How has a game brought together Americans and defined separate ethnic communities? This book tells the first history of mahjong and its meaning in American culture. Click-click-click.

No longer! Written by the first American to be inducted into the prestigious Japan Professional Mahjong League, this book's the best resource for learning all the tricks of the Reach Mahjong pros.

Big sister JieJie and her little brother, DiDi watch as their Chinese-American parents and extended family pass the time playing mahjong, along with enjoying family chats, singing, good food, and hot tea.

... way : -4-5-6-7- , 8-8-8 . It needs 4 or 7. The hand can be completed by 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 or 9 . EXAMPLE 36 : The hand contains one set of three and some suit tiles : 7 ㄨ Look at it this way : 2-2 , -2-3-4-5-6- , 7-7-7 . It needs 1 or 4 or ...

... 1 or a 4 could make that into a chow (1-2-3 or 2-3-4). This is called a double-sided (open) wait when a player is ... Way (One-Shot) Wait: Any hand that has only one kind of tile (one way) to complete it for mahjong. Avoid the ...

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With everything from clear instructions on dealing, building, and distributing tiles to a look at the history and future of the game, this is the essential book for anyone who wants to have fun–and win–while playing mah–jongg.

... one chow , the following are some possible multiple - wait calling patterns . 2 , 2 , 8 , 8 - Two - way call ( 2 or 8 ) 2 , 2 , 7 , 8 — Two - way call ( 6 or 9 ) 1 , 1 , 1 , 2 — Two - way call ( 2 or 3 ) 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 - Two - way call ...

A key feature is the color text which clearly shows various hands and tiles. This Mahjong guide includes: Step-by-step instructions for gameplay.

This is the most common way to play mah jongg in the United States and has come to be known as "American Style.