Here's a step-by-step guide on how to play mahjong, from the tile types to what makes a winning hand. ... The Bonus tiles have only two sets, each with four tiles. The first depicts flowers, ...

Mahjong, the centuries-old Chinese tile game, became embroiled in controversy last week over a debate about cultural appropriation. Criticism erupted online over The Mahjong Line, a Dallas-based ...

Mahjong is played according to different rules depending where you go in China, and the world. Some have different scoring systems, others different tiles. We take a look at how five versions differ.

These mahjong tiles are part of The Mahjong Line's "refreshed" lineup, ... Would you have realised the sacks of flour were meant to represent flower tiles? Not us at first glance.

Mahjong is an ancient Chinese game for four players that uses 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. For many, it's been considered a game played by older ladies, like bridge.

Each mahjong set has 144 tiles with designs that include Chinese characters, dots, flowers and bamboo sticks. The four players sit around a square table and shuffle the tiles face-down.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks CNN contributor Jeff Yang about a mahjong company founded by three white women who were criticized for cultural appropriation. Traditional mahjong tiles are bone ...

It's true, American Mahjong is "crazier" than the game you may have played on your computer. It includes three suits of tiles - Bams, Craks and Dots, as well as neutral tiles - Winds, Jokers and ...

The object of mahjong is to put together “hands,” or combinations of tiles that are marked as bamboo (or “bam”), characters (or “craks”), dots, dragons, flowers and the north, south ...

Mahjong, the centuries-old Chinese tile game, became embroiled in controversy last week over a debate about cultural appropriation. Criticism erupted online over The Mahjong Line, a Dallas-based ...

How to play Mahjong. Mahjong is similar to Rummy in the sense that both games involve drawing and discarding to create sets. But make no mistake, Mahjong's tiles make it much more complex.