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Mahjong
Mah-Jongg (Chinese 麻將/麻将 Májiàng [game of the] sparrow) is a traditional Chinese game using illustrated tiles, with game play similarities to rummy. It is a popular gambling game, but wagering real stakes is by no means necessary to have fun playing.
What is Mahjong
Mah-Jongg (Chinese 麻將/麻将 Májiàng [game of the] sparrow) is a traditional Chinese game using illustrated tiles, with game play similarities to rummy. It is a popular gambling game, but wagering real stakes is by no means necessary to have fun playing.
The tiles consist of three suits numbering 1-9 (Dots, Numbers or Characters, and Bamboo, the "Ace" of which almost always looks like a bird), three different dragons (Red, Green, and White [white is unusual in that it may look like a silvery dragon, or like a picture frame, or blank - think "White dragon in a snowstorm"), and the four winds (east, south, west, and north). There are four copies of each tile. This totals to 136 tiles. In addition, special Flower, Season, and Joker (American version) tiles may also be used.
Four players take turns drawing from a stock (the wall), or from the other players' discards, in an attempt to form sets of numeric sequences (e.g., 5-6-7 of the same suit, which can only be drawn from the player at one's left, by calling "Chow"), triplets and quadruplets (which can be drawn from the discards out-of-turn by calling "Pung"), pairs, and other patterns. "Pung" takes precedence over "Chow", and "Mah Jongg" takes precedence over all (and is the only situation one may draw "Chow" out-of-turn.) What happens if a single discard would give two (or more!) players "Mah Jongg"? Precedence goes to the player who would play next in normal sequence.
Originating in China in the mid-19th century, it was introduced to the U.S. in the 1920s. It is now played in different forms throughout Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Although the rules for game play are fairly constant, there are an immense variety of scoring schemes. A few general categories of rule-sets include: Chinese Classical, Hong Kong Old Style, Japanese, Taiwanese, Western, and American.
Game details
- Players
- 3–4
- Age
- +8
- Duration
- 120 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1850
- Mechanics
- Hand Management · Set Collection
- Categories
- Abstract Strategy
- Designer
- (Uncredited)
- Publisher
- Cayro, The Games · Jumbo · National Mah Jongg League, Inc. · National Games, Inc.
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Interesante, jugarlo es introducirce en otra cultura, es mas sencillo de lo que en principio puede parecer. Pero dominarlo es todo un arte.
Básicamente, el juego consiste en ir construyendo combinaciones de fichas (ching, pong o kong) hasta conseguir tener combinadas un total de 14 (cuatro combinaciones de tres y una pareja, por ejemplo). Según el tipo de combinaciones que se obtenga, se otorga una una puntuación (faan) al jugador que ha conseguido el majhong. Dicho jugador es el único que puntúa.. y según la cantidad de faans obtenidas, sumará más o menos puntos. Además, los puntos que obtiene se le restan a sus adversarios, por lo que es común que haya puntuaciones negativas. Ees bastante entretenido y fácil de jugar, aunque, c
A algunos les recuerda al Rummy o al Chinchon, mas conocido por aqui; pero el encanto de sus jugadas y el sistema de puntuacion le hacen bastante diferente de ambos juegos. Juego con las reglas de Hong Kong y chuleta... por el momento.
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How many players is Mahjong for?
Mahjong plays with 3–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 120 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 8.
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