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tcglam
Do you know how to play Mah-Jong ?

Do you play Mah-Jong ?
How often do you play ?
How old did you learn to play ?







I only know a bit of rules, but if I have chance to learn, I will.
forever_autumn
i kinda know how to play.. i know the basic rules and stuff, but i don't have strategies or anything. i just go with the flow, and if i win, i win. and if i lose.. well.. haha too bad =P i learned how to play when i was really young, but i forgot how to since then so i had to relearn it last christmas. i don't play often, just with my cousins when we get together and have nothing to do. =]
BabyTenshi
i know how to play but am not that good at it. I learned from watching my parents. I usually play with my cousins as well.
Tjie Thow
it's all in the fam. we had a restaurant so at christmas time we kind of played untill we drop. After that we just know. To bad there is no nice online game of mahjong
Babee_bubblez
i watch my fam play, but i dont really kno ALL the rules...but i want to learn...
cowtown
Did someone say Mah-jong?...when and where?...lol.
I've learned since i was little kid, gambling was big part of my family, whenever we had gatherings, it'll be either the mah-jong table or the Big 2 one and did we ever play till we drop!!!
I know lot's of different forms of Mah-jong, like HK, Taiwan, or the 'Old Style' kind...i dont remember the name of the money range i play, but the highest i can lose in 1 game is $96, that's when someone self-pick and 'eat' w/ 10 points and u were the one that gave him his 12th card. I hope that makes sense.
Looking back, i dont think it is necessarily a bad thing that i've been gambling since i was little kid, REmarkably, i have close relationships with all my cousins a big reason b/c of it. It's a great bonding mechanism and lot's of funny things can happen...
m1ss
i knew how to play since i was little.. laugh.gif

i hardly play because not many of my friends know how to play happy.gif'
Bleahdom
We're playing mah jong on yahoo, played till 5am yesterday @.@
Though I think we have to have a 100 game session, I'm familiar with the game, but I think playing it more will make me better. Not enough people in my family enjoy the game.
Jason
Learned how to play when I was little too. Yahoo Online is a good place to play. To kill some time in single-player, there's a PC game called HK Mahjong that's pretty authentic.
aileenli1992
No, I don't know how to play Mah-Jong. I've seen people play it a lot of times though...
HutchisonCW
QUOTE (tcglam @ Jun 28 2004 1 22 PM)
Do you know how to play Mah-Jong ?

Do you play Mah-Jong ?
How often do you play ?
How old did you learn to play ?







I only know a bit of rules, but if I have chance to learn, I will.

yeah, learn and come play with us! =D

i play about once or twice a month, i think its the best game ever conceived, excellent wortout for the brain
KamiSama
yeah I know how to play, I learned by watching my relatives play at a young age. Although I haven't played in a long time, I guess I can still play if anyone of you want to play...
diary
ya i know how to play Mah-Jong I really enjoy playing it to
however because I have been very busy these past few years so i havent played it for awhile
back in the past i would play it almost everyday in the summer
i learned to play Mah-Jong from my mom and dad i remeber that i was learning to play it with my litle sister
BubbleT
i want to play..the old people in the series always make it look so fun to play!!

but im viet...so i never really got a chance to learn
lilxsylvie
i play. i play all the timeeeeeeee. and i suck at it. i dont play for money but people have to pay for me. i lvoe playing it and i learned in 6th grade and an afterschool program! weird way to learn...its an afterschool program and they're playing mj
hailli
I play mah jong on the pc but I always lose because they the pc players seem to co-operate down.gif
jo705
I learn how to play mah jon when i was 8 and I play it often with my cousins but i dont know how to calculate the score
BLUE FiSHY XD
i love mahjong!! i play like whenever i get a chance.... i learned to play when im like 7 or something... hehe...i guess thats what happens when u grow up in a family that plays smile.gif
jasonlee
i only know 3 person mahjong. much easier and fast. 4 person mahjong is kinda slow and need lots of patient.
downtown
i know basic mahjong, not the kind where there are points and what not.
Learned before I was 10. Now i play when i get a chance to but thats only once in awhile.
black eyed susan
I know the basics, but I hardly play it.... For some reason a house party with Chinese always turn into a gambling party lol... Peepz playing mahjong, big two or those drinking games at the karaoke hehe... Some of my mates are really hardcore players of mahjong
happy_2008
I know how to play biggrin.gif but the bad thing about this game is when your lucky u can win loads of money and always self pick etc. However, if your in a bad luck run anything is possible particularly when you cant eat at all sad-smiley-065.gif I have recently been through a bad luck patch and im glad to say that its over. Cant remember how many games i won that night sad-smiley-065.gif

I must admit that i still play real mahjong at least once a week smile.gif its quite a addictive game but it does get boring if you play too much in one night. I know people that play for 14hrs straight. Thats too much if you ask me, i can play for around 5 hrs at the most before i get bored with the damm game.
Lucky_Doraemon
yeh i knw how to play but only with the basic rules. i play during the christmas holidays cos there's four of us in the family so it's perfect. tongue.gif My cousins taught me how to play.

The only thing i don't know is counting up the points at the end and making all the tiles to create a saying to get more points. eg The four blessings etc. LOL
-LosTie-
i know the basics but wen u tell me to play this style or that, i'm really speechless bout it....
i play weneva there's a party or weneva someone jus has it and i learnt it from my cousins and jus watchin other ppl play.....
some of my friends jus learnt from playin from yahoo...hehehe
gossip80
Do you know how to play Mah-Jong ? si!!

