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  2. 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.

  3. Scoring in Mahjong - Wikipedia

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    Today, in the American variations, players use a card that defines a small set of hands that are the only valid winning hands, with a point value given for each hand. This system is used by the two major governing bodies of Mahjong in the United States , the National Mah Jongg League and the American Mah-Jongg Association , with new cards that ...

  4. World Riichi Championship - Wikipedia

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    The first edition of WRC was organized by two brothers, Quentin and Valérian Thomas, founders of Tri Nitro Tiles (TNT), a French Riichi Mahjong Club in 2014. On July 16–20, 2014, the 1st Championship was held in the Mairie de Puteaux (city hall), in the Paris, France region.

  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 ...

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  7. World Series Of Mahjong - Wikipedia

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    The World Series Of Mahjong (Chinese: 世界麻将大赛) was a privately sponsored Mahjong tournament. Both men and women were eligible to contest this title, and the top finishers received prize money with the champion also receiving a necklace. The tournament system competition took place over a few days.

  8. Mahjong culture - Wikipedia

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    Being invited to play mahjong is seen as a form of kinship and acceptance in some cultures. [4] In China, mahjong is closely related to teahouse culture where players gather to play and socialize. [5] Mahjong is played almost anywhere a table is available or can be set up. This ranges from people's homes, streets, and sidewalks, or even workplaces.

  9. World Mahjong Championship - Wikipedia

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    Since the propagation of Mahjong at the beginning of the 20th century, the rules of Mahjong have been inconsistent all around the world. In January 1998, Mahjong was certified as the 255th sport by General Administration of Sport of China at the urging of Japan. In September, unified Chinese rules were codified for international competitions.