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A Mah Jong Handbook: How to Play, Score, and Win | 
 enlarge | Author: Eleanor Noss Whitney
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 245030
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0804838747
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780804838740
ASIN: 0804838747
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
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Product Description
A Mah Jong Handbook gives beginners and enthusiasts a first-hand look into the exciting game of mah jong. Offering a clear and concise introduction to the classic Chinese, Western, and Japanese rules of the game and outlining its many variants, this comprehensive guidebook will help you to improve your skills and add strategy to your game.
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 What am I buying? February 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not a Mahjong playe. My wife is. I wanted her to have a reference book on American version. I thought this would be good. Little information available on books contents and objectives except the usual hype about how we cannot get along without it. The book was very difficult to figure out. I still don't know whether or not it can be used for the american version of the game. It was poorly written and organized. I sent it back and paid for the return shipping. I will want more details when I buy another. Maynard
 Even a beginner could learn the game from this book! November 13, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book covers all the questions anybody would have about this complex game. I've searched all over the internet for answers but most rules and gameplay written on line seemed like poorly translated rules from Chinese or whatever with many mysteries left unturned. This book is great and with minimal reading gets you playing in no time.
A Mah-Jongg Handbook September 30, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well writen and easy to understand. Particularly for a novice at Mah-Jongg.
 Useful, Comprehensive and Readable August 24, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
A good introduction to the game for beginners, with strategy advice that will be useful to more experienced players as well.
Whitney explains clearly and concisely, using easy to understand diagrams. She even manages to explain Mah Jong's rather complex scoring system, which can be a bit off-putting for beginners.
Her inclusion of the differences between Japanese and American rules is also quite helpful, although I've found that as with any game, some of the rules and terminology vary from region to region.
All in all a good book for those looking to begin playing Mah Jong, particularly those in Japan or with Japanese friends.
A tour de force August 29, 2002
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
The Mah Jong Handbook presents an amazingly clear method for approaching the game. The book is easy-to-read, but deals with every aspect of the game in detail.To get the most out of the book, I recommend taking the time to work through the example exercises yourself (before going on to the analysis discussion.) Once you've gone through the book this way, you'll pretty much know everything that an expert player knows. The only thing left is to get in enough playing time to put the theory into practice. In addition to the game aspects, the book discusses the accompanying rituals and etiquette, as well as many variations on the rules.
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