掼蛋，一种很新的过年游戏

掼蛋发源于上世纪60年代的江苏淮安南闸镇，上世纪70年代，与南闸接壤的乡镇，以及扬州市宝应县三阳镇，开始玩起了掼蛋。到了上世纪90年代后期，掼蛋流行的地域更广，安徽和苏南地区也都喜欢上了这个纸牌游戏。2014年6月，“淮安掼蛋”获批成为淮安市非物质文化遗产，玩“掼蛋”的群体开始壮大起来。

Guandan, or "throwing eggs" literally, is a four-player, fixed-partnership climbing card game that originated in East China's Jiangsu province. Using two decks, the players race to throw down increasingly high combinations of cards, so as to empty their hands before their opponents.

掼蛋是以两副扑克牌为竞赛工具，四人参与、两两结对进行的智力项目。运动员按照逆时针方向依次抓牌和打牌，以打完手中全手牌的先后决定升级，以升级数的多少决定胜负。按照体育竞赛规律和要求，依据《竞技掼蛋竞赛规则》开展的掼蛋项目称为竞技掼蛋。

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Like many climbing games, guandan's playable combinations include singles, pairs, triples, full houses and straights. The game also includes plates and tubes, which are consecutive pairs or consecutive triples, respectively.

国家体育总局棋牌运动管理中心综合发展部副主任王建新表示，“（掼蛋）近年来在全国范围内流行起来，因为它简单易学，是一项娱乐性强、竞技性强、需要团队合作的游戏。”

Wang Jianxin, vice director of the chess and card games management center of GASC, told the Global Times that tens of millions of people are playing guandan across the country.

"Guandan gained nationwide popularity in recent years because it's easy to learn. It's an entertaining and competitive game that requires teamwork," said Wang.

据不完全统计，全国掼蛋爱好者已达1.3亿人，还有不少海外华人同样爱玩这个游戏，“2023中国年度新锐榜”显示，掼蛋获封“年度游戏”。

It is estimated that there are more than 130 million guandan enthusiasts in China. In the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces alone, the number of guandan fans reached more than 50 million. 

The craze has spread to over 10 provinces of the country and even reached out to Canada and Australia, according to the report.

In August, Southwest China's Guizhou province established the country's third provincial guandan association after Jiangsu and Hainan.

在2024年1月13日“亚海杯”全国掼牌（掼蛋）公开赛总决赛上，仲裁委员会主任兰国伟表示：“掼蛋实际上是可以展示中国文化、中国特色、中国原创的体育项目。任何项目没有很好的制度建设肯定是发展不好的，但应该在保持原来特色的基础上适当加以完善、升级，不宜过度拔高，特别是群众赛事要尽可能与广大人民群众的习惯保持一致。”