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Also known as mah-jongg, mahjongg

Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is played by four players (with three-player variations found in parts of China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia). The game and its regional variants are played throughout the Sinosphere in East and Southeast Asia and have also become popular in Western countries. The game has been adapted into a widespread form of online entertainment. Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and luck. To distingu

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Mahjong is a tile-based game that originated in 19th-century China and has since spread worldwide, typically played by four players using skill, strategy, and luck in ways similar to the card game rummy. The game remains particularly popular throughout East and Southeast Asia and has become increasingly accessible through online versions and adaptations in Western countries.

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Key facts

Game.image
File:Mahjong game.jpg
Game.italic title
no
Game.name
Mahjong
Game.subject_name
Mahjong
Game.years
Late 19th century to present
Game.players
3–4
Game.setup_time
1–5 minutes
Game.playing_time
Dependent on variation or rules
Game.random_chance
Moderate
Game.skills
Tactics, observation, risk management, adaptive strategies
Chinese.pic
Mahjong (Chinese characters).svg
Chinese.piccap
"Mahjong" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese.picupright
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Chinese.t
麻將
Chinese.s
麻将
Chinese.gan
ma4-chiong4
Chinese.p
májiàng
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ma2-chiang4

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
China
Image
Mahjong game.jpg
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Commons category
Mahjong
topic's main category
Category:Mahjong
inception
1900-00-00
different from
mahjong solitaire
Unicode character
🀄
native label
麻雀
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