The History of Mahjong – Presented to You in a Simple way For Beginners During a recent visit to my parent’s house I noticed a solid black briefcase on the kitchen table. I was curious as to what was inside. From it’s size, I thought it might be a laptop […]
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Money Management for Mahjong Players
How to avoid losing your shirt on the Mahjong table. Some commonsense tips on how to manage your money carefully. Here we will examine the odds, best bets, and some strategy. If you haven’t played internet Mahjong is that the odds are far better than other games of chance like […]
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A comprehensive summary of the history of the game of Mahjong. Did Confucious Invent Mahjong? One of the myths regarding the origin of Mahjong suggests that Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, developed the game about 500 BC. According to this myth, the appearance of the game in various Chinese provinces […]
Read moreSetting Up a Mahjong Game Board
These are the steps for setting up a standard Hong Kong (or Singapore) Mahjong game board. Setting the Prevailing Wind and Game Wind To determine the Player Game Wind, each player throws three dice (two in some variants) and the player with the highest total is chosen as the dealer […]
Read moreThe Basics of Mahjong Play
Mahjong is a very simple game to learn to play but difficult to master. Perhaps that is what makes the game appealing to a worldwide audience. It takes skill and strategy to assemble a winning hand while at the same time guess what your opponents hold and impede their progress […]
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