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Mahjong

Mahjong is a tile-based game for three to four players. Though regional variations may exclude certain tiles or add unique ones, it is typically played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. Players hold one of four "wind" positions referred to as the East, South, West, and North. Once each player draws a hand of thirteen tiles…

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Chance
Moderate
Genres
Tile-based game · Abstract strategy game · Mind sport
Players
2-4 players
Playing time
Dependent on variation or rules
Setup time
1–5 minutes
Skills
Tactics, observation, risk management, adaptive strategies

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Etymology

Old Hong Kong mahjong rules

Rules

Variations

Competition

History

Superstitions

In popular culture

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Mahjong

Nodes150
Edges149
Triples274
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013333
Components1

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Mahjong

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related to Chinese variants · 50
Mahjong → All, All-China Sports Federation, America, Another, Asia, Caishen, Cantonese, Certain, Changsha, China, Chinese, Chinese Classical, Europe, France, Fujian, God, Harbin, Hong Kong, Hunan Province, It
related to Mahjong in the West · 28
Mahjong → Abercrombie, American Jewish, British, British Consul General, By, Chen, Chen Yumen, China, Chinatown, Chinese, Chinese Americans, Daoguang Emperor, English-fluent, Ezra Fitch, Fitch, French, Harvey, He, In, It
related to Other variants · 25
Mahjong → Although, American, American Mah-Jongg Association, AMJA, Charleston, Chinese, Dutch, Dutch Mahjong Federation, European, Gs, In, Inc, It, Italian, Italian Mahjong Federation, MCR, Most, National Mah Jongg League, Nederlandse Toernooi Spelregels, Netherlands
related to history · 22
Mahjong → Chinese, Endless History, First Sino-Japanese War, Folklore, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxu, Illustrated Mahjong Guide, In, Late Qing, Later, Ningbo, Qing, Roughly, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Ten Leaves, The, There, We, Yaquan Du
related to In popular culture · 20
Mahjong → Beijing, By, China, Chinese New Years, Covid-19, Crazy Rich Asians, Cultural Revolution, GenZ, In, Japan, Jewish, Millenials, Shanghai, Singapore, Southeast Asia, The, TikTok, Today, United States, World War
related to Rules · 15
Mahjong → American, Asian, Each, English, If, Japanese, Korean, Play, Players, Playing, Some, Taiwanese, The, There, When
related to Etymology · 14
Mahjong → Cantonese, Chinese, Hokkien, In Chinese, It, Its, Jyutping, Madiao, Other, Shanghainese, Sichuanese, Standard Mandarin, Thai, The
is a · 13
Mahjong → derivative of mahjong, descendant of the version of mahjong introduced by Babcock to America in the 1920s, family of European variants that remained closer to Chinese classical mahjong than most modern Chinese variants, fast-moving variant that uses the standard 144-tile set, game of skill, more common form of mahjong, move called robbing the kong, oldest surviving variety of mahjong and was the version introduced to America in the 1920s under various names, standardized form of mahjong in Japan and South Korea, suitable variation for the introduction of game rules and play, tile-based game for three to four players, uncommon regional variation primarily played in Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province, variant of Cantonese mahjong
related to Current development · 11
Mahjong → Akagi, April, As, Internet, Japan, Japanese, Newer, Saki, Since, There, US
related to Superstitions · 10
Mahjong → Chinese, Even, For, More, Some, The, These, They, Usually, Yet

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MahjongChanceModerate1.00infobox
MahjongGenresTile-based game1.00infobox
MahjongGenresAbstract strategy game1.00infobox
MahjongGenresMind sport1.00infobox
MahjongPlayers2-4 players1.00infobox
MahjongPlaying timeDependent on variation or rules1.00infobox
MahjongSetup time1–5 minutes1.00infobox
MahjongSkillsTactics, observation, risk management, adaptive strategies1.00infobox
MahjongYears activeLate 19th century to present1.00infobox
Mahjongis atile-based game for three to four players0.90text
Mahjongis agame of skill0.90text
Mahjongis asuitable variation for the introduction of game rules and play0.90text
Mahjongis amove called robbing the kong0.90text
Mahjongis aoldest surviving variety of mahjong and was the version introduced to America in the 1920s under various names0.90text
Mahjongis amore common form of mahjong0.90text
Mahjongis auncommon regional variation primarily played in Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province0.90text
Mahjongis aderivative of mahjong0.90text
Mahjongis afamily of European variants that remained closer to Chinese classical mahjong than most modern Chinese variants0.90text
Mahjongis afast-moving variant that uses the standard 144-tile set0.90text
Mahjongis astandardized form of mahjong in Japan and South Korea0.90text
Mahjongis avariant of Cantonese mahjong0.90text
Mahjongis adescendant of the version of mahjong introduced by Babcock to America in the 1920s0.90text

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