The Smooth GUIDE ​to MahJong
  • INTRODUCTION
    • THE GAME
    • Glossary
    • The Mah Jong Set
    • The Game of Mah Jong
    • Starting the Game
    • Playing a Goulash Game
  • QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE to HANDS
    • 2 - 3 Suits
    • Any One Suit (Chows or Pungs)
    • Assorted Chows
    • Assorted Pungs
    • Bamboos
    • Characters
    • Circles
    • Dates
    • Dragons
    • Even Numbers
    • Mixed Chows
    • Mixed Odds and Evens
    • Mixed Up Pungs
    • N.E.W.S
    • Odd Numbers
    • One Chow Each Suit
    • One Pung Each Suit
    • One of Each Dragon
    • Pairs
    • Sequence of 1 - 7
    • Sequence of 1-8 and 1-9
    • Sequence of 2 - 8
    • Winds
  • MAH JONG HANDS: A-Z
    • 1's and 9's
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E and F
    • G
    • H
    • I, J and K
    • L
    • M and N
    • O and P
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U and V
    • W
  • Contact
    • Site Map
The Game

Mah Jong is a game of Chinese origin.  Tiles bearing various engravings and designs are drawn and discarded until one player wins with a hand of four combinations of three tiles each, and a pair of matching tiles.

Translated as The Game of the Sparrows, some of the old bamboo and ivory sets are engraved and painted and represent the pinnacle of the engraver's artistry and design.

Four people play the game of Mah Jong.  However, three people may also play by using a 'dummy' player.

In order to enjoy a game of Mah Jong, one most certainly does not have to learn to score.
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Acknowledgement:

​All the information collected was from players of the game. Mostly written on scraps of paper, or typed with carbon copies, I have amalgamated them as best I can.

Thank you to all the contributors.


Polly Healy - Copyright: 2013 
THE SMOOTH GUIDE TO MAH JONG
pollyhealy@live.co.uk
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  • INTRODUCTION
    • THE GAME
    • Glossary
    • The Mah Jong Set
    • The Game of Mah Jong
    • Starting the Game
    • Playing a Goulash Game
  • QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE to HANDS
    • 2 - 3 Suits
    • Any One Suit (Chows or Pungs)
    • Assorted Chows
    • Assorted Pungs
    • Bamboos
    • Characters
    • Circles
    • Dates
    • Dragons
    • Even Numbers
    • Mixed Chows
    • Mixed Odds and Evens
    • Mixed Up Pungs
    • N.E.W.S
    • Odd Numbers
    • One Chow Each Suit
    • One Pung Each Suit
    • One of Each Dragon
    • Pairs
    • Sequence of 1 - 7
    • Sequence of 1-8 and 1-9
    • Sequence of 2 - 8
    • Winds
  • MAH JONG HANDS: A-Z
    • 1's and 9's
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E and F
    • G
    • H
    • I, J and K
    • L
    • M and N
    • O and P
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U and V
    • W
  • Contact
    • Site Map