Mahjong (also called mah-jongg) by the American Association), traditional chinese (Pinyin:
majiang) is a game of four players that originated in China. Mahjong involves skill, strategy and calculation, as well as a degree of chance. Depending on the variation that's played, luck can be anything from a minor to a dominant factor in success. Mahjong is also popular being played as a gambling game. In the game, you are given either thirteen or sixteen tiles for a hand (depending on the variation of the game being played. When your turn comes, you draw a tile and discard one. Your goal is to make four or five melds (depending on the variation) and a pair, or "head". You win "on the draw" by drawing a new or discarded tile that completes your hand. Thus, a winning hand actually contains fourteen or seventeen tiles.
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