ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAN-TAN
From Chinese (Cantonese) fan t'an repeated divisions, from fan times + t'an division.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAN-TAN»
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While serving time in a Hong Kong prison in 1927, the notorious Anatole Doultry saves the life of a Chinese prisoner whose employer is Madame Lai Choi San, a beautiful, powerful, and ruthless Asian gangster who offers him inconceivable ...
Marlon Brando, Donald Cammell, David Thomson, 2006
THE FAN TAN PLAYERS opens in 1928 in Macao on a cyclone-drenched Quasimodo Sunday.
All your friends will want to join in when you play Fan Tan, which is where Double
-Deck Fan Tan comes in — it's a great game for large groups, when a single deck
leaves you with too small a hand to start with. To play Double-Deck Fan Tan, ...
4
The Complete Hoyle's Games
Edmond Hoyle, Lawrence Hawkins Dawson. FAN TAN FAN TAN, the simplest
game of the " Pope Joan," or " Stops " family, is somewhat unfortunately named,
as it is apt to be confused with Chinese Fan Tan, an illegal gambling game that
now ...
Edmond Hoyle, Lawrence Hawkins Dawson, 1950
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Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis
Table layout for Fan Tan; bets A-D are explained in the text. Source: Gambling
Times, February 1983. The objective is to make two hands of the highest possible
value from four dominoes- with both of the player's hands of higher value than the
...
6
The Everything Card Games Book: A complete guide to over 50 ...
Fan Tan is an easy game that uses a solitaire-like layout of cards. With more
players, the pot can build up quickly because each player has fewer cards and
less chance of play. The objective of Fan Tan is to get rid of all the cards in your
hand.
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The Queen of Chinatown; Or, The Bradys Among the "Hop" Fiends
But he may be in his fan-tan shop. I don't think he will recognize us in these
costumes if we venture in there now." | Young King Brady referred to the
disguises they now wore. These costumes were such as the Italian peasants
wear, Harry's a ...
8
Organizing Crime in Chinatown: Race and Racketeering in New ...
Based on his field research on Chinese games of chance, Culin explained the
two forms of gambling that were the most popular with the Chinese-American
community of his day.3 The first, called fan tan,4 was “usually played upon a ...
Jeffrey Scott McIllwain, 2004
The long, narrow alley that connects Fisgard Street and Pandora Avenue in
Victoria was known to the Chinese as Fan Tan Xiang (Fan Tan Alley). Several fan
-tan gambling clubs operated there during the 19105. The gambling den that ...
10
On Our Own in the Far East
We kept looking for the fan tan roulette gaming houses but couldn't find them.
However, we passed by many other gambling houses where other games were
being played. Even the rickshaw coolies were gambling. When we came to the
end ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAN-TAN»
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Toronto's early Chinese restaurants attracted both gourmets and …
Gambling was also common in Chinese establishments, since many bachelors enjoyed playing popular games of chance such as “fan-tan” and ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
If I were prime minister, by Ian Fleming
Bingo, poker, faro, fan-tan, craps— even whist drives with money prizes! This would be a world where the frustrated citizen of every class could ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
Glimpses of the Past: March 2-8
... in abeyance at the request of Alderman John Roffers, who asked that games of sheepshead, rummy, smear, skat and fan-tan, as well as dice, ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Mar 15»
The Amazing Race Canada: Not so mellow in Macau
... and Pierre and Michel had moved on to the casino at the Grand Lapa Hotel where they had to watch the game of Fan-Tan being played and ... «Toronto Star, Jul 14»
Fan-Tan A Strange Game
Although a band such as Eastern Hollows is rekindling the joys of northern shoegaze in a heavier way that feels more whole, Fan-Tan are ... «PopMatters, May 13»
Interview with Ryan Lee Dunlap of Fan-Tan
This will be our first time, but we've met many times, hung out at shows. Excellent. Are they also with Sinister Foxy [Fan-Tan's Booking Agency]? «Rock Edition, Mar 11»
'Fan-Tan': Last Tango
"Fan-Tan" (the title refers to a Chinese game of chance) is a thrilling example of this genre. Written more than 25 years ago as a film treatment ... «New York Times, Sep 05»
Reviewed by Louis Bayard
Fan-Tan makes pretty clear how Brando saw himself. It also makes clear, in flashes, how Cammell saw him: "Annie had no shame for his ... «Washington Post, Aug 05»
