Although Mah Jong has been played by many nationalities through the ages, there are few books on the game. Some early books, translated from the Chinese, make hilarious reading and are virtually impossible to comprehend. Most books for beginners assume that the reader has some elementary knowledge of the game. In this well-thoughtout book, the player is introduced to every phase by a clear explanation followed by illustrations which enable an easy step-by-step development of the game. Scoring is set out in simple tabulated form, with illustrations of scoring for specific hands. Altogether fifty-one hands are fully illustrated making this an invaluable handbook for newcomer and experienced player alike.
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Patricia Thompson and Betty Maloney are well established experts in Mah Jong and have written several books on the game.
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208 of 211 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for beginners and has a variety of rules.,
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This review is from: The Game of Mah Jong (Illustrated) (Paperback)
After learning Mah Jong playing computer versions and on-line, I wanted to play with freinds. Most Mah Jong sets you buy do not come with a good instruction manual. This book will let you learn how to set the tiles, play the hand and keep score. It tells you how to keep the game to a simple level or make it very complex. It explains the various styles of play and shows special hands. The novice will enjoy the how-to and the illustrations. The intermediate player will like the explaination of different styles and scoring. The professional will most likely find the book light and not very useful. If you are starting out playing Mah Jong, this book is a great way to learn the game quickly. I would probably add more background on the special hands and strategy. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Game of Mah Jong Illustrated (Paperback)
This is my favorite book to use when teaching mah jong to friends. I use it as my primary resource for the version of mah jong that I learned. The writing is straight forward and easy for the novice to understand. It has suggestions for simplifying the game to teach to children. The pictures of the vaious hands are a great help. Thompson & Maloney's other two books are also wonderful to have. Beware, mah jong can be become an "addiction", or as I prefer, passion!
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very appealing for a 4 player mahjong instruction book.,
By J. Rowe (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Game of Mah Jong Illustrated (Paperback)
Beginners of the REAL mahjong will find this appealing because everything is explained carefully with plenty of pictures. The first section introduces the mahjong tiles, set up, and basic gameplay. The next section talks about the basic Chinese rules, and then a method to teach real mahjong to children.
But many Westerners will find this book particularly good because it talks about the Vanilla Western style (I think) in the second half with just about every possible special winning hand + an example of each and its score value. At the back of the book is also a scoring chart for easy reference. I would recommend this book to people who have never played actual mahjong in their life, or those who want to learn the Western rules.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
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mah jong, imperial jade, tile paired, season tiles, dragon tiles, wind discs, suit tiles, last tile, identical tiles, half limit, fourth tile, flower tiles, ground score, loose tile, special hands, three tiles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Wind, Wind of the Round, Any Wind, Pung of Green Dragons, West Wind, Three Great Scholars, Pair of Green Dragons, Unique Wonder, Kong of Red Dragons, Kong of White Dragons, Green Bamboo, Kong of Green Dragons, Red Lantern, Pair of Winds, Gates of Heaven, Heavenly Twins, North Wind, Pung of Red Dragons, Windy Ones, Windy Nines, Buried Treasure Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
mah jong, imperial jade, tile paired, season tiles, dragon tiles, wind discs, suit tiles, last tile, identical tiles, half limit, fourth tile, flower tiles, ground score, loose tile, special hands, three tiles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Wind, Wind of the Round, Any Wind, Pung of Green Dragons, West Wind, Three Great Scholars, Pair of Green Dragons, Unique Wonder, Kong of Red Dragons, Kong of White Dragons, Green Bamboo, Kong of Green Dragons, Red Lantern, Pair of Winds, Gates of Heaven, Heavenly Twins, North Wind, Pung of Red Dragons, Windy Ones, Windy Nines, Buried Treasure Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Game of Mah Jong Illustrated by Patricia A. Thompson in Front Matter
- Improve Your Mah Jong by Patricia A. Thompson in Front Matter
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