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A physical game of [[Japanese mahjong]] is normally played with a set of 136 tiles, along with a few other pieces of equipment, such as dice and game mats. When [[playing online]], there is no need to consider equipment. | |||
==Japanese tiles== | ==Japanese tiles== | ||
Japanese mahjong sets usually come with 144 tiles in a case. | Japanese mahjong sets usually come with 144 tiles in a case. Typically, Japanese tiles are individually about the size 16 mm x 19 mm x 26 mm (WLH), capable of standing on their own. | ||
For Japanese mahjong, 136 | For Japanese mahjong itself, 136 of the 144 tiles are used. This leaves 8 tiles left unused: | ||
* 4 [[red five]] dora: one for manzu and souzu, and two for pinzu. To use these, replace the regular fives with the red fives of the corresponding suit. A game is typically played with 3 red fives, leaving the second red 5p out of the game. | |||
* 4 flower tiles. These are not used in Japanese mahjong. | |||
The tiles may be subgrouped | Of the remaining 136 tiles, there are 34 unique types of tiles, with 4 copies of each type. The tiles may be subgrouped into further categories: | ||
* Number tiles (27 types): There are three numbered suits - Manzu, Pinzu, Souzu. Each suit has tiles numbered from 1-9. The three numbered suits are mostly identical, but each [[tile group]] must be formed with one suit (though a hand can have multiple suits). Number tiles can be used in [[sequence]]s. | |||
* [[Honor]] tiles (7 types): There are two distinct groups of honor tiles. All honor tiles cannot be used in sequences. | |||
** Winds (4 types): East/South/West/North. Wind tiles are unique as their value changes with the round wind and seat wind. | |||
** Dragons (3 types): White (Haku)/Green (Hatsu)/Red (Chun). | |||
All tiles listed | All tiles listed below follow the order used for [[dora]]. | ||
[[Image:Mahjong_Tiles.jpg|thumb|240px|Standard Japanese mahjong tiles]] | [[Image:Mahjong_Tiles.jpg|thumb|240px|Standard Japanese mahjong tiles]] | ||
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{{souzu}} | {{souzu}} | ||
'''Souzu''' {{kana|索子}}, or '''sou''' {{kana|索}}, composes the bamboo or stick tiles. Ordered 1-9, it is special to note the 1-sou tile which is marked with a large bird instead of 1-stick to discourage cheating by tile alteration. | '''Souzu''' {{kana|索子}}, or '''sou''' {{kana|索}}, composes the bamboo or stick tiles. Ordered 1-9, it is special to note the 1-sou tile which is marked with a large bird instead of 1-stick, to discourage cheating by tile alteration. | ||
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'''[[Kazehai]]''' {{kana|風牌}} | '''[[Kazehai]]''' {{kana|風牌}}, or winds, include four types of tiles: East, South, West, and North. The wind tiles correlate to the [[Jikaze|player seating]], and so therefore, it is best to remember the wind tiles in the East, South, West, and North order, as they correspond to the seating order. Likewise, this is significant to note for [[yakuhai]]. | ||
===Sangenpai=== | ===Sangenpai=== | ||
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'''[[Sangenpai]]''' {{kana|三元牌}} | '''[[Sangenpai]]''' {{kana|三元牌}}, or dragon tiles, consist of white, green, and red. Just noting their color is sufficient enough for play. | ||
==Mats== | ==Mats== | ||
[[File:Junk_Mat.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Mahjong mat used to protect tiles from hard surfaces.]] | [[File:Junk_Mat.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Mahjong mat used to protect tiles from hard surfaces.]] | ||
Mahjong mats are materials used to provide mahjong tiles a softer surface to slide all over | Mahjong mats are materials used to provide mahjong tiles a softer surface to slide all over, thus protecting the tiles from wear and tear. Mats come in various sizes, but they are all square shaped. Junk mats provide a plastic perimeter with slots for point sticks. | ||
Mats come in various sizes, but they | |||
==Tenbou== | ==Tenbou== | ||
{{main|Tenbou}} | {{main|Tenbou}} | ||
'''Tenbou''' {{kana|点棒}} are the '''point sticks''' used to keep track of | '''Tenbou''' {{kana|点棒}} are the '''point sticks''' used to keep track of points. When points are exchanged between players, tenbou are used to facilitate said exchange. Some gambling games may actually tie these point sticks to money. | ||
Chips (e.g. poker chips) may be used instead of tenbou, so long as their values are agreed beforehand. | |||
== | ==Dice== | ||
Dice are used to determine the [[wall]] break at the start of each hand. | |||
==Round indicator== | ==Round indicator== | ||
[[Image:Dealer marker.jpg|thumb|right|Dealer marker, showing the East face.]] | [[Image:Dealer marker.jpg|thumb|right|Dealer marker, showing the East face.]] | ||
A dealer marker is used throughout the game to either indicate the current dealer, or the initial dealer. | A dealer marker is used throughout the game to either indicate the current dealer, or the initial dealer. In the case of the latter, the dice are used to indicate the current dealer, as it gets passed around from one dealer to the next. It is also used to indicate the current round, either the [[East Round]] or [[South Round]]. | ||
==Automatic tables== | ==Automatic tables== | ||
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== Playing cards == | == Playing cards == | ||
'''Mahjong playing cards''' | '''Mahjong playing cards''' are an alternative medium to play the game, where cards are used in place of tiles. They are considerably cheaper than mahjong tiles, but tiles are considered the standard way to play, since playing cards are more cumbersome to use. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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