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Mahjong - a traditional Chinese chess and card game that is popular all over the world. There is a saying: "One billion people play Mahjong, and 100 million are watching." As a quasi-"national quintessence" of China, Mahjong has an extremely large mass base. Mahjong itself is infinitely varied and charming. These more than 100 cards contain the Chinese classical thinking framework of Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, etc. There are different ways to play Mahjong in each region of China. We usually like to use place names to refer to Mahjong rules, and Japanese Mahjong, American Mahjong, etc. have also evolved; but the card theory and card skills are universal, and the basic rules of Mahjong are also the same;
This article mainly introduces the basic gameplay of Mahjong, including the basic composition of Mahjong, the combination form of Mahjong, the interactive method of Mahjong, and the formula for winning Mahjong. After learning these contents, congratulations, you have successfully entered the field of mahjong and are ready to play mahjong with family, friends and opponents from all over the world.
Introduction to Mahjong Gameplay
Players need to form a pair and four groups of 14 cards. The first player to achieve this wins. Groups can be kezi (three identical cards), shunzi (three consecutive number cards of the same suit) or gang (four identical cards).
The game starts to determine the starting dealer, which can be determined by shuffling the cards to distribute wind cards or rolling the dice. After the remaining cards are shuffled, each player takes 13 cards, and the dealer takes one more card. Players can use the card rack to hide their cards.
Gameplay steps: The dealer plays a card to start the game, and other players draw cards and play cards in turn. If the cards played can form a kezi, shunzi or gang, the player can announce and take the cards and show the combination of cards. For the cards that have not been taken, the next player can draw cards from the wall. Players try to form a valid card pattern with their cards in hand, and get four groups plus a pair to achieve "Hupai".
The basic composition of Mahjong
National standard Mahjong has a total of 144 cards, of which there are 108 ordinal cards, 28 character cards, and 8 flower cards, totaling 144 cards. 2 dice.
1) Ordinal cards
There are three types of ordinal cards:
- Wan character cards, that is, 10,000 to 90,000, four cards each, totaling 36 cards;
- Jian character cards, that is, one tube to nine tubes, four cards each, totaling 36 cards;
- Tiao character cards, that is, one to nine strips, four cards each, totaling 36 cards;
The three types of cards are collectively called ordinal cards, totaling 108 cards.
2) Character cards
Character cards are East, South, West, North, Center, Fa, and White (corresponding to the regular order), 4 cards each, a total of 28 cards;
3) Flower cards
There are 8 flower cards, namely Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum (also corresponding to the regular order), 1 card each, a total of 8 cards.
Mahjong combination forms
There are two types of combinations in Mahjong, one is called a completed card, and the other is called a pair (uncompleted card), which are divided into the following categories:
1. Side chapter pair:
The combination of one, two, and eight, nine in the sequence cards is called a side chapter pair;
Including: -20,000, eight, nine, one, two, eight, nine, one, two, and eight, nine. It needs to be advanced to three or seven to form a straight of one, two, three, or seven, eight, nine.
2. Kalong pair:
The combination of AC in the sequence cards that can be advanced to B is called a Kalong pair.
Including: 1-3, 2-4, 3-5, 4-6, 5-7, 6-8, 7-9. The combination that needs to be moved to the middle chapter is called a straight card, for example, 4-6 needs to be moved to 5.
3. Double-sided pair:
The combination of BC in the sequence card that can move to AD is called a double-sided pair.
Including: 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8. The combination that needs to be moved to one of the two sides is called a straight card, for example, 4-5 needs to be moved to 3 or 6.
4. Pair: Two identical cards are a pair
Including: Wanzi pair, Tongzi pair, Tiaozi pair, Zi pair. The combination that needs to be touched or moved to another chapter is called a kezi card.
5. Straight:
Three consecutive cards of ABC in the sequence card is called a straight. (Complete cards)
Including: 1-2-3, 2-3-4, 3-4-5, 4-5-6, 5-6-7, 6-7-8, 7-8-9. There is no straight in the word cards.
6. Kezi:
Three identical cards are called Kezi. (Complete a card)
Includes: Wanzi Kezi, Tongzi Kezi, Tiaozi Kezi, and Zi Kezi. Kezi is called a card when it needs to be touched or advanced to another chapter.
Mahjong Interaction
The ultimate goal of Mahjong is to play the cards in your hand so that you can win the game. Among them, in the process of the evolution of cards, there are three interactive forms: eating, touching, and ganging.
- Eat: You can only eat the cards discarded by the previous player (some places cannot eat)
eat = 吃
In summary: In the ordinal cards, if the two cards in your hand plus the card played by the player can form a three-in-a-row straight, you can eat.
- Touch: If you have a pair in your hand and the other three players play, you can touch.
touch = 碰
In summary: If you have two identical cards in your hand and the other opponents play the same card as your pair, you can touch.
- Gang: If you have a Ke Zi in your hand, and the other three players come out, you can Gang, which is called Ming Gang.
Gang = 杠
Summary: If you have three identical cards in your hand, and the other opponents come out with the same card as your Ke Zi, you can Gang.
- An Gang: If you have four identical cards in your hand, you can An Gang.
Mahjong winning methods and formulas
There are two ways to win in Mahjong. One is that others point the gun to you, and the other is that you draw a card and win. Both methods can be used. It depends on the specific rules of the game.
There is a formula for winning Mahjong: NABC + MDDD +XEEEE + 1FF = winning
Among them
ABC=eating cards or straight cards DDD=touching cards or double cards EEEE=open or concealed FF=pair
Let's take 13 cards as an example:
4 decks of cards +1 pair = winning = 14 cards NABC + MDDD+XEEEE + 1FF=winning N+M+X=number of cards
Quantity=4
If it is 16 cards:
5 decks of cards +1 pair = winning = 17 cards NABC + MDDD + XEEEE + 1FF=winning N+M+X=number of cards
Quantity=5
After understanding the above basic knowledge of Mahjong, please start your happy Mahjong journey. I wish you success in every Mahjong game!
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