The China State Sports Commission received official recognition to Mahjong in January 1998. This lead to international Mahjong rules being established and finally these rules were adopted for various international tournaments. This was a good thing for Mahjong as there are many rules and variations of the game that are played all over the world, though it originally a Chinese game.
The rules for international Mahjong are now governed by the World Mahjong Organization and they are sometimes referred to as Chinese Official Rules, World Mahjong Contest Rules or Official International Rules.
When you know how to play Chinese classical Mahjong, you are at an advantage. The structure of the winning hand in international Mahjong is the same as Chinese classical Mahjong - a player needs set 4 sets and one pair. There, there are other winning hand combinations that are accepted in international Mahjong.
The tiles numbered There are 3 copies of each suit tiles. The tiles numbered from 2 to 8 are known as Simples, tiles 1 and 9 are referred to as Terminals.
The next tiles are made up of wind tiles and dragon tiles. The wind tiles are the four cardinal directions, n, East, South, West and North, while the dragon tiles are red dragon, green dragon and white dragon. Just like the suit tiles, there are four copies of each honor tile.
In international Mahjong, there are 8 bonus tiles. The season tiles are numbered from 1 to 4 and represent spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively. The flower tiles are also numbered from 1 to 4 and Rather, they are used to increase a player & # 39; s score. They are the plum blossom, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo each. If they are drawn, they are replaced. These bonus tiles add the luck element to the game.
A player has to have 4 sets and 1 pair to complete a Mahjong. The sets can be three identical tiles, which are known as pong and three identical tiles, which are known as kong; or consist of three suit tiles in a numerical order. The three suit tiles should belong to the same suit; and this set is referred to as chow or chi.
In fact, it is advised that the moment a player draws a if you have made a pair, it can be made with any two tiles, you can use them. If you collect the other tile to replace it. if you collect the bonus tiles, you will win additional points at the end.
So, the player located at the East wall will will start game the awful game of players, who do not work as a team. Who player plays for himself, and the playing order.
After the tiles are arranged as a wall. There is 2 x 18 tiles. This square is known as the wall. After the tiles are arranged, each player draws 13 tiles He then discards the first tile. He then discards the first tile. Once a tile is discarded, the next player can claim the discarded tile as long as certain as rules as met, or draw a tile from the Wall. This player also discards after picking a tile and the game continues in this manner.
The player who gets a Mahjong hand composing of 4 sets and 1 pair has to say, the game stops immediately. The winner is paid depending on the points he has in hand. In international Mahjong, just the winner Once the game finishes, the seating arrangements are rotated.
You can now find and play this official version of Mahjong online.
