Tiles

The Chinese Mah Jongg is played with 136 tiles. They consist of

• 
  9 x 4 Bamboo tiles

• 
  9 x 4 Circle tiles

• 
  9 x 4 Character tiles

• 
  4 x 4 Wind tiles

• 
  3 x 4 Dragon tiles

Choosing Places

1. The players sit down at the four sides of the table.
2. The oldest player shuffles the four wind-discs and places them on the table face down forming a row.
3. The player right of him tells which end of the row is the head.
4. The player right of him throws two dice. He counts the result through the players counterclockwise beginning with him/herself. The resulting is the preliminary Eastwind.
5. The preliminary Eastwind throws two dice. He counts the result through the players counterclockwise beginning with him/herself.
6. The resluting player takes the first disc in the row, the player right of him the next, and so on, until all players have a disc.
7. The players take seats according to the winds on their discs. The thus determined Eastwind player takes the place of the preliminary Eastwind. Keep in mind that compared to a western compass, east and west are swapped.
8. The Eastwind is now

The Wall

1. The 136 tiles are placed face down and shuffled.
2. Each player selects 34 pieces at random and arranges them in front of him face down in a row seventeen tiles long and two high.
3. These four rows are then shoved forward to form a hollow square in the middle of the table to represent a Chinese city wall. There must be no gap in the corners, the walls have to touch.

Set Scoring

Mah Jongg scores

Doubles