Fan-tan /(făn"tăn`)/

Fan·-tan

Fan-tan

n.
  1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.
  2. A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of his cards being the winner.