2007 March

A brief summary of the history of the game of Mahjong.

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An overview of Mahjong game rules and explanations of key terminology.

To start the game, depending on the version of Mahjong being played, each player is dealt either 13 or 16 tiles.

A description of the types of tile sets used in different versions of Mahjong and Mahjong Solitaire.    

As examples of the popularity of Mahjong;

• Most people have a Mahjong set at home

This article describes the four main variations of mahjong  rules - Chinese Classical Mahjong, Cantonese Mah Jong, Japanese Mah Jong and Western Classical Mah Jong.

 Mah Jong Games - Issues Concerning the Varieties

by Robert Thatcher

Though variants of mah jong games are being introduced time and again, there are only four variations that are widely accepted among players: