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Tiến Lên

Thirteen · Vietnamese Card Game

The classic Vietnamese shedding card game, also known as Thirteen. Be the first to empty your hand. Hearts is the highest suit!

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Play Tiến Lên online for free

Tiến Lên (tiến lên miền nam) is the most popular card game in Vietnam, and you can play it free in your browser — no download and no sign-up. It is a 4-player shedding game with a standard 52-card deck: be the first to get rid of all 13 of your cards.

In English, Tiến Lên is usually called Thirteen, after the 13 cards each player is dealt. It is also known simply as Vietnamese cards, and in Taiwan as 越南大老二 ("Vietnamese Big 2") because it is a close cousin of Big 2.

How to play Tiến Lên

  1. Deal. All 52 cards are dealt, 13 to each player.
  2. Open with the 3♠. The player holding the three of spades leads the first trick, and their play must include it.
  3. Beat or pass. Going around the table, each player must beat the last play with a higher combination of the same type and size, or pass.
  4. Take control. When everyone else passes, the last player to play leads any combination they like.
  5. Win. The first player to empty their hand wins.

What makes Tiến Lên different from Big 2

Cards rank from 3 (lowest) up to 2 (highest), and suits rank spades, clubs, diamonds, hearts — so the 2♥ is the strongest card in the game. Straights can be any length of three or more, and there are no five-card poker hands.

The big twist is the chop (chặt): four of a kind or three consecutive pairs can beat a single 2, and four consecutive pairs can beat a pair of 2s. Saving a chop for the right moment is how most games are won.

Play against AI opponents

Every game is a full 4-player table against three AI opponents. Pick Easy for a relaxed pace while you learn, Medium for a balanced challenge, or Hard for strategic, competitive AI. Games start instantly and work on desktop, tablet and phone.

Learn the full Tiến Lên rules

Card and suit rankings, every valid combination, and exactly when four of a kind or consecutive pairs can chop a 2.

Read the full Tiến Lên rules

Rules in other languages: English简体中文繁體中文Tiếng ViệtBahasa Indonesia

Play in other languages: Tiếng Việt