Mahjong

常见问题

• Why was mahjong banned?
  Police in Yushan in southeast China first announced the ban at the weekend, saying it was to curb illegal gambling and "purify social conduct". This led to shock and outrage with many calling the strategic, tile-based game the "quintessence of Chinese culture".
• Is Mahjong hard to learn?
  Mahjong is a tile-based game that's been played in Asia for over 300 years and is gaining global popularity. Although the game is hard to master, it's fairly easy to learn the basics.
• What is mahjong and how is it played?
  Mahjong is always played with four players seated around a table. Tiles are shuffled, die are cast, and rituals involving the allocation of tiles and then the exchange of tiles begin. The first person to match a hand of 14 tiles and thus "call mahjong" ends the game, whereupon tiles are scored and a winner is declared.
• Why is mahjong so addictive?
  Although most traditional Mahjong games are known for their simple and addictive nature, modern versions are popular for a bunch of other reasons as well and one of these has to be the recent surge of competitive elements. ... Another reason behind this addictive nature of some games is that they never seem to end.
• What are the basic rules of mahjong?
  The basic rules of Mahjong A set is three or four identical tiles or three consecutive tiles (also known as 'melds'), and a pair is two of the same tiles (often called 'eyes'). To win mahjong a player must form four sets and one pair. When you know you have a winning hand, you can shout 'mahjong! '
• Is mahjong difficult to learn?
  Mahjong is a tile-based game that's been played in Asia for over 300 years and is gaining global popularity. Although the game is hard to master, it's fairly easy to learn the basics.
• Is mahjong good for your brain?
  Playing mahjong has also been found effective in improving short-term memory, attention, and logical thinking in both middle-aged and elderly people (9).
• Can 2 people play mahjong?
  Absolutely! When playing Mahjong with two players, players use two racks with the goal of declaring Mahjong twice. Each players builds two walls, one against each pusher.