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Mahjong : house rules from across the Asian diaspora

Title: Mahjong : house rules from across the Asian diaspora / Nicole Wong ; photographs by Andria Lo ; illustrations by Helen Shewolfe Tseng.
Author: Wong, Nicole (Writer of Mahjong)
Publication: Berkeley, California : Hardie Grant North America, 2025.

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handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.

Note

Includes index.

Contents

Introduction: how to use this book, a brief history, game components, table setup -- How to play: object of the game, the basics, order of play, winning the hand, full game structure -- Scoring, strategy & ways to win: scoring, basic game strategy, mahjong hands -- Mahjong variations: Hong Kong style, Japanese style Riichi mahjong, Taiwanese style, Filipino style, Singaporean style, Malaysian style, modern Chinese diaspora style, mahjong competition rules, American mah-jongg, wright-Patterson mah jongg, western mahjong, your house rules -- Building community: hosting a mahjong set -- snack guide -- Wong family etiquette, slang & superstitions, the art of talking trash (like an elder), collecting your stories.

ISBN

9781958417638
1958417637

LCCN

90102331106

OCLC

1474544937
SCSB-15224640

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries