my family owns a $1500 ivory and bamboo mahjong set (stole it from a rich old dead guy) but none of us know how to play it. After watching this video I still have no idea how to play it
I was first exposed to the game in a local Asian supermarket. I still use the exact same set I bought all those years ago! Super fun social game, met many good folks through a game or two.
Really appreciate the video. Am off to watch the 2nd in the series. (Read the comments and appreciate that the music distraction is not just me.) Rest of video is really nice job for beginners!
With all due respect, the players' turns, in the video, are going in the opposite direction the game's rules (in all variants known to me, including Western ones) establish quite clearly. You should be taking turns from left to right (E, S, N, W, in that order, keeping in mind the order of the directions is not the same as established by the compass; it is meant to follow the movement of the sun (in the northern hemisphere) from east, to south, to west, then (when not seen) to north. The wall itself is consumed in the *opposite* direction, from right to left (which in your video you are doing correctly). In brief, the turn of players goes counterclockwise, while the tiles are taken from the wall in a clockwise fashion. The directionality of the game is part of its deeper symbology and should be respected, since directions are such a crucial part of it. A lot of effort is put, in the rules, towards the assignation of positions to the players and the keeping of the cycles of rotation. These cycles, again, go in opposite directions: Players counterclockwise, and the wall clockwise.
Whew! I’m so confused🙀 I’m a visual and hands on kinda person. I learn better by doing. So, not giving up . Just signed for Mahjong game night at a local restaurant. Wish me luck!
6:00 I was under the impression that the dealer doesn't take the last 2 tiles from the same stack of 2. Shouldn't the dealer take the 1st and 5th tile from the edge (ie the top tile from the 1st and 3rd stacks)? Also, at 5:43, it's mentioned that south follows east but the sitting position is not the 'usual' geographic position. Clockwise, it should be E-N-W-S or am I wrong? (edit: the video mislead me - the game is played counter-clockwise which means E-N-W-S in mahjong sitting position. The needed correction is that the game is played anti-clockwise and not as shown in the video)
In China, the compass directions were read looking up at the sky from the ground. This would make it E-S-W-N when moving counterclockwise. This is the opposite of how it works in the West, where people looks down on the Earth from above, and would make it E-N-W-S when moving counterclockwise.
@@argonwheatbelly637 Correct. Turns are taken counter-clockwise in MJ and I forgot about it. That means E-S-W-N. I am correct on the tile draw though :)
I’m thinking this is probably Chinese mah-jongg and not American mah-jongg. Although Table games are different with every group this is not how we build walls. The numbers is different and determining east is different and we know immediately which wall is broken first.
By an English set, do you mean a set made in England? Or perhaps you mean a set with English indexes translating the Chinese characters? Anyway. Regardless of what you meant, it has always seemed (to me, of course) sheer laziness not to bother to learn the very few characters that playing mahjong with an untranslated set takes. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are obvious... so 5 numerals and 4 direction characters. NINE symbols. That's it. Why miss the chance to expand your cultural universe by this small bit?
my family owns a $1500 ivory and bamboo mahjong set (stole it from a rich old dead guy) but none of us know how to play it. After watching this video I still have no idea how to play it
I wish the music wasn’t so loud so I could hear her more clearly
Very loud and very distracting, totally useless
I was first exposed to the game in a local Asian supermarket. I still use the exact same set I bought all those years ago! Super fun social game, met many good folks through a game or two.
Thanks. The description of how to break the wall with the dice roll was very helpful.
roll the dice, lancer les dés… ?
Sorry but this is confusing with people putting tiles in and out several times in their one turn and narration not matching what is going on.
Really appreciate the video. Am off to watch the 2nd in the series. (Read the comments and appreciate that the music distraction is not just me.) Rest of video is really nice job for beginners!
7:16 It should be by claiming the tile discarded by the person directly on your LEFT.
With all due respect, the players' turns, in the video, are going in the opposite direction the game's rules (in all variants known to me, including Western ones) establish quite clearly.
