What is the best way to learn how to play Mahjong?

[garyoak99]

My wife bought Moraff's Maximum Mahjongg Vol. 3 last year, and it's got plenty of different game types on it. It also has 200 tilesets and a bunch of other junk.

It's all in English and she only paid like $6 for it. Pretty good idea to find it if you want to learn.

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I don't think I've seen that PC title. Was it from Electronics Boutique or Best Buy?

[ken_cinder]

Neither....bit of a corporate biatch are we? Slave to the logo? lol

 

Look it up, I'm pretty sure she got it at some department store or maybe even Blockbuster in one of their bins.

[solidius23]

its just a tile matching title

[Robert]

Robert, any idea what that game was called? 

 

* Delves deep into ye ancient archives *

 

All I have as far as dos games go, is

Shanghai

Solitile

Mahjongg

Mahjongg VGA

 

Solitile and Mahjongg come with instructions.

Mahjongg VGA allows you to create and use your own tile designs.

 

There was a little Windows game called Taipei which is similar.

 

My favourite one was Solitile.

[garyoak99]

* Delves deep into ye ancient archives *

 

All I have as far as dos games go, is

Shanghai

Solitile

Mahjongg

Mahjongg VGA

 

Solitile and Mahjongg come with instructions.

Mahjongg VGA allows you to create and use your own tile designs.

 

There was a little Windows game called Taipei which is similar.

 

My favourite one was Solitile.

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Thanks for the answer! I'll see if I can find those titles but those look old enough that I doubt any of my Electronics Boutique or Best Buys sell them.

 

I'll look it up, IJTF_Cinder. Thanks for the answer too.

 

Any other suggestions on how to learn Mahjong quickly?

[Agozer]

Yeah, I just remembered that Shanghai is the 'official' name for that memory matching type of Mahjongg.

[Ryuken]

omg, u guys were talking about that gay mahjong and not the real crap and people in asia play?

[Agozer]

omg, u guys were talking about that gay mahjong and not the real crap and people in asia play?

No we were originally talking about real Mahjongg, but it seems that a lot of people mistake Shanghai for real Mahjongg.

[Diso]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong

 

Leave it to wiki to leave instructions and good links.

 

Links that were in there besides the instructions were

 

 

http://mahjongtime.net/ - play mahjong online with other players free

 

http://mahjonginmame.nm.ru/ - how to play mahjong on those mame games that are in jap

 

Hoped I Helped

[Ryuken]

omg, u guys were talking about that gay mahjong and not the real crap and people in asia play?

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No we were originally talking about real Mahjongg, but it seems that a lot of people mistake Shanghai for real Mahjongg.

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for some reason i don't like people gettin the 2 mixed up

[Agozer]

omg, u guys were talking about that gay mahjong and not the real crap and people in asia play?

No we were originally talking about real Mahjongg, but it seems that a lot of people mistake Shanghai for real Mahjongg.

 

for some reason i don't like people gettin the 2 mixed up

Hey, I don't like it either.

[garyoak99]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong

 

Leave it to wiki to leave instructions and good links.

 

Links that were in there besides the instructions were

 

 

http://mahjongtime.net/ - play mahjong online with other players free

 

http://mahjonginmame.nm.ru/ - how to play mahjong on those mame games that are in jap

 

Hoped I Helped

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The Wikipedia link was interesting but the more useful one may prove to be the second one since it has tips for playing the Mahjong titles and even advice for choosing ones for beginners like me!

 

Does anyone else have any further instructions or advice?