Since this is a team partnership 2 vs 2 cardgame, Tichu has a huge human factor in it.
So is Tichu a fun family cardgame? Let us examine the differences and similarity. Hopefully in the future, we shall see more literature written on Tichu cardgame. Nope, there is no 'Tichu for Dummies' book that can be found on the bookshelf. While there are some Tichu strategy tips articles written by Aaron Fuegi and others, out there in internet, I do not see any books written on Tichu cardgame that can be found in any bookstores that you walk in.
This is just a simple article on comparison of Tichu cardgame against chess, chinese chess and go.