Fan-Tan Table Game Demo by The Originals

Fan-Tan Overview

Fan-Tan is a bead-counting table game by The Originals where the remaining beads determine the result. A bowl covers the pile before lifting to reveal the count. Beads are swept away four at a time until fewer than four remain. Fan-Tan publishes 98% RTP on every spot; a maximum win is not published.

Fan-Tan Specifications

Fan-Tan publishes the same return for every betting spot, so no bet offers a higher theoretical return than another. This long-term measure describes returns across many rounds, not a promised result for a short session. Equal returns do not mean that each bet pays with the same frequency.

Fan-Tan Bet Types and Payouts

Bets and Payouts

Each selected spot in Fan-Tan carries one chip, making the total stake the chip value multiplied by the chips placed. Several spots can win on the same count, and the banner displays the round’s net result. Chips must stay within one bet family; switching families requires clearing the board.

Fan-Tan treats a barred number as a returned stake, never a loss on that chip. Payments between whole cents settle to the nearest cent per chip. This rounding explains Sam Hong’s varying payment without changing its long-term return. Every spot retains the published return of exactly 98%.

How a Round Settles

Fan-Tan settles every chip against the final remainder, with all four outcomes equally likely regardless of the pile’s size. A quarter of piles leave one bead, a quarter leave two, a quarter leave three and a quarter leave four. Nothing else about the pile affects settlement.

Fan-Tan Review

You can try the Fan-Tan demo with play money. Fan-Tan’s consistent return across every spot gives its betting choices a clear basis, without a weaker return hidden among the families. Auto adds useful session controls through optional stop limits on net session profit, rather than simply repeating the current board indefinitely.

Fan-Tan’s family restriction limits the flexibility of its betting table: chips cannot span different families within a reveal. Clearing the board to switch families also prevents retaining an existing selection while adding another bet type. The range of bets therefore offers less freedom than its separate tabs initially imply.

Fan-Tan suits players who want distinct payout choices without having to compare different theoretical returns across its table. Its Auto controls also suit players who want predefined session limits. The consistent return and those controls count in its favour, but the restriction on combining families keeps the assessment measured.

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