Tide Sound | National Competition is about to be held, why is Guandan so popular?

The Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China has announced that the National Guandan Open will be held this year, and the national Guandan champion will be determined through a three-level competition system of city, province, and country. 

Nowadays, guandan can be regarded as the top player in the card world. 
guandan， This card game originated in Huai'an, Jiangsu, and seems to have completed a "comeback" overnight from grassroots card tables to national competitive sports venues. From small community park card rooms to large social games in financial circles of first tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, players playing guandan can be seen everywhere. 

Since last year, "guandan" has not only seen frequent peaks in search volume on the Internet, but also spread a variety of guandan skills, and even specialized training courses. According to statistics, there are over 20 million people in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces who regularly participate in various Guandan activities, and nationwide, Guandan enthusiasts have exceeded 140 million. 

guandan， Why is it so popular?

As the birthplace of modern poker, China has a diverse range of designs and gameplay in poker games, each with its own unique "treasure trove". 
Shandong has' sufficient level ', Zhejiang has' double promotion', and Northeast China has' red ten '. Why is it that only "Jidan" has become popular among the various and endless poker games? 
In the view of Lan Guowei, Executive Vice President of the Guandan Federation in Huai'an City, fun, competitiveness, sociality, and ease of use are the "secrets" behind Guandan's popularity. Perhaps every type of poker possesses the above characteristics, but there are few poker games that simultaneously possess these four characteristics. 
Some poker games are difficult, and the rules cannot be easily learned with just one or two hands. If the rules are not understood properly, it is easy to end up at the bottom of the game, and the gaming experience is not very good, "said some poker players. 

By contrast, in the process of Guandan, both beginners and experts can experience fun from the game. 
Due to Guandan's emphasis on collaboration, even if they are not familiar with each other, they can become familiar with each other through information gathering, decision-making, and 'feeding cards' to teammates, thus experiencing the joy of socializing in a team. ”Senior egg laying player Xiao Zhou from Yancheng, Jiangsu told reporters. 
In the view of Associate Professor Wu Mingzheng from the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Zhejiang University, the short duration of each game not only meets the fast-paced needs of people nowadays, but also provides timely reward stimulation to the brain.