mahjong
Let an agent explain mahjong, relay its equipment, play and variants from game sources, describe the regional variants its aliases name, and distinguish the four-player tile game from the solitaire matching game of the same name.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain mahjong, relay its equipment, play and variants from game sources, describe the regional variants its aliases name, and distinguish the four-player tile game from the solitaire matching game of the same name.
A tile-based game for usually four players that originated in China, played with a set of engraved tiles that players draw and discard to build winning combinations of sets and runs; the registry aliases name many regional and national variants such as Japanese, Cantonese and Shanghai mahjong. Mahjong mixes skill, strategy and chance, and rules differ widely by region, so the variant should be identified. A solitaire tile-matching computer game shares the name but is a different game.
What it is for: Playing a tile-based game of sets and runs.
It can be explain the game; relay equipment and play; describe regional variants; distinguish it from the solitaire game.
Distinguishing features
Tile-based
Usually four players
Skill and chance
Many regional rules
What it looks like
Players around a table drawing and discarding engraved tiles, building walls and hands of tiles.
Physical character
origin: China note
players: usually four note
registry parents: mind sport, sequential game note
How it is recognised
Four-player Chinese tile game of sets and runs
Japanese, Cantonese, Shanghai and other mahjong variants
The solitaire tile-matching computer game is a different game with the same name
Related models
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is a kind of -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
Chinese mahjong
Japanese mahjong
Cantonese mahjong
American mahjong
Standards and regulation
Regional rule sets and tournament rules
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming one region s rules
Confusing with mahjong solitaire
Overstating the role of chance
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What mahjong is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is mahjong, and how does it differ from the solitaire tile-matching game? definition
- Which regional variant is meant? boundary
Variants
Variants.
Variants
Variants.
- How do Japanese, Cantonese and American mahjong differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variant? action
Equipment Equipment.
Sources.
Tiles
Tiles.
Tiles
Tiles.
- What tiles make up a mahjong set? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Setup
Setup.
Setup
Setup.
- How is a mahjong game set up? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Play Play.
Sources.
Rules
Rules.
Rules
Rules.
- How is mahjong played to build a winning hand? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Strategy
Strategy.
Strategy
Strategy.
- How do skill and chance combine in mahjong? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Context.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did mahjong originate and spread? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What place does mahjong hold in social and cultural life? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should regional variants be separate entries?
- How should the solitaire game be distinguished?
- How should rule differences be handled?