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==Japanese tiles== | ==Japanese tiles== | ||
Japanese mahjong sets usually come with 144 tiles in a case. Usually, every tile is dual colored, with every tile having the same colored back side; and these colors vary from one set to another. Some sets come with tiles whose front and back side are of the same color. Even then, a specialized set called a "Washizu set" features 3 out of 4 tiles using transparent acrylic material. | Japanese mahjong sets usually come with 144 tiles in a case. For every tile, there is four of each type. Usually, every tile is dual colored, with every tile having the same colored back side; and these colors vary from one set to another. Some sets come with tiles whose front and back side are of the same color. Even then, a specialized set called a "Washizu set" features 3 out of 4 tiles using transparent acrylic material. | ||
For Japanese mahjong, 136 out of 144 tiles are used. The extra tiles are four red five [[dora]] tiles: one for manzu and souzu, and two for pinzu. To use these tiles, regular five tiles are switched with the red dora. The remaining four tiles are four flower tiles, which are not used at all. Typically, Japanese tiles are individually about the size 16 mm x 19 mm x 26 mm (WLH). Like most mahjong tile sets, these tiles are capable of standing on their own. | For Japanese mahjong, 136 out of 144 tiles are used. The extra tiles are four red five [[dora]] tiles: one for manzu and souzu, and two for pinzu. To use these tiles, regular five tiles are switched with the red dora. The remaining four tiles are four flower tiles, which are not used at all. Typically, Japanese tiles are individually about the size 16 mm x 19 mm x 26 mm (WLH). Like most mahjong tile sets, these tiles are capable of standing on their own. | ||
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'''Manzu''' {{kana|萬子}}, or '''man/wan''' {{kana|萬}} for short, composes the character tiles. | '''Manzu''' {{kana|萬子}}, or '''man/wan''' {{kana|萬}} for short, composes the character tiles. Each tile displays two characters. A Chinese character or Japanese kanji are used to indicate the numbers 1-9 on the upper side of each tile. The lower character on each tile means "ten thousand". While some sets have the alphanumeric representations of the numbers superscript on the upper right corners, standard Japanese sets lack these alphanumeric superscripts. For such sets, it is best to memorize the kanji for 1-9. | ||
===Pin=== | ===Pin=== | ||
{ | {{pinzu}} | ||
'''Pinzu''' {{kana|筒子}}, or '''pin''' {{kana|筒}} for short, composes the coin or circle tiles. The symbols represent the use of coins. | '''Pinzu''' {{kana|筒子}}, or '''pin''' {{kana|筒}} for short, composes the coin or circle tiles. The symbols represent the use of coins. | ||
===Sou=== | ===Sou=== | ||
{ | {{souzu}} | ||
'''Souzu''' {{kana|索子}}, or '''sou''' {{kana|索}}, composes the bamboo or stick tiles. Ordered 1-9, | '''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. | ||
===Kazehai=== | ===Kazehai=== | ||
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==Tenbou== | ==Tenbou== | ||
{{main|Tenbou}} | |||
'''Tenbou''' {{kana|点棒}} are the '''point sticks''' used to keep track of scores. In a sense, these sticks may be viewed as the game's "currency". When points are exchanged between players, they may either give exact values or give values while requiring some change. Some gambling games may actually tie these point sticks to money. | '''Tenbou''' {{kana|点棒}} are the '''point sticks''' used to keep track of scores. In a sense, these sticks may be viewed as the game's "currency". When points are exchanged between players, they may either give exact values or give values while requiring some change. Some gambling games may actually tie these point sticks to money. | ||
==Chips== | |||
==Round indicator== | ==Round indicator== | ||
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{{main|Automatic mahjong table}} | {{main|Automatic mahjong table}} | ||
Automatic mahjong tables are used to expedite the process of tile shuffling and wall building. | Automatic mahjong tables are used to expedite the process of tile shuffling and wall building. With the push of a button, players can save time as the wall building process is performed by machine. | ||
== Playing cards == | |||
'''Mahjong playing cards''' is an alternative material for the game. Mahjong tile faces are printed as playing cards. They are considerably cheaper than mahjong tiles, but the game is not usually played with cards. | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||