Mahjong
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Mahjong is a traditional Chinese tile-based game of strategy, skill, and chance that is typically played by four players and has inspired numerous regional rule variations and cultural adaptations worldwide.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tile-based game
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traditional Chinese game ⓘ |
| coreMechanic |
claiming discards
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discarding tiles ⓘ drawing tiles ⓘ forming melds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
gambling game in some regions
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popular pastime in East Asia ⓘ social family activity ⓘ |
| genre |
chance-based game
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skill-based game ⓘ strategy game ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bamboo suit tiles
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characters suit tiles ⓘ circles suit tiles ⓘ dragon tiles ⓘ flower tiles ⓘ mahjong tiles ⓘ season tiles ⓘ winds tiles ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
fan-based scoring
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limit hands ⓘ prevalent wind ⓘ rounds and hands ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody |
World Mahjong Organization
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World Riichi Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeldType |
chow
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kong ⓘ pair ⓘ pung ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
American Mahjong
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British Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Cantonese Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Classical Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Official Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Filipino Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Riichi Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Singaporean Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Mahjong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired |
digital mahjong video games
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mahjong solitaire ⓘ |
| objective | form a complete winning hand ⓘ |
| playedIn |
China
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
dealer rotation
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scoring rules ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfPlayers | 4 ⓘ |
| typicalTableShape | square GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTileCount |
136
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144 GENERATED ⓘ |
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