Mahjong Game Play

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.  Read more... (2065 words)

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

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As examples of the popularity of Mahjong;  Read more... (221 words)

• 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:  Read more... (633 words)

MIT Mahjong Team – students, but not only, know everything about Mahjong.

Win at Mahjong

The MIT Mahjong Team was a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who attempted to beat casinos at mahjong worldwide. The team and its successors operated from 1979 through the beginning of the 21st century.  Read more... (1247 words)