| Well planned strategies for playing Mahjong could help | | | | fact the players in Mahjong often avoid discarding tiles |
| you to success in this very interesting game. Whether | | | | of one wind together. Similarly, the determination of |
| it is the 13 or the 16 tile game version, you need good | | | | game wind and prevailing wind is also pre-set as the |
| strategies. A heavenly hand is a reality while well | | | | East is always the dealer in the game. He is the dealer |
| planned game could be the key to your success. You | | | | or the banker and the prevailing wind is always set to |
| must also learn about the traditions of the game. The | | | | him. |
| most important part is playing against time since that | | | | Ordinarily there would be 144 playing tiles in a normal |
| will enhance your chances of success considerably. | | | | game of Mahjong. You must build up strategies to |
| While Mahjong is one of the most popular games | | | | remove playing tiles the speediest way. At the same |
| today whether you play in the brick and concrete | | | | time you should also aim at achieving the highest |
| casino rooms or online, you have to develop a well | | | | scores. Remember, you have to select and match tiles |
| planned set of strategies to succeed in the game. | | | | having identical pictures. As soon as you match two |
| Ordinarily there are two variations of the game. One is | | | | tiles, they disappear and the game finishes when all |
| played with 13 tiles and the other with 16. The number | | | | such tiles disappear. A tile has to be free to be |
| of tiles in the hands of the player should always be the | | | | selected and should not be covered by other tiles. No |
| same. You will be pulling one from the wall or the piles | | | | other tiles should touch the sides of the tile you select |
| of tiles before you or lift one discarded by your | | | | though they can touch the top or the bottom. You |
| immediate predecessor. However, if you happen to | | | | should be doubly careful when you are playing |
| hold more than 13 or 16 in the respective games, you | | | | Mahjong on your PC using the cursor of the mouse. |
| will be disqualified and will be the immediate loser. | | | | When you find a flower tile you benefit since you can |
| Strategies for playing Mahjong are therefore | | | | match any flower tile with any other flower tile. |
| extremely essential. Of course you can win with a | | | | Similarly you can match any of the season tiles with |
| heavenly hand when your hand is pre-set for win | | | | any other season tiles. Of course you cannot match |
| without necessity of pulling or lifting tiles or cards used. | | | | flower tiles with season tiles. Each of the tiles has |
| However that is a rarity and it may occur only once in | | | | some base values attached to them. Removal of tiles |
| a thousand cases. On the other hand you have to | | | | will enhance your scores. When you are able to clear |
| carry forward with well made strategies for your | | | | all the 144 tiles, you will also get bonus points. So this |
| game of Mahjong if you really wish to do well. | | | | will be one of the focal points for your strategy building. |
| One of the well known traditions of the game is that | | | | The most important part of it is to learn the value of |
| when three players would drop West tile, the fourth | | | | time which is always against you. Your strategy for |
| and last player will avoid discarding the West in his turn. | | | | playing Mahjong should aim at minimizing your time for |
| The reason is based on superstition that discarding | | | | games. |
| west by all four may result in ill luck for all of them. In | | | | |