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Mahjongg is similar to the card game of Rummy where each player tries to make high scoring sets from their 13 tiles. There are numerous regional rules but the and the set I want to start off with is the [http://mahjong.wikidot.com/rules:world-series-of-mahjong-overview World Series of Mahjong Rules] and then simplify for new players. | Mahjongg is similar to the card game of Rummy where each player tries to make high scoring sets from their 13 tiles. There are numerous regional rules but the and the set I want to start off with is the [http://mahjong.wikidot.com/rules:world-series-of-mahjong-overview World Series of Mahjong Rules] and then simplify for new players. | ||
* East player (and initial dealer) is chosen at start of game by dice throw | |||
* dealer rotates each round regardless of winner | |||
* dice throw used to break wall | |||
* discards can only be claimed for a chow if it is your turn (or to win) | |||
* no wildcards or fixed hands (so especially not like American versions) | * no wildcards or fixed hands (so especially not like American versions) | ||
* no minimum score? | * no minimum score? | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 25 January 2017
Background
I have been playing Mahjongg solitaire for some time and have recently made some Mahjongg tiles - fascinated by the physical tiles as objects themselves and what can be done with them (besides playing games!) Now though I have received a nice set of tiles as a gift and I have started to learn the proper 4-player game. I want to teach nerds like myself at the Hackspace (and The Dice Cup) so that I have plenty of people to play and learn with.
Mahjongg Basics
Mahjongg is similar to the card game of Rummy where each player tries to make high scoring sets from their 13 tiles. There are numerous regional rules but the and the set I want to start off with is the World Series of Mahjong Rules and then simplify for new players.
- East player (and initial dealer) is chosen at start of game by dice throw
- dealer rotates each round regardless of winner
- dice throw used to break wall
- discards can only be claimed for a chow if it is your turn (or to win)
- no wildcards or fixed hands (so especially not like American versions)
- no minimum score?