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From: dal@syntel.mn.org (Dale Schumacher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Drachen and Mah-Jong
Keywords: Mah-Jong Tiles
Message-ID: <111089A0009@syntel.mn.org>
Date: 10 Dec 89 18:36:54 GMT
Reply-To: dal@syntel.mn.org (Dale Schumacher)
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> Well, Shanghai and Drachen both use the same game space and rules, so they
> are identical simulations of something, but I don't think it is really
> Maj-Jong.  I believe 'real' Maj-Jong has more tiles, but I am not sure.
> Being a big Shanghai/Drachen player, I would certainly like to know for sure,
> so are there any Maj-Jong players out there?  Fill us in!!

I haven't played either of the above games, but I've been a real Mah-Jong
player for quite a few years.  The Mah-Jong tile set consists of:

								TOTAL
	Bamboo		4 each	    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9		36
	Characters	4 each	    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9		36
	Coins		4 each	    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9		36
	Dragons		4 each	    Red  White  Green		12
	Winds		4 each	    North South East West	16
	Seasons		2 each	    Winter Spring Summer Fall	8
								---
						TOTAL TILES	144

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