Wang I-chia says that with universal education and Western influence, "people's leisure and recreational activities have have become more individually oriented," and so guess-fingers has been slowly losing its base of public support, a situation most apparent in the cities.
王溢嘉則認為，現代人教育普及，「知識分子由於接受外來文化，自然吸收了個人主義的文化理念，休閒娛樂的方式難免也傾向於個人化」，因此帶有集體色彩的酒拳，便慢慢喪失群眾基礎，這種情形在都市中最為明顯。