The dealer deals all the cards, clockwise one at a time, starting with the player to dealer's left. The dealer shuffles thoroughly and the player to dealer's right may cut. DealĪny player may deal first, and the turn to deal passes to the left. From 3 to around 8 people can play, and it is probably best for 4-6 players. Players and CardsĪ standard international 52-card pack is used, the cards of each suit ranking A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2. Fan Tan, also known as Sevens or Domino and in Britain sometimes as Parliament is a straightforward game in which the object is to get rid of all one's cards by playing them to a layout.