{"product_id":"swap-steal-chinese-character-card-deck","title":"Swap \u0026 Steal™ makes learning characters fun!","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn Chinese characters through play with CantoLingo's Swap \u0026amp; Steal™, a bridge-sized educational card deck for Cantonese learners, Mandarin learners, heritage speakers and native speakers. Play a competitive, character-combination game with two or more, or use the cards as a solo-player concentration game or as flashcards. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside the box:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e✅ 100 Chinese character cards plus 8 instruction cards, 108 cards in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e✅ Standard Written Traditional Chinese characters with Cantonese pronunciation support in both Jyutping and Yale romanization systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e✅ Simplified Chinese characters with Mandarin pinyin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e✅ Up to five character combinations on each card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is it for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwap \u0026amp; Steal™ was designed to help you learn Standard Written Chinese characters, but is also fun for native speakers to play as well! The game for two or more players is designed for anyone aged six and above who is able to read the deck's 100 basic characters. For flashcard practice, anyone who can read can get started learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne deck, multiple ways to learn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSolo play:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Concentration game\" Choose one of the colors (blue, green, orange, purple or red). Place all 20 cards facedown on the table. Turn over two cards. If they make a combination, take them off the table.  If they don't, turn them back over. Keep going until all of the cards are revealed and matched.  You may also use the cards as flashcards! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2+ players:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVersion 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Deal seven cards to each player. Place the remaining cards in a stack in the centre. Take turns making two- and three-character combinations by picking a card from an opponent's hand or stealing a card from a displayed combination. After displaying your combinations, draw the same number of cards from the centre stack to replenish your hand so that you always have seven cards in hand. When the centre stack runs out, the player with the most cards in displayed combinations wins!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVersion 2: \u003c\/strong\u003eDeal seven cards to each player. Place the remaining cards in a facedown stack in the center. Look at your cards and recognize what you need to make a combination. Get ready! Players take turns flipping over a single card from the center stack. Players then race to snatch the card and make a combination with a card in hand OR with a combination already displayed from a previous grab (to prevent an opponent from making a combination with a card in hand). The first player to get rid of all seven cards wins!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePackaging\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach deck comes in a cardboard tuck box that is protectively shrink-wrapped. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach order will be shipped \u003cstrong\u003edirectly from the manufacturer, Make Playing Cards (MPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you have any issues with your order, please email \u003cstrong\u003ehello@cantolingo.com\u003c\/strong\u003e and we will assist you with your order. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll going well, we expect MPC to ship the cards by the end of November 2026. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed dispatch date. Production and transit times may vary, and delivery before Christmas is the goal, but given all the variables, not guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePayment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003eIf you are in HONG KONG, you may pay by Direct Deposit. Payment must be made in Hong Kong dollars into our Hong Kong dollar bank account and shipping must be to an address in Hong Kong.  Choose \"Bank Deposit\" as your payment method. Upon receipt, we will send a confirmation email from hello@cantolingo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CantoLingo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68237707247851,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0863\/4322\/1483\/files\/Shopify-frontpanelofTGCtuckbox.png?v=1792756889","url":"https:\/\/cantolingo.com\/products\/swap-steal-chinese-character-card-deck","provider":"CantoLingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}