MAHJONG GAME RULES
Mahjong (麻将) is one of the oldest gambling games orginating from China and played by an estimated 700,000,000 people around the world!! In its tradational format Mahjong is usually played by up to four players. Many people are left confused assuming that Mahjong Solitaire is actually the same when in fact they are totally different games. Classic Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and careful calculation directly competing against other opponents, where as Mahjong Solitaire is a single player game. The game of Mahjong in itself is similar to rummy, requiring you to make pairs, trips and runs in order to score points.
Mahjong (麻将) Game Types
In much the same way that poker has rule varients such as Texas Holdem and Omaha, Mahjong has four main distinguishable rule sets. Click the links below to check out the guides for each type of Mahjong games available online.
Classic Chinese Mahjong Rules
Japanese Riichi Mahjong Rules
Hong Kong Mahjong Rules
International Mahjong Rules
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