Red 10 is a Chinese climbing game for 4 to 6 players and a single 54-card deck, jokers in. Whoever is dealt the red tens (the 10♥ and 10♦) forms a secret team against everyone else, and nobody knows the sides until a red ten hits the table.

Each trick climbs: singles, pairs, and straights beaten in turn, bombs beating everything else, the red-ten pair beating even the bombs. Going out early is what counts, because the point cards still in your hand when the deal ends count against you, and the first player out wipes their partner’s leftovers clean.