See also: Mass killings of landlords under Mao Zedong People playing card games in the street in Nanjing, China Less popular variations of the game do exist in China, such as four-player and five-player dou dizhu played with two packs of cards. Players can easily play the game with a set of dou dizhu playing cards, without the suits printed on the cards. Suits are irrelevant in playing dou dizhu. It is one of the most popular card games played in China.ĭou dizhu is described as easy to learn but hard to master, requiring mathematical and strategic thinking as well as carefully planned execution. 'fighting the landlord') is a card game in the genre of shedding and gambling. Landlord, fighting the landlord, dau dei zyuĥ4 17 for each of the two 'peasants' and 20 for the 'landlord'ĭou dizhu ( simplified Chinese: 斗地主 traditional Chinese: 鬥地主 pinyin: dòu dìzhǔ Jyutping: dau 3 dei 6 zyu 2 lit. Two 'bombs' in the game four twos, and a pair of jokers