In Mahjong, Annelise Heinz charts a complex cultural journey as the game's history connects American expatriates in Shanghai, Jazz Age white Americans, urban Chinese Americans in the 1930s, incarcerated Japanese Americans in wartime, Jewish ...
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.
... 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 ...
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.
... 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 ...
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— 2 9 මම 2- ارة 万万 N 中中北 Our best suit is Bamboos , but if we select that suit we shall be in a jam with the two players over us — East and North . Circles offer the only alternative , but this suit is poorly assorted , and ...