Mahjong (Traditional Chinese: 麻將; Simplified Chinese: 麻将; Pinyin: m�ji�ng; Cantonese: m�hjeung; or Chinese: 麻雀; Pinyin: m�qu�; Cantonese: m�hjeuk; other common English spellings include mahjongg, majiang, and hyphenated forms such as mah-jong or mah-jongg) is a game for four players that originated in China. It is a game of skill, intelligence, calculation and luck. Depending on the variation which is played, the amount of luck may vary from 20 to 80 percent. In China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and other countries mahjong is often used for gambling. The Chinese word 麻将 literally means "hemp general". In Cantonese an alternate writing, 麻雀, is more common (the same kanji are used in Japanese). In Cantonese this literally means "sparrow", while in Japanese it means "hemp sparrow", and is pronounced mā-jan.

again I copied it from wikipedia.
Mahjong

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Jun 2 2009, 02:58 PM

I was really into this game two years ago when my friends were still with me and I played two different rules of mahjong with two group of friends. One was the rule that is being used in China for competition and the other was a compromised miniscule rule that is being played by people in our region.

This game is adictive as we played for the whole night like for six hours straight and then we go to sleep after that. Does anyone else play this game?

Yar why not.

4 people mah jiong is more challenging, more strats and skills involved.

Want to play eating game play 2 people, and try to get 8 folds and above before you can eat see how many games you can play at 1 night.

yeah 3 people is boring and depending on luck only if like that better bet on tossing the coin can bet 1000 rounds in 15 min.

Mah Jiong is more fun lar.

I prefer 4 player mah jiong more strategy and skill rather than just luck.

Same here Im lousy at mental maths thats why when we play we used to use excel to calculate the winnings/losses. Lazy bastards right, well we have like 6-7 lappy when we play mah jiong so mind as well. Some do work, 1 for calculation, 1 for music really nice. We have wine during sessions too how I miss those those days.

3 people mah jiong is boring lar, simply can wu already.

The fan is what makes the game intresting.

You want those tables that shuffle tiles?

Hmmm, Ive not seen any around. I think my parents got theirs from hong kong.

Its not fun to play with all those animals and stuff la, no skill.

My set have everything just that I dun use animals and flower more skill la.

I love playing 4 kaki mahjong didn like 3 people I do not find much strategy in it.

lol all comming here to ask for mahjong set lol

nvr heard of em in malaysia

Where?

Far