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The popular game of mahjong is played with mahjong tiles or sometimes playing cards that feature similar content. In the past they were made with bone and often had a back made of bamboo; however the modern game pieces are often made of a variety of plastic materials like celluloid, Bakelite and a newer version of tile is being constructed using nylon. In some very rare cases you may even find versions made of ivory or jade.
In a basic mahjong set there are 144 game pieces which feature 36 different kinds of pieces (four of each) these make up 3 suits (suit tiles) ranging from one to nine, in addition there are four directional pieces featuring east, west, north and south.
In addition to all the other mahjong tiles there are 3 (honor tile) labeled Red Dragon, Green Dragon and White Dragon these are referred to as Cardinal tile.
The 3 suits mentioned above feature bamboo from 1 to 9, characters from 1 to 9 and dots from 1 to 9.
Then at risk of confusing the situation there are also optional tiles referred to as flowers and seasonal they are different from the suit and honor mentioned above. There are eight total and they feature the orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and the plum. The season consists of the farmer, scholar, woodcutter and finally the fisher.
So to recap and get the total count:
There are 27 suit, plus 4 directional, plus 3 honor, times 4 (each) which equals 136 plus the 8 optional flower and seasonal tiles for a grand total of 144.
Before the game begins all of the 144 mahjong tiles are thoroughly mixed up and arranged face down on the table, each player will select 36 tile (if no optional flower seasonal are used then 34) and place them face down to form a wall of 18 tile (17 if no optional flowers and seasonal) that is 2 tile high, then each player will push their wall to meet the other three player walls to form a hollow square in the middle of the table.
There are a variety of unique mahjong tiles to choose from that will complement your mahjong set. Feature your unique playing style with a color that matches your personality.
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