Once you've learned how to play mahjong, get a mahjong game set. Mahjong has many regional variations, The mahjong books on this page will help you learn American mahjong, Shanghainese mahjong, Taiwanese mahjong and more.
1. Mahjong Game Set
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Mahjong is a popular game in China. While the four-player game often involves gambling, it is also played for fun. The game of strategy is played on a board with 152 tiles. While mahjong looks similar to dominos, game play is actually more like Rummy.
2. The Book of Mahjong
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The Book of Mahjong explains Cantonese, Shanghainese, and Taiwanese mahjong rules and scoring. The book also includes mahjong rituals and courtesies particular to the Chinese game and gives the reader an introduction to Mandarin and Cantonese mahjong terms.
3. The Great Mahjong Book: History, Lore, and Play
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The Great Mahjong Book covers the entire history of mahjong, the equipment and accessories used in the game, the basic rules, how and where the game first developed and all the international variants of mahjong. International versions included in the book are those played in China, the US, Holland, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Hong Kong.
