The Complete Book of Mah Jongg: An Illustrated Guide to the Asian, American and International Styles of Play

by Amy Lo

Master the exhilarating game of Mahjong with this introductory guide.

This complete, easy-to-follow instructional Mahjong handbook includes over 150 full-color photographs and illustrations to introduce players to this captivating game. This is the first Mahjong book to cover the Cantonese or "old rules" game fully. It also includes all of the most popular variations, such as the Shanghai game, the 16-tile or Taiwanese game, and the 12-tile game. Included are the rules, tactics, techniques, strategy and the rituals only the most experienced players know.

This Mahjong book

Genres: Nonfiction, Games

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 2015

Reviews

[Cris · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping for more

I was recently introduced to this wonderful game and was hoping this book would help me improve my skills. It was more of a high-level overview of the different styles of games.

[Warren Tutwiler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear explanation, many illustrations, and covers several (perhaps all) variations of the game. Includes romanised and translated names of scoring hands, as well as their original Chinese names.

[Jbussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had other things to do and ran out of time. Will review later.

[Penny Driver · Rating 5 out of 5]

very helpful in learning the game of mah jongg. Definitely helped me play better

[Vitaly · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute gem of a book on Mah Jong. Doesnt cover all the rules, but it is an amazingly comprehensive solid book on basics and tactics, rest van be picked up online and by enjoying the game :)