips (''Tit'', 1-6, pairs with another Tit, not the two ''Chop Chit'' tiles 2-5 and 3-4, which pair with each other) are subject to the same pairing restrictions.<ref name=WGMb />

When the player and dealer both have a pair, the higher-ranked pair wins. Ranking pairs is determined not by the sum of the tiles' pips, but rather by aesthetics; the order must be memorized. The highest pairs are the Gee Joon tiles, the Teens, the Days, and the red eights. The lowest pairs are the mismatched nines, eights, sevens, and fives.

==== Wongs and Gongs ====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center;"
|+''Wong'' and ''Gong'' combinations<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|207}}
| &nbsp;
! colspan=2 | ''Wong'' (11) !! colspan=3 | ''Gong'' (10)
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]<br />''Teen''<br />(6-6)
| [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 5-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 6-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 4-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 5-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 6-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 6-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
|-
| 6-6, 5-4 || 6-6, 6-3
| 6-6, 4-4 || 6-6, 5-3 || 6-6, 6-2
|-
| colspan=2 | ''Teen'', ''Gow''
| ''Teen'', ''Yun'' || colspan=2 | ''Teen'', ''Bot''
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]<br />''Day''<br />(1-1)
| [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 5-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 6-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 4-4.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 5-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
| [[File:CDomino 1-1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[File:CDomino 6-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]]
|-
| 1-1, 5-4 || 1-1, 6-3
| 1-1, 4-4 || 1-1, 5-3 || 1-1, 6-2
|-
| colspan=2 | ''Day'', ''Gow''
| ''Day'', ''Yun'' || colspan=2 | ''Day'', ''Bot''
|}
The double-one tiles and double-six tiles are known as the ''Day'' and ''Teen'' tiles, respectively. The combination of a Day or Teen with a nine (''Gow'', 5-4 or 6-3) creates a ''Wong'', worth 11 points, while putting either of them with an eight (either ''Yun'', 4-4; or ''Bot'', 5-3 or 6-2) results in a ''Gong'', worth 10. Gongs and Wongs formed with a Teen tile are ranked higher than those formed with a Day tile.<ref name=WGMc>{{cite web |url=https://wgm8.com/pai-gow-part-c-wongs-gongs-high-9s-and-gee-joon/ |title=Pai gow part C: wongs, gongs, high 9s and gee joon |author=Yao, Pai |date=31 October 2012 |website=World Gaming Magazine |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>

However, if a Day or Teen is grouped in a single hand with any other tile, the standard scoring rules apply. The combination of a Day or Teen with a seven (''Tit'', 1-6; or ''Chit'', 2-5 or 3-4) is sometimes referred to as a ''high nine'', as the score is the maximum (nine) when added together, and the group contains a high-rank tile for potential tiebreaking purposes.<ref name=WGMc />

==== Modular arithmetic ====
{|class="wikitable floatright" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;width:15em;"
|+Basic scoring examples ([[modulo]] 10)
| &nbsp;
! colspan=2 | Tiles !! Total value !! Score
|-
! rowspan=2 | Ex. 1
| [[File:CDomino 1-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]] || [[File:CDomino 2-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]]
| rowspan=2 | 4+5=9
! rowspan=2 style="font-size:200%;" | 9
|-
| 1+3=4 || 2+3=5
|-
! rowspan=2 | Ex. 2
| [[File:CDomino 2-3.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]] || [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]]
| rowspan=2 | 5+11=16
! rowspan=2 style="font-size:200%;" | 6
|-
| 2+3=5 || 5+6=11
|-
! rowspan=2 | Ex. 3
| [[File:CDomino 5-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]] || [[File:CDomino 4-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]]
| rowspan=2 | 10+10=20
! rowspan=2 style="font-size:200%;" | 0
|-
| 5+5=10 || 4+6=10
|-
! rowspan=2 | Ex. 4
| style="background:#ada;" | [[File:CDomino 1-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]] || [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.12]]
| rowspan=2 | 3+11=14 or 6+11=17
! rowspan=2 style="font-size:200%;" | 7
|-
| 1+2=3 (or&nbsp;6) || 5+6=11
|}
When a hand is formed from two tiles that are not a named pair, Wong, or Gong, the total pips on both tiles are counted and any tens digit is dropped; the resulting ones digit (the sum of all pips [[modulo]] 10) gives the final score.<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|205}}

There is one exception. The 1-2 and the 2-4 tiles which form the ''Gee Joon'' pair together, can act as limited wild cards singly. When used as part of a hand of mixed tiles, these tiles may be scored as either 3 or 6, whichever results in a higher hand value.<ref name=WGMc /> For example, a hand of 1-2 (scored as +6 instead of the face value of +3) and 5-6 (+11) scores as seven rather than four.

If the player has both the 1-2 and 2-4 tiles, those collectively form the highest-ranked named pair and should be used together to form an unbeatable rear hand.

