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==Mahjong tiles and suits==
==Mahjong tiles and suits==
[[Image:Mahjong_Tiles.jpg|thumb|240px|Standard Japanese mahjong tiles]]
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[[Image:Mahjong_Tiles.jpg|thumb|240px|Standard Japanese mahjong tiles]]
There are three suits of number tiles each with sequences from one to nine. The three suits are the ''wan'' (characters), the ''pinzu'' (coins/circles)<!--Coins seems to be the best from a historical viewpoint and they do look like coins. Oh, but pinzu may actually mean circles in Japanese.-->, and the ''sou'' (bamboos). These three suits have the value of 1-9 according to their own suit. The face of the one of bamboo tiles have a bird design on them. The number one and nine tiles are called terminals. The number two through eight tiles are called simples. Runs don't wrap-around from nine to one.
There are three suits of number tiles each with sequences from one to nine. The three suits are the ''wan'' (characters), the ''pinzu'' (coins/circles)<!--Coins seems to be the best from a historical viewpoint and they do look like coins. Oh, but pinzu may actually mean circles in Japanese.-->, and the ''sou'' (bamboos). These three suits have the value of 1-9 according to their own suit. The face of the one of bamboo tiles have a bird design on them. The number one and nine tiles are called terminals. The number two through eight tiles are called simples. Runs don't wrap-around from nine to one.


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