Mahjong (1850)
Playtime: 120
Min. Age: 8
Players: 3 - 4
Publisher: Wood Expressions, Revanche Spelen, Brybelly, Fame Products, Franz Schmidt, Dal Negro, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, Kirjalito, H. P. Gibson & Sons, John Jaques of London, Sterling Games, U3, National Mah Jongg League, Inc., Creative Crafthouse, Zontik Games, Skor-Mor, (Unknown), Miro Company, Golden, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Chinese Arts & Crafts, Intercontor AG, Yellow Mountain Imports, SYU Creation, Wizards of the Coast, A. D. Richter & Cie., Cardinal, Perry & Co. Ltd., Spółdzielnia Rzemieślnicza Wielobranżowa "Przemysław", Jumbo, Golconda, Educa Borras, CHH Games, Michael Stanfield, National Games, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Hartung-Spiele, Philos, Tactic, John Lewis, Dilemma Games, Schmidt Spiele, SPM: Syarikat Permainan Malaysia, Gibsons, Brevete S.G.D.G., Longfield Games, Alga, Rosiness, Crisloid, Carlsberg, Geoludie, Weico Produkte GmbH, Grapet, Monkey Pod Games, Kerry's Mah Jong, Parker Brothers, (Public Domain), John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Olsen, Royal Depth, Cayro, The Games, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Guanhua (冠華), John Sands Pty Ltd, Kärnan, Woodstock Spiele, Chad Valley Co Ltd., KR, E. S. Lowe Company Inc., De La Rue
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Barbro Hennius
Mechanics: Hand Management, Set Collection
Min. Age: 8
Players: 3 - 4
Publisher: Wood Expressions, Revanche Spelen, Brybelly, Fame Products, Franz Schmidt, Dal Negro, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, Kirjalito, H. P. Gibson & Sons, John Jaques of London, Sterling Games, U3, National Mah Jongg League, Inc., Creative Crafthouse, Zontik Games, Skor-Mor, (Unknown), Miro Company, Golden, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Chinese Arts & Crafts, Intercontor AG, Yellow Mountain Imports, SYU Creation, Wizards of the Coast, A. D. Richter & Cie., Cardinal, Perry & Co. Ltd., Spółdzielnia Rzemieślnicza Wielobranżowa "Przemysław", Jumbo, Golconda, Educa Borras, CHH Games, Michael Stanfield, National Games, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Hartung-Spiele, Philos, Tactic, John Lewis, Dilemma Games, Schmidt Spiele, SPM: Syarikat Permainan Malaysia, Gibsons, Brevete S.G.D.G., Longfield Games, Alga, Rosiness, Crisloid, Carlsberg, Geoludie, Weico Produkte GmbH, Grapet, Monkey Pod Games, Kerry's Mah Jong, Parker Brothers, (Public Domain), John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Olsen, Royal Depth, Cayro, The Games, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Guanhua (冠華), John Sands Pty Ltd, Kärnan, Woodstock Spiele, Chad Valley Co Ltd., KR, E. S. Lowe Company Inc., De La Rue
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Barbro Hennius
Mechanics: Hand Management, Set Collection
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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.
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.
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