You should be taking turns from left to right (E, S, N, W, in that order, keeping in mind the order of the directions is not the same as established by the compass; it is meant to follow the movement of the sun (in the northern hemisphere) from east, to south, to west, then (when not seen) to north. The wall itself is consumed in the *opposite* direction, from right to left (which in your video you are doing correctly). In brief, the turn of players goes counterclockwise, while the tiles are taken from the wall in a clockwise fashion.
The directionality of the game is part of its deeper symbology and should be respected, since directions are such a crucial part of it. A lot of effort is put, in the rules, towards the assignation of positions to the players and the keeping of the cycles of rotation. These cycles, again, go in opposite directions: Players counterclockwise, and the wall clockwise.
I think every country has different play rules. Like in the Philippines, we start of at 16 tiles each. And 17th tile is your winning.
Why are you playing clockwise?
Whew! I’m so confused🙀 I’m a visual and hands on kinda person. I learn better by doing. So, not giving up . Just signed for Mahjong game night at a local restaurant. Wish me luck!
lose the music. It's distracting when trying to learn.
6:00 I was under the impression that the dealer doesn't take the last 2 tiles from the same stack of 2. Shouldn't the dealer take the 1st and 5th tile from the edge (ie the top tile from the 1st and 3rd stacks)? Also, at 5:43, it's mentioned that south follows east but the sitting position is not the 'usual' geographic position. Clockwise, it should be E-N-W-S or am I wrong? (edit: the video mislead me - the game is played counter-clockwise which means E-N-W-S in mahjong sitting position. The needed correction is that the game is played anti-clockwise and not as shown in the video)
In China, the compass directions were read looking up at the sky from the ground. This would make it E-S-W-N when moving counterclockwise. This is the opposite of how it works in the West, where people looks down on the Earth from above, and would make it E-N-W-S when moving counterclockwise.
@@argonwheatbelly637 Correct. Turns are taken counter-clockwise in MJ and I forgot about it. That means E-S-W-N. I am correct on the tile draw though :)
The music is so distracting. Difficult to hear and concentrate.
fyi- the 'bird' in the bamboo suit is shown upside,.. though it doesn't matter how you orient the tiles when you are playing.
i dont get it
Lmao
This the first comment I see and I’m just like well this video is not gonna help then 😂
Haha me too..
Think "Dominoes." (The game, not the pizza.)
It's kind of like poker, but with tiles instead of cards. Hope that helps!
Thank you.
The background music was very distracting while trying to listen to the lesson.
Please advise which mahjong tiles are being used: Chinese or American???
In this video, the tiles and rules used are the Chinese version
It is a shame that you chose to talk over such loud, distracting. music It made it very difficult to concentrate on what you were saying.
I’m thinking this is probably Chinese mah-jongg and not American mah-jongg. Although Table games are different with every group this is not how we build walls. The numbers is different and determining east is different and we know immediately which wall is broken first.
How many tiles to start off, for each player?
13, but the dealer gets an extra tile in order to start the game.
You are leaving gaps in the wall , never allowed as spirits can get in , basic knowledge
Easier to purchase an English set. Flowers, Jokers, Dots, Cracks, Bamboo (bams), Winds: N, S, E, W, Dragons: White, Red, Green. Now play!
By an English set, do you mean a set made in England? Or perhaps you mean a set with English indexes translating the Chinese characters? Anyway. Regardless of what you meant, it has always seemed (to me, of course) sheer laziness not to bother to learn the very few characters that playing mahjong with an untranslated set takes. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are obvious... so 5 numerals and 4 direction characters. NINE symbols. That's it. Why miss the chance to expand your cultural universe by this small bit?
So complicated with all chinese symbol and how to arrange,why cant they make chinese poker style play.that will easy😂
🙄
This video is so confusing
Confusing and music makes matters worse!!
In spanisch PLEASE🙏🏼
Thank you so much
What is she saying
Not a good description. I think this is Chinese Mahjong not American.
This is Chinese mahjong, it is even said in the video!