- Spiral-bound: 78 pages
- Publisher: Trafford Publishing; Spi edition (May 29 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552128601
- ISBN-13: 978-1552128602
- Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12.4 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
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Mah Jong -- What is it? An age-old Chinese game played with small, ivory-like tiles, representing three suits of numerals, winds, dragons and flowers, from which hands are made. Basically, a game for four players; however, two, three or five may participate. A game of no partnerships. Mah Jong -- exciting to play -- a challenge of your skill -- addictive! -- a Chinese enigma A game for ages 8 to adult.
Let's Play Mah Jong! instructions are based on the format and rules of the Mah Jong game of Chinese birth, passed down through the many centuries of play.
Since its introduction into America in the 1920s, Mah Jong, the national game of China, has acquired a variety of forms, using the same name and tiles, but with limited relationship to the original game. Let's Play Mah Jong! is not the Internet Mah Jong game, or the American Mah Jong card game.
Let's Play Mah Jong! instructions are based on the format and rules of the Mah Jong game of Chinese birth, passed down through the many centuries of play.
Since its introduction into America in the 1920s, Mah Jong, the national game of China, has acquired a variety of forms, using the same name and tiles, but with limited relationship to the original game. Let's Play Mah Jong! is not the Internet Mah Jong game, or the American Mah Jong card game.
About the Author
Fascinated with researching Mah Jong and a player since childhood, the author has contributed over a decade of volunteer time teaching hundreds of students this ancient game. She has developed a teaching guide, and Mah Jong II, a modified form of play. The author, a former ghost writer, and publisher of her own How-To book, is now retired but continues to teach and play Mah Jong.
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Created in China centuries ago, the fascinating game of Mah Jong, the national game of China, continues to draw followers throughout the world. Read the first page
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Created in China centuries ago, the fascinating game of Mah Jong, the national game of China, continues to draw followers throughout the world. Read the first page
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