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Japanese mahjong (Japanese: 麻雀, Hepburn: Mājan), also known as riichi mahjong (立直麻雀), is a variation of mahjong. While the basic rules to the game are retained, the variation features a unique set of rules such as riichi and the use of dora. The variant is one of a few styles where discarded tiles are ordered rather than placed in ...
Example 2: The same player goes out by the same hand, except this time the winning tile was discarded by the player on the right. The resulting hand has one han of honor tiles . The number of fu is 20 ( fūtei ) + 10 ( ron with a closed hand) + 8 (a closed triplet of Souths) + 2 (the pair of Whites) + 2 (pair wait) = 42 fu , rounded up to 50 fu .
Riichi deposits. The winner of a hand receives all 1,000-point riichi sticks that are present. In the case of multiple winners, the player closest to the discarding player (moving forward) receives all riichi deposits. If a hand ends in a draw, any riichi deposits carry over to the next game and are placed near the counters.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Yakuman DS [a] is a 2005 Mahjong video game developed by Nintendo and Mediakite and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is a successor to Nintendo's 1989 Game Boy game Yakuman . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It features modern Japanese Mahjong rules (with riichi and dora ) and various characters from the Mario video game series.
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 ...