Mahjong

The Mahjong Tiles

Mahjong uses a set of 108 tiles.

The number tiles are in three suits: Each suit has nine designs, numbered 1 to 9. Thus there are a total of 27 different designs of suit tiles, with 4 tiles for each design. The mahjong game play consists of a number of hands. In a hand, through a process of drawing and discarding, the players compete to be the first to complete a winning hand. The winner of the hand receives points from the other players, but the amount of points earned varies greatly according to the content of the winner's hand. Therefore, winning high-scoring hands and preventing the opponents from winning high-scoring hands is the key to victory.