As a comprehensive publication for gaining proficiency in this Oriental game, this handbook gives "variations and additions to the official game and some hints to clarify the fundamentals of strategy useful to all players".--"Pensacola News-Journal".
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for anyone wanting to learn to play Mah Jong Quickly,
This review is from: Mah Jong Handbook (Hardcover)
How many times have you wanted to play a game of Mah Jong but you you are bombarded with different rule books on the subject - each one giving a more confusing set of scoring instructions There are many times when I have encountered this problem especially when teaching newcomers the game We play using Eleanor Noss Whitney's "A Mah Jong Handbook" as our rules which we find of all the other books on Mah Jong the easiest and most understandable set of rules compared to all teh others which clutter the field with a multitude of sets and scoring tables that make the game a nightmare to play Her rules are Clear, Concise, Unambiguous and simple to use I use her book to teach all newcomers the game and everyone agrees that her rules are the best I show them the scoring from the other books and their examples and explain to them that there are many other variations regarding the scoring and everyone opts for the simple version without any complicationsI would heartly recomend this book to everyone if they want to get into playing the game within inside a hour of opening the book There is plain simple concise instuctions that dont confuse you with umpteen different names for the same Mah Jong scoreing hand If there is one book you should get to learn and play Mah Jong - It should be this one - You wont regret it
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mah Jong Handbook (Hardcover)
A great book for anyone wishing to become familiar with all aspects of the game. Describes and illustrates in great detail all that the beginner needs to know to play. Extensive strategy sections with illustrations and scenarios show offensive and defensive techniques. The book covers the Japanese, American, and Chinese versions of the game. My only complaint is that it focuses on the Japanese, and to a lesser extent the American version of the game. Nice tables are provided for both. In order to learn the rules of the less complex Chinese game, one must read through pages of detailed text to reverse engineer the Chinese rules by removing all of the irrelevant bits. No tables are provided for the Chinese rules. It would be better to have started with the original Chinese version of the game and work up to the other two. However, the book is extremely complete, even with a very extensive glossary of terms in Japanese and English. Highly recommended book.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
simply the best,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mah Jong Handbook (Hardcover)
The best book there is in English on the game. Organized as follows:Part One: The Official Game. Part Two: Alternatives, Variations and Additions. Part Three: Strategy.
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