mah jongg

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Definition of mah jongg in English English dictionary

Chinese game for four players played with pieces similar to dominoes that must be arranged in rows in order to win

Game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 domino-like tiles that are drawn and discarded until one player secures a winning hand. The object of play is similar to that of the rummy card games. It is probably of 19th-century origin. The name was coined by J. P. Babcock, who introduced the game to the West after World War I. The mah-jongg set includes a pair of dice, a quantity of tokens or chips used for scorekeeping, and a rack for keeping tiles upright and keeping their faces hidden from other players

Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

Related Terms

mahjongg

A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits

mahjongg

{i} game of Chinese origin which is played with domino-like tiles

Hyphenation

Ma·h jongg