Also known as: 麻雀, 麻将, 마작
A game for four players that originated in China. A very popular gambling game in east Asia, comparable to poker in the West. The object is to score points by forming certain combinations of tiles. Mahjong solitaire was widely distributed on computers in the 1980s, leading to some confusion between it and the original multiplayer version.
Related tags
Yakuman hands
- Tenhou (Mahjong) - blessing of heaven
- Chiihou - blessing of man
- Chuuren Poutou - nine gates
- Daisangen - big three dragons
- Daisuushii - big four winds
- Shousuushii - small four winds
- Kokushi Musou - thirteen orphans
- Ryuuiisou - all greens
- Suuankou - four concealed triplets
- Suukantsu - four kans
- Tsuuiisou - all honors
