Specifications

1. Mahjong is extremely popular in China, same like poker in worldwide.
2. It will be a good option when you go out for pini

                                                           Where there is Chinese,there is Mahjong

 

     Mahjong  is a game for four players that originated in China. One of the myths of the origin of mahjong suggests that Confucious, the great Chinese philosopher, developed the game in about 500 BC. This assertion is likely to be apocryphal. According to this myth, the appearance of the game in the various Chinese states coincided with Confucius' travels at the time he was teaching his new doctrines. The three dragon (cardinal) tiles also agree with the three cardinal virtues bequeathed by Confucius.  red middle), ( ,prosperity), and (white board) represent benevolence, sincerity, and filial piety, respectively.The myth also claims that Confucius was fond of birds, which would explain the name mahjong(maque  = sparrow). However, there is no evidence of mahjong's existence before the Taiping he 19th century, which eliminates Confucius as a likely inventor.
    There are many variations of mahjong. In many places, players often observe one version and are either unaware of other variations or claim that different versions are incorrect. Although many variations today differ only by scoring, there are several varieties:
Hong Kong mahjong or Cantonese mahjong is possibly the most common form of mahjong, differing in minor scoring details from the Chinese Classical variety. It does not allow multiple players to win from a single discard.
Sichuan mahjong is a growing variety, particularly in southern China, disallowing chi melds, and using only the suited tiles. It can be played very quickly.
Taiwanese mahjong is the variety prevalent in Taiwan and involves hands of 16 tiles (as opposed to the 13-tile hands in other versions), features bonuses for dealers and recurring dealerships, and allows multiple players to win from a single discard.
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 or the banker . The dealer's Wind is East; the player to the right of the dealer has South wind; the next player to the right has West; and the fourth player has North (imagine a reversed map). Game Wind changes after every hand, unless the dealer wins. In some variations, the longer the dealer remains dealer, the higher the value of each hand.
All tiles are placed face down and shuffled. Each player then stacks a row of tiles two tiles high in front of him, the length of the row depending on the number of tiles in use:
· 136 tiles: 17 stacks for each player
. Suits of dots, bamboos, and characters + winds + dragons
· 144 tiles: 18 stacks for each player
      Each player is dealt either thirteen tiles (for 13-tile variations) or sixteen tiles (for 16-tile variations). If a player is dealt a hand of tiles that is determined to be a winning hand (known as a heavenly win, ), he or she may declare victory immediately before the game even begins. However, this scenario of victory occurs very rarely.
A turn involves a player's drawing a tile from the wall (or draw pile) and then placing it in his or her hand; the player then discards a tile onto the table. This signals the end of his or her turn, prompting the player to the right to make his or her move. Some variants encourage each player to loudly announce the name of the tile being discarded as a form of courtesy. Many variations require that discarded tiles be placed in an orderly fashion in front of the player, while some require that they be placed face down.
During game play, the number of tiles maintained by each player should always be the same; i.e., thirteen or sixteen. A player must discard a tile after picking up one. Failure to do so rules that player effectively out of winning, since a winning combination could never be built with one extra tile or fewer, but the player is obliged to continue until someone else wins.
A player wins the round by creating a standard mahjong hand, which consists of a certain number of melds (namely, four for 13-tile variations and five for 16-tile variations) and a pair. If a player needs only one more tile to complete his winning hand and another player discards the tile he needs, he may claim it immediately, regardless of who discarded it or what part of his hand it completes.
Examples of winning hands (split into melds and pair for clarity):
(1)11,123,123,123,123
(2)11,123,123,123,111( 1111)
(3)11,123,123,111,111 (1111)
(4)11,123,111,111,111( 1111)
(5)11,111,111, 111,111 ( 1111)
From what we discussed above, we may safety come to the conclusion that mahjong involves skill, strategy, and calculation, as well as a certain degree of luck (depending on the variation played, luck can be anything from a minor to a dominant factor in winning).Mahjong is popular in the Chinese people culture circle.