fan-tan

n. [ Chinese (of Canton) in an-tan-kun gambling house. ] 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]