Do you know how to play MAHJONG?

@andak2007 (3229)
Philippines
September 16, 2008 7:43am CST
Hey there all... Mahjong is very popular here in my country Philippines and my mother runs a mahjong game here in our house everyday and neighbors come to play with her...i know a little bit of it but i hate gambling so i'm not playing it...i just let my parents be the gambler of the family..spare the children...what about you..do you play mahjong?
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@snebxu66 (379)
• China
26 Sep 08
Many years ago mahjong was very fashionable all around China, but the playing rule varies from each province in China, I know how to play it and lost a lot 5 years ago, now i have given it up for the reasons that it not only did harm to my health but also let me lose money, I was a bad player at that time, just knew how to play. Nobody could be sure to win when gambling unless cheating, it is possible to win today and maybe lose more tomorrow.
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
it is still very popular here in my side of town...and yeah you are right its very bad for the health and even breaks up families.
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• China
18 Sep 08
In my hometown,Mahjong is very popular.And my parents like playing it so much.I played Mahjong when I was 1o year old,but that is only for joy,not for the ganbling.Now I have not touch the Mahjong for many years,that because we do not like it anymore.I have so many other thing I like to do,such as reading books,watching movies and shoping etc. But anyway if you want to find some funs,Mahjong is a good choice for you!
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
18 Sep 08
here in our neighborhood it is like a job.
@edujccz (929)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
During my teen days, we had a tailor shop but it was bankrupt. So my parents use it as mahjong place instead, after office hours and dayoffs, my parents have to play until late in the night. I missed my father so much with my smaller brother and sisters too. One day when my parents are away from home, I took some big woods , nails and a hammers and i blocked the doors permanently to the disbelief of my father. He never question me and realized my message to him. ha ha aha ha LOL.
@edujccz (929)
• Philippines
18 Sep 08
where is your place so I can come and join the game, Nah just joking, i know how to play the game but no chance to play this time. Its really a time consuming one and specially when you are losing Lol
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@edujccz (929)
• Philippines
18 Sep 08
if you will tell me where to come then i'll be there on december, ha ha ha so i can stay until wee wee hours LOL
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
18 Sep 08
yes you can come anytime..they play until the wee morning.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
I never learned how to play actual mahjong... eventhough we have the play set at home... i don't know how we got that... because no one in my family ever played that game... so we just used that ply set as our toy... but with my old cell phone... i have a mahjong game there... i play it sometimes... although i don't really understand the game...
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
so how did it get there?maybe your maid plays it..hehe just a joke!we have 3 sets of mahjong set..and a new deck of playing cards every week...did i say our house is a gambling house?
@Humbug25 (12540)
16 Sep 08
Hi there andak2007 I know how to play it on the computer, online and on my phone game but I don't know how to play it for real. I saw a proper Mahjong game in a shop in my town it was beautiful but expensive. Maybe I will buy one for my mum for Christmas one year then we can play together that way I can justify spening that much on a game!
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
its a gamble here in my house...most of my neighbors are addicted to it.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
16 Sep 08
Hello there friend I don't know how to play mahjong but my tito and tita really knows how because they say my lolo's house used to be a gambling house
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
our house is a gambling house.
• Canada
9 Nov 09
I have only ever played the single-player versions that either came with Windows Vista in my computer, or that I downloaded off the internet, or into my cellphone. My cousin married a Chinese man, and I understand they play it a lot in his family, but I have never played with anyone, just the games in my computer. It would be fun to play with someone else, though.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
I hate gambling, any form! So I never play mahjong. I also do not tolerate any gambling in our premises. I want my home clean from all vices whether it be gambling, drinking, smoking, name it and I hate it!
@chiaeugene (2225)
• China
26 Sep 08
yes. i knew it. there are many ways to play it. i played it when i was in singapore and the tiles include animals (chicken, centipede, cat and mice) and flowers too which is different from the games played in china. in china, they mainly use the tongzi (marble) tile, wanyzi(words) tile and tiaozi(bamboo) tiles to play. in different provinces, the game is played differently too. the odds are also different depending on the type of game u are playing. mahjong is highly addictive and once started, you cannot start. i started the game when i was in university when my fellow hall mates started teaching me. since then, i just could not stop playing. now my wife plays the game almost everyday from afternoon to past midnight. the winnings and losses are at times quite huge. To play the game well, you have to use your memory as u have to remember cards discarded by your opponents so you can roughly guess what tiles they are holding in their hands. u must also know when to make your card big like single colour (meaning all the tiles are from one family, eg. all tongzi (marbles) etc.)and when to run as fast as possible by gaming small meaning an assortment of tiles which is the lowest payout. trust me, it really addictive and enjoying to play.