mahjong
Noun
Meaning
Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
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3 player Mahjong (or 3-ka) is a simplified 3-person Mahjong that involves hands of 13 tiles (with a total of 84 tiles on the table) and may use jokers depending on the variation.
A government drone was tested in Chengdu in Sichuan province, to disperse a group of elders playing mahjong.
Also in Shenyang Mahjong, the player must to have Bamboos, Characters, Circles and number one or 9 in his hand.
A set of Mahjong tiles usually has at least 136 tiles (most commonly 144).
American Mahjong generally has greatly divergent scoring rules, as well as greatly divergent general rules.
American Mahjong has distinctive game mechanics and the article on American Mahjong details these.