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