tujeon

Once tujeon started sweeping the country, people no longer paid much attention to baduk or janggi. Tujeon was popular with everyone regardless of status or gender.

2006, I-wha Yi, “Gambling—The Ruin of Families” (chapter 2), in Korea's Pastimes and Customs: A Social History, Homa Sekey Books, →ISBN, page 32

Then he excitedly shuffled the cards before sticking out his hand and saying, “Now, tujeon is the thing—but we’ve got to do something with these flower cards, so how about we play Six Hundred?”

2014, Kim Yu-jeong, translated by Charles La Shure, Scoundrels, Literature Translation Institute of Korea, →ISBN, page 19

Games such as golpae (similar to dominoes) and tujeon (cards), originally popular for socialization and relieving the tiredness of labor, were transformed into games on which big bets were laid.

2017 April 29, Lee Sukyung, “Sangpyeongtongbo”, in National Museum of Korea: Quarterly Magazine, volume 39, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2025