What is Sakura mahjong?

Mahjong Sakura is one of the most popular games in the world. The purpose of this game is to find open pairs of identical tiles and remove them from the board. In order to win, you need to find and remove all the tiles. Free+ + Offers in-app purchases.

Is there a difference between Japanese and Chinese mahjong?

The rule of furiten is also fairly exclusive to Japanese mahjong and encourages more defensive play. Dora are used which allow for bonus points if you incorporate certain tiles in your hand. Chinese mahjong is less strict with hand requirements leading to faster hand wins.

What is the Japanese Flower in mahjong?

Depending on the Mahjong set, the flowers are commonly the Plum Blossom, Iris, Bamboo, and the Chrysanthemum. These four flowers/plants represent the Four Confucian Gentlemen/women.

What do the flowers on mahjong tiles mean?

The eight flower tiles include four tiles representing the four seasons: winter (冬天, dōngtiān), spring (春天, chūntiān), summer (夏天, xiàtiān), and fall (秋天, qiūtiān). The remaining flower tiles represent the four Confucian plants: bamboo (竹, zhú), chrysanthemum (菊花, júhuā), orchid (蘭花, lánhuā), and plum (梅, méi).

What are the Flower symbols in mahjong?

Did you ever wonder about the flowers on the Mah Jongg tiles? These flowers represent the four Confucian plants: bamboo (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn), orchid (spring), and plum (winter). They are known as the Four Gentlemen of China.

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Why do mahjong sets come with extra flowers?

From the founding of the National Mah Jongg League 70 years ago (in 1937), the NMJL treated flowers as jokers (wild flowers). Beginning with the 1943 card, more flowers were added to increase the luck ratio and to allow for more challenging hands.

What is the rarest win in mahjong?

No prize for guessing, but the Big Four Winds/Big Four Blessings winning hand has the lowest probability in a game of mahjong. With a rare 1 in 57,856 chance of happening, this combination definitely needs to go onto your Instastory!

What are the flowers and seasons in mahjong?

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The flower(s) or season(s) corresponding with the winning player's wind may increase the score. The Flowers are represented by a plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo. Whereas the Seasons are depicted by a fisher, woodcutter, farmer and scholar.

Why does my mahjong set have 16 flowers?

You might have stickered jokers or stickered flowers. This is due to the fact that the National Mah Jongg League changed its rules over the years, and players had to modify tiles to suit.

What are the numbers of the flowers in mahjong?

4 Flower tiles - The Four Flowers are numbered 1 - 4 and are optional - if used, they give bonus points when drawn. Depiction of the flowers varies hugely between sets but the most common traditionally are Plum blossom, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo.

What is the sacred Japanese flower?

The Japanese cherry blossom, or sakura, is Japan's national flower, and it represents hope and renewal. Since cherry trees only bloom for a short period in the spring, the beauty of the flowers also symbolizes the fleeting nature of life.

Why is Japanese mahjong different?

Japanese mahjong (Japanese: 麻雀, Hepburn: Mājan), also known as riichi mahjong, is a variation of mahjong. While the basic rules to the game are retained, the variation features a unique set of rules such as riichi and the use of dora.

What is the Japanese red death flower?

Lycoris radiata, known as the red spider lily, red magic lily, corpse flower, or equinox flower, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Originally from China, Japan, Korea and Nepal and from there to the United States and elsewhere.

What is the American version of mahjong?

American mahjong is played with four players using mah jongg tiles. The goal of the game is to be the first, by picking and discarding, to match one's tiles to a specific hand from the annually distributed scorecard published by the National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) and American Mah-Jongg Association (AMJA).

Can you use American mahjong to play Chinese mahjong?

Traditional Chinese mahjong needs 144 tiles, while American mahjong includes 166 tiles. These extra tiles often include jokers or blank tiles for replacing lost ones. You can usually play traditional mahjong with an American set, but not the other way around.

What does mahjong mean in English?

or mah-jongg (ˌmɑːˈdʒɒŋ ) noun. a game of Chinese origin, usually played by four people, in which tiles bearing various designs are drawn and discarded until one player has an entire hand of winning combinations. Word origin. from Chinese, literally: sparrows.

What is the most expensive mahjong set in the world?

What are the most valuable mahjong sets?

These tiles are light-colored catalin "enrobed" with darker-colored catalin or bakelite. The backs of some enrobed tiles. Sets with enrobed tiles and genuine ivory tiles are the two most valuable types of sets.

Why are mahjong sets so expensive?

Why are American mahjong sets the most expensive? American mahjong sets have 166 tiles (Chinese sets only have 144) and include a set of racks to hold the tiles. More tiles, the addition of racks, and a larger box makes the entire set more expensive.

What is the secret to Mahjong?

Keep an eye on similar tiles on top of each other

Whenever it is possible to identify two similar tiles on top of each other, solving them should become a priority. Otherwise, these may lead to an unsolvable puzzle. If those two tiles are the only ones left out of their symbol/suit to be matched, the game will be lost.

What is a Dragon in Mahjong?

The Chinese name for the Dragon tiles means "three fundamental tiles" (三元牌). They are also known as the arrow tiles (箭牌). The English name ("Dragons") was an invention by Babcock. They are like wind tiles except melding them will always score bonus points regardless of the prevailing or seat wind.

What does the snowflake do in Mahjong?

'Frost'(Snowflake) helps to freeze the combo counter until you collect 5 pairs of tiles. The multiplier grows without falling. It helps to earn a higher score in the game.

What do you say when you win mahjong?

It is traditional when you win a game of mahjong to say: "Sik wu." In Western circles sometimes winners will instead announce "mahjong."

What is it called when no one wins in mahjong?

Within each round, the winds / seating position will rotate as follows: East, South, West, North (counterclockwise). This also happens in the event of a dead hand (where nobody wins).

What is a chicken hand in mahjong?

A chicken hand comprises four sets and a pair, so it is technically a winning hand. It is fairly easy to produce quickly but scores few points. Under some rules, it can win but scores nothing. Players use the hand as a spoiler to block opponents' higher-scoring combinations.