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.

... way : 2-2-2 , -3-4-5-6-7- , 7-7 . It needs 2 or 5 or 8. Finally , look at it this way : 2-2- 2 , -3-4-5-6- , 7-7-7 . It needs 3 or 6. The hand can be completed by any tile from 1 to 8 . EXAMPLE 37 : The hand contains one set of three ...

... 2 , 8 , 9 — This is a single wait ( 7 only ) 2 , 7 , 8 , 9 - This is a single wait ( 2 only ) When your hand depends ... 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 ...

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... way = 2 tais -Half color pattern ( half flush ) + big cards combo -1 color play a.k.a. ' full flush ' = same cards -1 & 9 terminal cards combo = maximum points -East , south , west & north pong a.k.a. ' 4 directional winds ' - 3 pong ...

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

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.

A Path Appears offers practical, results-driven advice on how best each of us can give and reveals the lasting benefits we gain in return.

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