Niu-Niu: Winner

Niu-Niu: counting a hand

• A hand has five cards. Ace is 1, 2–9 count at face value, ten, jack, queen and king count 10.
• Look for three cards that add up to a multiple of 10 (10, 20 or 30). If there are none, the hand is No Game.
• The remaining two cards give the points — the last digit of their sum: 7 + 8 = 15, so Niu 5.
• If those two also add up to 10 or 20, it is Niu Niu, the strongest hand. Five picture cards (jacks, queens, kings) make Ultimate, which beats Niu Niu.

Who wins

• Ranking: Ultimate, Niu Niu, Niu 9, Niu 8 … Niu 1, No Game.
• With equal hands, compare the highest card: king, queen, jack, ten … ace. If that is equal too, the suit decides: spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds.
• In the trainer, pick the winning hand among 2–4 hands.

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