The group will meet at 2p.m., in the Recreation room at The Rest on the 3rd and the 17th November. Please would those members of the group who have the copies of the limit or fancy hands, note that they are asked to familiarise themselves with the following three hands: Moon at the Bottom of the Well; Sparrow's Sanctuary; and Gertie's Garter. These are the only three fancy hands which will be eligible to be scored. New members should ignore this request and concentrate on consolidating what they have learnt so far.
 

Mahjong (also called mah-jongg by the American association, Traditional Chinese: 麻將; Pinyin: májiàng) is a game for four players that originated in China. Mahjong involves skill, strategy, and calculation, as well as a certain degree of chance. Depending on the variation which is played, luck can be anything from a minor to a dominant factor in success. In Asia, mahjong is also popularly played as a gambling game. In the game, you are given either thirteen or sixteen tiles for a hand (depending on the variation being played). When your turn comes, you draw a tile and discard one. Your goal is to make four melds (see 6.3) and a pair, or "head". (Note that a winning hand contains fourteen tiles. You win by drawing a tile that completes your hand, or off of someone else's discard.)