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  2. Joseph Park Babcock - Wikipedia

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    There he and his wife enjoyed playing the Chinese tile game. He created a simplified version of Mahjong with a goal of introducing the game to America. He trademarked the spelling "Mah-Jongg" which he apparently coined. His Rules of Mah-Jongg, or the red book, (1920) was used as a rule book for English language players. [1]

  3. Play mahjong like a pro: Comprehensive guide to rules, suits ...

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    Mahjong, a tile game born in China hundreds of years ago continues to be popular amongst audiences worldwide. Here's how to play. Play mahjong like a pro: Comprehensive guide to rules, suits ...

  4. American mahjong - Wikipedia

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    American mahjong, also spelled mah jongg, is a variant of the Chinese game mahjong. American mahjong utilizes racks to hold each player's tiles, jokers, and "Hands and Rules" score cards. American mahjong utilizes racks to hold each player's tiles, jokers, and "Hands and Rules" score cards.

  5. Mahjong - Wikipedia

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    American mahjong is a derivative of mahjong, standardized and regulated by the U.S.-based National Mah Jongg League, Inc. [14] and the American Mah-Jongg Association. [15] Unlike other forms of Mahjong, permitted "legal" hands are changed annually through a published card that must be purchased by players from one of the sponsoring ...

  6. Scoring in Mahjong - Wikipedia

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    Scoring in Mahjong, a game for four players that originated in China, involves the players obtaining points for their hand of tiles, then paying each other based on the differences in their score and who obtained mahjong (won the hand). The points are given a monetary value agreed by the players.

  7. Hong Kong mahjong scoring rules - Wikipedia

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    In the parlor style, named for mahjong parlors (officially mahjong schools) in Hong Kong, the translation function is constant. This is because gambling, with the exception of bets placed with the Hong Kong Jockey Club on horse racing and football, is forbidden, and thus the constant function is used as "prize money".

  8. Three player mahjong - Wikipedia

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    Korean/Japanese three-player mahjong, played in east Asia is an amalgamation of Old Korean mahjong rules (which traditionally omitted the bamboo suit and did not allow melded chows and had a very simple scoring system) with some elements of Japanese rules including sacred discard (a player cannot rob a piece to win if he discarded it before ...

  9. Japanese mahjong scoring rules - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Mahjong scoring rules are used for Japanese Mahjong, a game for four players common in Japan. The rules were organized in the Taishō to Shōwa period as the game became popular. [citation needed] The scoring system uses structural criteria as well as bonuses. Player start scores may be set to any value.