Do you play Mah-Jong ? umm....used to play a lot on yahoo! and then i played with my friends during lunch...
How often do you play ? haven't played in a couple of months, tear tear...
How old did you learn to play ? umm...i think i learned last year, or two years ago...but learning how to play yahoo! style isn't the same as the real way, cause my friends said that there are a lot more ways to win but yahoo! doesn't allow it or something, we should start a table or something and play together!
Tumby_tum
I know how but not very good. Learn it from my brother who learn it from his friends. Initially, when we (siblings & I) were learning, we have to hide from my parents. We will play in the basement and if one of my parents came down, we will have something to cover it up!!

Anyway, we don't play much now because we don't really enjoy it. I find that you sit there for so many hours is kinda boring and your bud hurts!!

However, I really envy those individuals that play really well especially those who can figure what maj-jong the person after you is using or what they are waiting for to 'eat'!! I just can't figure it out!!
Sabby
i dunno how to play but i always win cause ma always uncle helps me!!! 1.gif
Illusionz
I don't even know how to play, alot of peepz says its easy to play. Can anyone explain it? Or it to difficult to explain?
swtevejade
it's so confusing. there's so many different ways to win and i tried learning but no use. still dont understand it.
mikomi
Not at all, it seems so difficult and confusing to me. I watch HK series and always wonder how do they play Mah-Jong, but I never get to learn it.
^Heavenz Angel^
yer i really luv playing it on the net onlii the new one though..the old one hurts my eyes too much!! lolz.....keke..=] i luv playing it on here though...on AF clapping.gif
swt_hunnie
i dunt n after watching da four ladies in virtues of harmony still dunt...hhahaha all i play is da mah job pile thingy n u match 2 of dem haha
lovelyaznqtee
ya i know how to play mah-jong
i only play it when there's enough people or when we're bored
my sister taught me how to play when i was around 14 and then we just played it whenever.. at first i was addicted to it but then after it wasn't that much fun since i havent played it for ages..
Sylvie
well... if you're talking about the american mah jong then I do know how to play those... if you're talking about the chinese mah jong... then I guess I don't... I'll ask some of the member to show it to me... but guess it's too complicate and confusing too.... I don't even know there's a chinese mahjong until last week...
heavenzdezire637
i wish i knew how too, b/c all my other friends know how too and when they have games they never invite me... dry.gif it seem fun too..
Cellmice2
I learn how to play it on cybercity. Damn mistakes is learning. Just know basic still no damn idea how much point it's really worth but do know which one are the big ones and small ones.
Pcubed
I just know how to play mah-jong, but not with the point system and stuff. I know the name of the tiles and how to get started and what constitutes a win. LOL, I think I learned to play when I was 8 or 9. I used to play with my family every summer. We'd play 25 cents a game. My mom and dad would always give me their winnings. Those were the good old days.
KSeven
i know how to play this game not very well much
i only know how to win with normal combos.. not those "13 yiu" or other things
i used to play alot in yahoo games when i was little
littleangel
yep i know how to play most styles. however, i don't really know the ins and outs of the rules and i still can't like touch the tile and know what tile it is! i'm really impressed when they do that (but then maybe it's because they're good mahjong sets while mine are cheap). i don't play that often because there aren't many people who know how to in nz. but when i go home i play with my mum's friends!
lilliums
yes, i know how to play. it's a great game...when i first learned how to play it, i was addicted for the next few months. i used to play with the family a lot...but i guess we played it so much that we eventually got sick of it. i started playing when i was...lemme think...10? yeah, around that time...i'm 15 now...so it's been a while. my grandmother taught me how to play.
wt8008
QUOTE (Chynkinese @ Jul 1 2004 4 35 PM)
yessss of course... "SIK GAI WU" !! HAHAAHAHH

I played with hutch, chynese, tony, bleah, and bb on yahoo. It was fun and we hate those who always with with gai wu.
minnie_11230
I don't really know how to play, very little, learned it from my parents, use to play with my sisters when we were young and had nothing to do. Didn't gamble though.
Luci13666
I sort of know how to play Mah - Jong, but I'm really slow when I do play. I only play when a whole bunch of my friends or family wants to play, and we're really slow too! happy.gif I learned from watching some TVB series and my mom taught me some of the rules, I kind of learned as I played.
affa
yea i do n now im a mahjong addict because of bleah,wt,hutch n busta persuading me 2 constantly play wif them on yahoo
telethrow
I play Mah-Jong on the MSN games but not the real thing. I really want to learn though.
xstarfairyx
Recently, i have been playin a lot because its the summer and im bored. But ya after finals i got addicted to it. The first thing i would do in the mornin is go on the internet and play.. its a cool game to play in when you r bored. laugh.gif
Alexis10
i know how to play mahjong since i was 8 year old... now still play regularly with ny friends but on small stakes now.. just play for the sake of enjoying the game not to win each other money...
twohearts88
I love playing mahjong!!!!! My favourite past-time!!!! Learned to play it when I was about 6 or 7 years old....but then I didn't know how to count the points back then. Now, different story, I can count the points. Only problem, I don't have a lot of friends that know how to play mahjong sad-smiley-065.gif Now I only play when I go to weddings and during my mom's Christmas parties.
dreams_fullfiled
I. Noe. Nothing. About. It....... bleh... nv bothered learning because we don't play it in my family
BORNINHK
I know how to play it.But I have not played it for a long time now.
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