Chinese Mahjong
Outline
Abstract 1
Brief Introduction 2
History 3
Equipment 3
Choosing table positions and first dealer 6
Rules 7
Melds 8
References 9
Abstract
Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players. Because of the solid form of the tiles, mahjong is sometimes classified as a domino game but plays similar to card games such as rummy. Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance.
Mahjong has been popular throughout the whole world in recent years. This article describes the equipment, characteristics and principles of Chinese Mahjong.
Brief Introduction
Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in Korea and Japan). While the single-player tile-matching game mahjong solitaire is familiar in the West, the four-player table version is predominant in Asia. The solitaire version of the game has little in common with traditional mahjong, other than using the same tiles. Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance.
The game is played with a set of 136 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although some regional variations use a different number of tiles. In most variations, each player begins by receiving thirteen tiles. In turn players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the fourteenth drawn tile to form four groups (melds) and a pair (head). There are fairly standard rules about how a piece is drawn, stolen from another player and thus melded, the use of simples (numbered tiles) and honours (winds and dragons), the kinds of melds, and the order of dealing and play. However there are many regional variations in the rules. In addition,the scoring system and the minimum hand necessary to win varies significantly based on the local
Abstract 1
Brief Introduction 2
History 3
Equipment 3
Choosing table positions and first dealer 6
Rules 7
Melds 8
References 9
Abstract
Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players. Because of the solid form of the tiles, mahjong is sometimes classified as a domino game but plays similar to card games such as rummy. Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance.
Mahjong has been popular throughout the whole world in recent years. This article describes the equipment, characteristics and principles of Chinese Mahjong.
Brief Introduction
Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in Korea and Japan). While the single-player tile-matching game mahjong solitaire is familiar in the West, the four-player table version is predominant in Asia. The solitaire version of the game has little in common with traditional mahjong, other than using the same tiles. Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance.
The game is played with a set of 136 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although some regional variations use a different number of tiles. In most variations, each player begins by receiving thirteen tiles. In turn players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the fourteenth drawn tile to form four groups (melds) and a pair (head). There are fairly standard rules about how a piece is drawn, stolen from another player and thus melded, the use of simples (numbered tiles) and honours (winds and dragons), the kinds of melds, and the order of dealing and play. However there are many regional variations in the rules. In addition,the scoring system and the minimum hand necessary to win varies significantly based on the local
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