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Mah-Jong
I have played this on the computer and enjoyed it but I see that it can be bought as a board game. Does anyone know how it is played in 3-D, real life, multi-player?!! I presume that it works similarly to the on-line version whereby each player takes turns to remove pieces that match each other but how are the pieces set up at the start of the game etc.
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I bought a set off ebay for this very reason. I really enjoyed it on screen and so wanted to try the board game. The instruction that came were very very very confusing. I haven't worked them out yet. However, we set them up in various shapes as you can on screen and it was ok, but I think I prefer it on screen because the setting up is very time consuming.
Its not tricky to set up, just time consuming. It is quite nice to actually handle the pieces though instead of just clicking a mouse.
As I said, we are playing it to the on screen rules but I think this is wrong. The instruction look like a completely different game with stakes being played. Its very badly translated....so difficult to follow. Its almost like a game of cards but with the mah-jong tiles.
As I said, we are playing it to the on screen rules but I think this is wrong. The instruction look like a completely different game with stakes being played. Its very badly translated....so difficult to follow. Its almost like a game of cards but with the mah-jong tiles.
No, it's origin can only be traced back to around 1850 when it was invented.
The game you play on the computer is called Mah-jong solitaire and isn't actual Mah-Jong, the rules are to complicated to explain here but basically each player is dealt a hand and has to discard and pick up tiles to make sets.
You can of course use the Mah-Jong tiles to play solitaire but as you have found out the set up is a pain in and there is always the possibility that you can't get them all out.
The game you play on the computer is called Mah-jong solitaire and isn't actual Mah-Jong, the rules are to complicated to explain here but basically each player is dealt a hand and has to discard and pick up tiles to make sets.
You can of course use the Mah-Jong tiles to play solitaire but as you have found out the set up is a pain in and there is always the possibility that you can't get them all out.
That is really interesting WoWo. So is it similar to rummy?
I bought a game when I was in Turkey about 15 years ago. I had seen children playing it and they called it "Okey". It used tiles (stones I believe they were called) with different numbers and colours to make 'hands' similar to rummy ie a run or 4 the same. Does that sound like a version of Mah-jong to you?
I bought a game when I was in Turkey about 15 years ago. I had seen children playing it and they called it "Okey". It used tiles (stones I believe they were called) with different numbers and colours to make 'hands' similar to rummy ie a run or 4 the same. Does that sound like a version of Mah-jong to you?
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