=== Ties ===
When the player and dealer display hands with the same score, the one with the highest-valued tile (based on the named pair rankings described above) is the winner.<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|204}} For example, a player's hand of 3-4 and 2-2 (''Chit'' and ''Bon'') and a dealer's hand of 5-6 and 5-5 (''Foo'' and ''Mooy'') would each score one point. However, since the dealer's 5-5 (''Mooy'') outranks the other three tiles, they  would win the hand.

If both have a bonus combination (Wong or Gong) or the scores are tied, and if the player and dealer each have an identical highest-ranking tile, then the dealer wins.<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|205}} For example, if the player held 2-2 and 1–6 (''Bon'' and ''Tit''), and the dealer held 2-2 and 3–4 (''Bon'' and ''Chit''), the dealer would win since the scores (1 each) and the highest-ranked tiles (2-2 ''Bon'') are the same. The lower-ranked tile in each hand is never used to break a tie.

There are two exceptions to the method described above. First, although the Gee Joon tiles form the highest-ranking pair when used together, when used as single tiles in a mixed hand, for tiebreaking purposes, they fall into the mixed-number ranks according to the number of pips. That is, the 2-4 ranks sequentially below the ''Chop Chit'' tiles (3-4 and 2-5), and the 1-2 ranks sequentially last overall, below the ''Chop Ng'' tiles (3-2 and 1-4).<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|205}} Second, any zero-zero tie is won by the dealer, regardless of the tiles in the two hands.<ref name=Helprin86 />{{rp|205}}

== Strategy ==
{|class="wikitable floatright" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center;"
|+Hand formation examples
! rowspan=2 | Deal
| [[File:CDomino 2-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.2]]
| [[File:CDomino 1-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.2]]
| [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.2]]
| [[File:CDomino 4-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.2]]
! rowspan=2 | Score
|-
| A<br />(2+2=4) || B<br />(1+5=6) || C<br />(5+6=11) || D<br />(4+5=9)
|-
| style="background:#aaa;font-size:25%;" colspan=6 | &nbsp;
|-
! rowspan=3 | Ex. 1
! colspan=2 | Hand 1A !! colspan=2 | Hand 1B
! rowspan=3 style="font-size:200%;" | 0,0
|-
| colspan=2 | [[File:CDomino 2-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]] [[File:CDomino 1-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]] [[File:CDomino 4-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]]
|-
| colspan=2 | A+B<br />(4+6=10) || colspan=2 | C+D<br />(11+9=20)
|-
| style="background:#aaa;font-size:25%;" colspan=6 | &nbsp;
|-
! rowspan=3 | Ex. 2
! colspan=2 | Hand 2A !! colspan=2 | Hand 2B
! rowspan=3 style="font-size:200%;" | 5,5
|-
| colspan=2 | [[File:CDomino 2-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]] [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:CDomino 1-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]] [[File:CDomino 4-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]]
|-
| colspan=2 | A+C<br />(4+11=15) || colspan=2 | B+D<br />(6+9=15)
|-
| style="background:#aaa;font-size:25%;" colspan=6 | &nbsp;
|-
! rowspan=3 | Ex. 3
! colspan=2 | Hand 3A !! colspan=2 | Hand 3B
! rowspan=3 style="font-size:200%;" | 3,7
|-
| colspan=2 | [[File:CDomino 2-2.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]] [[File:CDomino 4-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:CDomino 1-5.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]] [[File:CDomino 5-6.svg|frameless|upright=0.15]]
|-
| colspan=2 | A+D<br />(4+9=13) || colspan=2 | B+C<br />(6+11=17)
|}
The key element of pai gow strategy is to present the optimal front and rear hands based on the tiles dealt to the player. For any four random tiles, there are three ways to arrange them into two hands, assuming that a named pair cannot be formed. However, if there is at least one pair among the tiles, there are only two distinct ways to form two hands.

The player must decide which combination is most likely to give a set of front/rear hands that can beat the dealer, or at least break a tie in the player's favor. In some cases, a player with weaker tiles may deliberately attempt to attain a push so as to avoid losing the bet outright. Many players rely on superstition or tradition to choose tile pairings.

== In popular culture ==
The film ''[[Premium Rush]]'' (2012) features Pai Gow play as an integral plot element.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywood.com/movies/premium-rush-the-greatest-pai-gow-movie-of-all-time-57241432 |title='Premium Rush': The Greatest Pai Gow Movie of All Time |date=January 8, 2022 |website=Hollywood.com |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|China|Games}}
* [[Kiu kiu]]
* [[Tien Gow]]
* [[Pusoy dos]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Pai Gow}}
* {{BGG |id=25461}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018153832/http://www.paigow.org/images/Ranking.gif Scoring chart]
* [http://wizardofodds.com/games/pai-gow-tiles/story/ Pai gow lore at Wizard of Odds website] ([[Michael Shackleford]])
* {{cite book |title=Pai Gow: Chinese dominoes |author=Musante, Michael J. |date=1983 |isbn=0-89650-815-3 |publisher=Casino Press}}

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