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1、IntroductionThe History of Mahjong game can only be traced back to the latter part of 1890 in the area of Ning Po (China). As the game spread through China different regions adopted the game, each with its own unique set of rules. Shortly after the First World War, an America resident in Shanghai, J
2、oseph Babcock, published the game manual together with the suggestion of the British engineer named Walker to add Arabic numbers to the tiles/mahjong to distinguish each tile and make the game easier to play.Mahjong Set Consist of 144 titles in total plus a wind indicator and 3 dice. 3 suits (108 ti
3、tles) Circles Number 1 to 9, 4 tiles eachBamboosNumber 1 to 9, 4 tiles eachThousands Number 1 to 9, 4 tiles each 4 Winds (16 titles) East (E), South (S), West (W), North (N) (4 tiles each) 3 Dragons (12 titles) Red (C), Green (F), White (P)(4 tiles each) 4 seasons (4 titles) Plum (1), Orchid (2), Ch
4、rysanthemum (3), Bamboo (4) (one tile each) 4 flowers (4 titles) Spring (1), Summer (2), Autumn (3), Winter (4) (one tile each) The Wind Indicator plus 3 Dice How to Play?Index (1) Rules Pre-agreed rules before the game start - such as the maximum number of points (Fan) of the Winning hand (Mahjong
5、or Sheek-Woo) and the special hands.(2) Number of players 4(3) How to win? Collect 4 sets of either Pung, Sheung or Kong and must have a pair of same tiles known as Ngan to win Sheek-Woo or Mahjong except the special hands.Pung Sheung Set of 3 identical tiles from any suits, dragons or winds. Exampl
6、e:3 (8 Thousands)3 (5 Bamboos)3 (2 Circles) A run of 3 tiles from same suit.(9, 1, 2 is not permissible) Example: 4, 5, 6 Circles4, 5, 6 Thousands3, 4, 5 Bamboos Kong 4 identical tiles from any suits, dragons or windsExample:4 Red Dragons (4) Table 36 inches square table is the ideal size.(5) Buildi
7、ng the walls 136 tiles only excluding 4 flower tiles and 4 season titles .Each player builds a 2 tier Wall in front of them, each consists of 34 tiles (17 blocks). (see picture below) The middle square space is known as the Well for unwanted tiles thrown with face up. (6) Rounds and changing round M
8、inimum length of play:-4 rounds. (East round, South round, West round and North round.) e.g. When East Round goes through East, South, West and North Position and the Jong returns to the East position player, this round will become South Round.etc Normally 4 games in each round making a total of 16
9、games(or more if repeating hands). (7) The players reference The Jong (player throws the dice) is always in the East position, the right hand side is South position (Lower-Player), opposite is West and to the left is North (Upper-Player). The Jong throws the dice to decide the starting point of pick
10、ing tiles in each new game. (8) Position a)The position of the players is denoted by Directions counting anti-clockwise starting from East through South, West and North.b)When one player (except the Jong) wins (Mahjong or Sheek-Woo) the Lower Player will become Jong and the players position rotates
11、relatively:-As according to the above direction diagram, Lower Player will become East position & throws the dice, Opposite player will become South position, Upper Player will become West position and the Jong will become North position. (new position - see diagram below)c)If the Jong wins the game
12、 (Mahjong or Sheek-woo), the position remains the same and start a new game.(9) Starting a game Throws three dice into the Well after building the walls.a) Decide the starting position:-Using the sum of the dice, counting anti-clockwise from the player (see (a) in diagram below) who throws the dice
13、to decide the starting position of the East Round.If (a) throws the dice and the sum is 4:- counting anti-clockwise from (a) to 4 to decide the starting position of each round. The starting position of East Round - East.When the dice throwing sequence returns to the starting position again after a R
14、ound (each round goes through East, South, West and North Position), the name of next Round will be South Round, subsequently followed by West and North.(see Rounds and changing round)b)Picking of the titles:- Based on the total of dice equal to 4. (see diagram below)(1) Counting anti-clockwise from the Jong (East), the sum of the dice would end at the Upper Players position (North). (2) Counting 4 from the right hand side of the Upper Players Wall. (clockwise) (3) The Jong (East) picks the next 4 tiles (2 blocks - ab as shown above) followed by the South, West and North players (4
