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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=== | ||
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'''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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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. | 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== | ==References== | ||